![]() ![]() McDermott made me think about the relationship between the mundane and the horrifying. much towards the end for such a tentative label. (Not enough to keep me up at night, but your mileage may vary.) For a large chunk of the book I thought it could be classed as the horror version of magical realism but it got a bit too. Perfections isn't what I think of as psychologically -scarred for life horror (a la Slights) but there is a distinct creepiness to it and there were definitely a few disturbing bits. The story follows their separate issues as their lives become increasingly entwined. They don't have much in common other than a shared childhood and a mother. The story opens with Jacqueline going off to Brisbane for work shortly after Antoinette's boyfriend dumped her. Perfections is about two sisters, Antoinette and Jacqueline, who live in Melbourne. Reading it, the award nominations are hardly a mystery. It's picked up shortlistings for Aurealis Horror Novel, Ditmar Best Novel and Australian Shadows Award Novel. Perfections by Kirstyn McDermott is the author's second novel and has been shortlisted for a pile of awards this year, despite having only been released last December. ![]()
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