![]() Genre-wise, it’s the closest to Magical Realism or perhaps Literary Fantasy. But it is, obviously, much more than that. The story takes place in the titular House, a boarding school for disabled children and teens. True to the quote, it’s rather hard to describe. Kill you, make you old, give you wings … It’s a powerful and fickle deity, and if there’s one thing it can’t stand, it’s being reduced to mere words. It can accept you or not, shower you with gifts or rob you of everything you have, immerse you in a fairy tale or a nightmare. ![]() It’s brilliant, it’s criminally underrated, and while I realise that it’s not for everyone, it’s probably the best book I’ve ever read. ![]() Taking pauses and breaks, because just like its inhabitants I didn’t want to leave. ![]() Since I finished it, I’ve been gushing about it to everyone who’d listen. As a rule, I prefer reviewing books that are brilliant but flawed, since usually they are the only ones that can’t be reduced to a couple of sentences. ![]()
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