![]() ![]() She made my skin crawl and ratchets up the claustrophobia of being trapped with a ghost. She explores the impact of death and loss on multiple characters, without distracting from the action. She introduces multiple characters in two distinct but ultimately merging story lines and yet the reader is never confused and has no difficulty remembering who's whom. ![]() Her style is reminiscent of Poe in that she wastes no words. Yrsa Sigurdardottir has written the quintessential ghost story. So when you read a novel you wouldn't select for yourself in a genre you don't care for, and it makes you very uncomfortable and you don't sleep well while you're reading it and yet you conclude it's hands-down one of the best-written books you've read in the last couple of years? It's that good. If not for the Book Riot Read Harder Challenge, I'd not have selected a book in the horror genre. I Remember You caused me to see shadows everywhere in my house, no matter how many lights I turned on, and I turned on a-plenty while reading this novel. ![]()
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