![]() ![]() Long Black Veil by Jennifer Finney Boylan (2017) The story is described as a family saga where Eugenides explores his Greek heritage in addition to the age-old debate of ‘nature versus nurture’. I adored The Virgin Suicides by Eugenides (which reminds me, it is due a re-read in the near future) so I am intrigued by his other bestselling novel, Middlesex. No doubt Tartt’s emotive language and depictions of imagery will invoke a thrilling and intense read. In true Tartt tradition, this novel mixes themes of the Gothic with mystery intending to shock the reader. I adore Tartt’s writing so it is no surprise that I want to read her second novel, The Little Friend, which was published a whole decade after her first literary triumph, The Secret History. This story is also situated in the field of the ‘Southern Gothic’, something I definitely want to explore more.Ħ. ![]() Leaning towards the horror genre with Piccirilli, The Choir of Ill Children promises to evoke a range of emotions with its brutal and mysterious story-line. A Choir of Ill Children by Tom Piccirilli (2004) #Modern gothic literature fullThe plot is described as ‘shocking’, ‘intense’, and full of grief themes I know Hill has mastered in the past.ĥ. I am intrigued about The Service of Clouds and wonder if it can beat I’m The King of The Castle as my favourite Hill novel. I enjoyed The Woman in Black and The Small Hand, but my ultimate favourite novel by Hill is I’m The King of The Castle. I am a huge fan of Hill’s work and, in the past, I’ve read a variety of her work. The Service of Clouds by Susan Hill (1997) But something horrific happened when she was at school, and now, the past looks as if it’s going to repeat itself.Ĥ. The story follows Jane Hudson who returns to her old school twenty years later as the new Latin teacher. If any book can create an original story from a murder mystery, consider me intrigued. This book takes on a murder mystery with a twist which I see as very promising. The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman (2002) Taking place at university, this story follows the narrative of obsessive female friendships mixing the Gothic and Horror genre together for an intense read.ģ. ![]() The plot is said to follow a murder mystery and has many Gothic themes implemented within.Īgain, looking for books similar to Tartt’s prose, Bunny is described as ‘ The Secret History meets Jennifer’s Body’. I found out about this debut novel by Rio after a Goodreads search for ‘books similar to The Secret History’. I already have a few favourite contemporary Gothic authors, but ideally, I want to expand my reading even more!ġ. However, after re-reading The Secret History by Donna Tartt last month, I really want to read some more contemporary Gothic novels. I’ve mainly read the classics of the genre, including infamously popular books such as Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Penny Dreadfuls. As you know, I am a HUGE fan of Gothic books (I wouldn’t be ‘The Gothic Bookworm’ otherwise, would I?). ![]()
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