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Parasite

Darcy Coates

Start date: April 1, 2025

Finish date: April 7, 2025

Why we're reading this: A great fast-paced story with characters you care just enough about to be affected when they die.
[close] A great fast-paced story with characters you care just enough about to be affected when they die.

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Apr 03, 2025 Unapologetic_Bookaholic rated it it was amazing

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This was a fantastic re-read. I read this book when it was broken into multiple novellas. It was so addicting. I am a fan of "in space" horror. I love the isolated, claustrophobic atmosphere. There is nowhere to run. Darcy Coates has an amazing way of starting small and expanding until the world is overrun (in this case stations). I really loved the alien in this. Reminded me of John Carpenter's The Thing. The isolation, paranoia, not knowing who's human! The themes co-exist so perfectly. I coul ...more

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