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Winner, Best Horror Novel, 2016 Aurealis Awards
Winner, Best Novel, 2016 Shadow Awards
Winner, Best Novel, 2016 Ditmar Awards
There are many grief holes. There's the grief hole you fall into when a loved one dies. There's another grief hole in all of us; small or large, it determines how…
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2 authors picked The Grief Hole as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Kaaron Warren has a unique style, and this is my favorite of her novels and one of my favorite novels of all time. I’m a sucker for grief horror and stories of people lost in urban decay, and I’m a sucker for ghost stories.
This is a ghost story unlike any other. I was moved by this book as much as I was disturbed. It’s a deeply emotional story that really dug under my skin. Some books stay with you; they leave a mark on your soul that you know you’ll never be able to remove, and this did that…
From Alan's list on The best horror novels set outside of America.
As an author, Warren possesses the enviable power to create complex, flawed, and often deeply unlikeable characters – at least when you first meet them on the page – who remain utterly and irresistibly engaging to the reader. Theresa, the protagonist in The Grief Hole, is no exception. Not only can she see ghosts, but she can also tell how a person is going to die, but what she does – and doesn’t do – with these abilities isn’t what you might expect. I’ve been reading Warren’s fiction for decades and this novel is among her finest…
From Kirstyn's list on The best literary horror novels that will get under your skin and stay there.
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