The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story
The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024
Book Brief
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Novel • Fiction
Lower Silesia, Poland • 1910s
2024
Adult
18+ years
Reviews & Readership
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Review Roundup
The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story by Olga Tokarczuk offers a blend of horror and philosophical reflection, set in a unique resort. Reviews praise its atmospheric setting and intellectual depth, but some readers find its pacing slow and narrative disjointed. Engaging yet uneven, it intrigues fans of genre-blending literature.
Who Should Read The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story?
Readers who enjoy The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story by Olga Tokarczuk likely appreciate atmospheric horror intertwined with philosophical themes. Fans of Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain or Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House may find this book compelling for its blend of eerie settings and introspective narratives.
13,638 ratings
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Mixed feelings
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Novel • Fiction
Lower Silesia, Poland • 1910s
2024
Adult
18+ years
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