NPR - Creepy book suggestion.

[lanyac]

Wth, NPR? This is the summary, but if you click through, they have a few pages available to read.

www.npr.org/2012/08/15/158707570/exclusive-first-read-black-comic-horror-in-breed

The longing for children is fertile literary ground; from it, authors have brought forth everything from satire to tragedy. In his new novel, Breed, Chase Novak goes for black-comic body horror, liberally splashed with blood. Alex and Leslie Twisden are a rich couple desperate to fill their Upper East Side townhouse with children. After years of failed fertility treatments, they learn from Alex's friend Jim about a mysterious, miracle-working doctor. Breed has drawn comparisons to Rosemary's Baby, but in this over-the-top tale, it's not the baby who's the monster. In this exclusive selection from the novel — which will be published Sept. 4 — Alex and Leslie visit the reclusive Dr. Kis at his grimy Ljubljana office.

[vccake]

Not sure why this is a 'wth' -- I want to read it!!

[7costanza]

I want to read it too! It the excerpt was pretty creepy.

[Nonny]

I read that this morning. The excerpt both creeped me out, and made me want to read the whole book.

[lanyac]

Aug 15, 2012 16:25:38 GMT -5 vccake said:

Not sure why this is a 'wth' -- I want to read it!!

He ate a hamster!

[vccake]

Aug 15, 2012 20:31:29 GMT -5 lanyac said:

Aug 15, 2012 16:25:38 GMT -5 vccake said:

Not sure why this is a 'wth' -- I want to read it!!

He ate a hamster!

Right - but the writing is good (so far). The most disturbing book I have ever read is called The End Of Alice. The topic is basically sexual abuse of children. Horrid topic. Tough book to read emotionally. But great writing.