I'll start with the trigger warning. If you couldn't guess from the title, this Grief Horror's underlining theme is suicide. If that's a trigger for you, don't read this.
The story reads like a poem. It isn't written in prose, but the whole thing flows like one long tragic poem. It's beautifully written. The horror elements exist, but are almost subtle in how this was written. It's an amazing story though, I'm glad I had the privilege to read it.
The biggest issue I had, was the way it's written you think most of the horror stuff isn't really there. Things happen that the MC narrates as if these things are everyday occurrences that everyone knows about. It makes it a little difficult to follow until you figure out that certain things are actually happening and aren't just in the MC's head. Or maybe they are. It's not really clear on what's reality and what isn't; but maybe that's the point. Maybe you're supposed to think about it and find the reality in the "poetry".
Either way I loved the poetic flow of this and I'll definitely be looking for more from this author.
I give this book 5 of 5 Paws.
This was a beautifully written book that crosses both literary fiction and horror. The imagery and emotions of the characters were captured really well. It is a grief horror but it also captures the struggles of depression, loss, and guilt. The prose was fantastic and many of the scenes were incredibly beautiful and surreal. I really resonated with the line, "Part of me wants to be in a coma for a little while, just to take a break. Just to rest." As someone who has struggled with loss and depression for a long time, this book was relatable, but also optimistic, at least at the end. I would definitely read more by Jessup. This book was beautiful and lyrical and I highly recommend it.
Suicide Music is a frenetic, feverish fable and the more someone takes the time to explain it, the more it takes away from the impact and power from this book. The less said, the better (in the best way possible)! It is elegaic, ethereal, eerie, and entropic. Poetic, fiery, hellish, and oh so dark. Paul Jessup has crafted a tale of poetry as a weapon, of conspiracies held dear by unreliable sources, and of dark thoughts bearing even more mysterious and malignant implications. This is destined to be something powerful and needs to be shared/talked about/disseminated amongst the scattered islands of this world.
I'm giving this one ๐ปx5 (ghosts)!
Some reviews for Suicide Music from goodreads!
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