The Cipher by Kathe Koja (1991)
5 out of 5 stars
I am so glad I finally read this! It completely blew me away and now I need to get my hands on Koja's other horror novels!
This is about Nicholas and Nakota who find a hole in a storage room in Nicholas's apartment building. When they lower things into the hole they come out transformed. Initial curiosity develops into full-blown obsession and the story becomes incredibly unsettling and psychologically horrific.
This is set in the 1990s and it feels very of its time but also still manages to feel really fresh and new. Koja's writing is so good that even reading about the everyday mundane was fascinating. Her writing is incredibly evocative and I could really feel the cold and grimy nature of the setting. The characters are all excellently written, they felt fleshed out and authentic and I loved reading about them. The story was compelling and haunting, and like the Funhole there were times I almost didn't want to keep reading but I couldn't help myself.
It seems that some of the reasons people didn't like The Cipher were because of the writing style, the unlikable characters and the ambiguous story. These were the reasons I absolutely loved it!
I am so glad I finally read this! It completely blew me away and now I need to get my hands on Koja's other horror novels!
This is about Nicholas and Nakota who find a hole in a storage room in Nicholas's apartment building. When they lower things into the hole they come out transformed. Initial curiosity develops into full-blown obsession and the story becomes incredibly unsettling and psychologically horrific.
This is set in the 1990s and it feels very of its time but also still manages to feel really fresh and new. Koja's writing is so good that even reading about the everyday mundane was fascinating. Her writing is incredibly evocative and I could really feel the cold and grimy nature of the setting. The characters are all excellently written, they felt fleshed out and authentic and I loved reading about them. The story was compelling and haunting, and like the Funhole there were times I almost didn't want to keep reading but I couldn't help myself.
It seems that some of the reasons people didn't like The Cipher were because of the writing style, the unlikable characters and the ambiguous story. These were the reasons I absolutely loved it!
Very interested in this book! :) Kinda gives me a different outlook on Strange Angels. I am so interested in Schizophrenia, and it scares me a lot. You look very beautiful in this video. Love your hair like this. And the blogspot page is the perfect design ^_^
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