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My physical shelves are only at the horizontal squeeze stage. My kindle is a whole other story, though LOL If it was physical, it'd be at I'm Fine 🤣

Tagged book is one I've had on my tbr for so long, I don't recall the premise 😅

As in Let the Right One In, Lindqvist seems to be playing with what makes a monster a monster. Also in here is a lot about purpose and meaning, honesty with ourselves and others, and how we sometimes can be so consumed by following the path, we forget why we're doing it. I say this about almost every book now, but this one feels timely.
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The first leaves have fallen. Autumn has officially come to my backyard 🍂Time for pumpkin spice everything, creepy books, and warm sweaters.😌

We know a person by their flaws. #firstlinefridays

a veeeeeery interesting take on horror, focused on existentialism and uncertainty, but probably won't be for everyone especially if you can't deal with the slow burn and gradual character stuff. not quite sure how I feel about the ending and the fact that it's first book in a trilogy but Lindqvist is a master of writing tense scenes and the build-up is engaging.

me @ me: please, please stop buying books

also me @ me: it's fine, I have a 1-day only 50% off coupon and these aren't part of a series, it's f i n e

Leave it to Lindqvist to make his reader smile and feel warm fuzzies in a universe of mind bending horror and hopelessness. Another banger by a contemporary master.

Do you know what I like the most? Paper books. After my beached whale of an ebook attempt from the library (A ton of holds dropped and I have issues disconnecting on connected devices so they all are going back) nothing sets off a Minnesota fall day better than a solid state paper book and coffee. In the great words of the Cake Farts lady LETS GET THIS DONE!

So, I‘m halfway through this one. Have a bit over 6 hours left.

Brilliant concept and extremely well written but I just find myself not engaged or really caring what happens to most of these characters. Trying to decide whether to stick with it and maybe I‘ll get some payoff or bailing.

Part of the problem is that the narrator is very good and probably the main reason I‘ve stuck with it but I‘d rather be listening to so many other things.

John Ajvide Lindqvist's horror novel (the first in a trilogy and translated from Swedish by Marlaine Delargy) is a disquieting, creepy affair that's built around slightly generic but still well drawn characters and even though there's no real explanation for what's happening and the resolution is vague, I was gripped enough to want to read the sequel when it's released.

A novel that is full of horror, with abstract concepts and visions in a world where all the rules have changed. The prose is expertly written and designed to land some pretty visceral images - and it does that very successfully. In terms of the narrative, very abstract with multi-layered characters with dubious motives. If you're looking for a neat ending that ties up your questions, this one isn't for you. A terrifying depiction of humanity.

Call me weird, but I find a dose of crazy to be rather refreshing every once in a while… But I wasn‘t prepared for I Am Behind You. Because this story will definitely give you an overdose of crazy. The plot is basically absurd and doesn‘t make sense and I was clueless even after reaching the final page. I didn‘t manage to connect to the characters or writing style and overall unfortunately I had a really hard struggle with it.

1,5/5 stars

A lot of this book went over my head. I found it very engaging. Too much horror for my liking. The idea that these campers found themselves " moved" in time & space overnight was very believable. I thought of Freud & that " There is no time in the unconscious " & that was how I understood this book. No time , past & present states of mind merged into one. I particularly liked Peters soccer images in all the green & his sense of freedom & loss

#Septembowie #thejeangenie @Marchpane @Cinfhen i kept thinking of genies: will aliens do ?
"An alien in a glass. He stands up & his perspective shifts. On the window ledge is a glass containing a drop of his blood, enclosed within an Alien "
Nearly finished this unusual book ??

Fascinating book 📚 it's that moment , we never forget 💫

We shall see where this one goes !! That's a real fire 🔥 in the background. At last ! Reading by the fire. Heaven on earth. Looking forward to this book 📚

if you're a fan of tv's Lost (J J Abrams) with or without its weird and disappointing ending, you'll love this book. It has a frantic pace with very unpredictable things happening..and of course, there are flashbacks!

Very strange, perhaps too strange, verging on just random. I can't really tell if the author just made this up as he went along, but I sometimes got that feeling.

The audio book narrator made it sound like a children's book (I'm pretty sure it's not), which wasn't ideal for the horror aspect. Still, not a bad book.

Cheese doodles * whiskey = 👍. This book is quiiiite weird, but I think the main point here is that children are evil...? Which they are. Still only halfway through, so lots can happen!

Very creepy in parts! Slow to get started but the momentum picks up and suddenly it all hits the fan. 4/5 #septphotochallenge #favouriteaugustread #horror