Absolute Sunset, by Kata Mlek
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Absolute Sunset, by Kata Mlek
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“A chilling modern fairy tale ... caustic, bleak ... wrought with a terrible, fabulist beauty.” —Kirkus Reviews
Hanka didn’t ask to see the fates of her loved ones. She didn’t invite the raven into her nightmares, with his riddles of suffering and death. She didn’t ask, at six years old, to be responsible for saving her family.
But fate chooses us, and Hanka can either play the raven’s game, or watch her family die.
The question is, will the raven play by the rules? Or is Hanka his final victim?
Already a best-seller in Poland, Absolute Sunset is now available in English for the first time in a professional, edited translation. A must-read for fans of dark psychological thrillers.
Readers say: “Mesmerizing, scary and chilling ... you know people like this exist.” “A huge piece of the sad, overwhelming reality of Poland a few decades ago.” “I felt like Absolute Sunset wanted to kill me.” “Left me thinking long after finishing the book.”
Warning: Absolute Sunset is an intense novel, with serious themes including mental illness and abuse. Not appropriate for young or sensitive readers
Absolute Sunset, by Kata Mlek- Amazon Sales Rank: #7592897 in Books
- Published on: 2015-09-22
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.02" h x .56" w x 5.98" l, .76 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 248 pages
About the Author Kata Mlek is an award-winning, genre-crossing author publishing in English and Polish. In Polish, she has published three novels and a book of short stories. Absolute Sunset is Kata's first book to be published in English, with the remaining books to follow in 2015 and 2016.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Affected me deeply By T. Besecker Let me start out by qualifying my review with the fact that I love the stories about the dark, twisted, disturbing and indecent side of human nature. Violence, language, taboo... none of it phases me. If I'm affected emotionally by the book, I feel like my time was well spent. I open books wanted to be affected. I crave that interaction. When "Absolute Sunset" was recommended to me, I expected shock value. I'm not easily phased so I wasn't worried. The book was not originally written in English, so I was nervous about the translation.I had no idea what I was in for. I was blindsided with the experience.There is a certain level of shock value with the book, but it's not for novelty's sake. The book is disturbing and difficult to read, but to great effect. I don't believe I've ever read a book that sucked me in this quickly and then twisted my heart into knots. Sitting down and reading a book in one sitting isn't unheard of for me. As much as I wanted to with "Absolute Sunset" there is no way I could have. I was compelled to keep reading but the story was so taxing on my nerves that I would eventually force myself to put it down for no other reason than to give my mind a respite. This story played with me at a subconscious level, working me back and forth with a total disregard for my state of unrest.I hesitate to even touch on the plot as I want as many readers as possible to go into the story as I did. There are no spoilers beyond this point, but if you want a roller coaster ride you'll never forget, just stop here and open the book. For those I haven't already convinced…"Absolute Sunset" follows Hanka as she navigates poverty stricken post-communist Poland. She is visited throughout childhood by dreams of a raven that bring with it prophetic visions of destruction and doom. As the prophecies build and the tragedies amplify, Hanka is forced to play the raven's games where she will hopefully be able to unlock the mystery of the premonitions and warn everyone before it's too late.Knowing English was not the original language "Absolute Sunset" was released in, I'm even more intrigued with this novel. The book was well written and to the point, at times bordering on simple. This actually added to the overall appeal for me. It could have been heavy handed but the simplicity gave the story a realistic sense of urgency. I'm assuming some of this was due to the translation. I loved this book from beginning to end because it affected me so deeply. I will be recommending this book for years to come.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Highly recommended! By Slezak Kata Mlek created an amazing, poignant and terrifying story. 'Absolute Sunset' perfectly captures the nature of violence and psychosis. The author has created a strong, distinctive and very detailed psychological portraits of the characters in the story. Also that is a huge piece of sad, overwhelming reality of Poland few decades ago. I simply couldn't stop reading this book!Highly recommended!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Absolute Sunset is rated a high four on the Twisty-Cranky scale By Rineholt1 Read for an honest review for Twisted Book CurmudgeonI've described this book as beautifully strange and I mean that in the best possible way.Set in post-communist Poland, a stultifying, bleak place, the story revolves around three main characters: Hanka (daughter), Janusz (father), and Sabina (mother), trapped in domestic horror where poverty and circumstances has reduced nearly all of their options.As a child, Hanka is visited by the raven in her dreams. The raven is a malevolent presence bringing visions of horror that may, in fact, be prophetic.Combined with cryptic messages of impending danger and doom, the raven is an omen, both a friend and tormenter, and an angel and a demon. He may also symbolize more than prophecy. Something grounded beyond the world of dreams and squarely in "this" one.As tragedies unfold and the raven's prophecies increase, Hanka is sucked into the vortex. To play the games and try to gain her freedom.This is a masterclass of theme and tone. Dark, bleak, and twisty. It's part psychological thriller, part suspense, and part horror. It has supernatural elements and is also, a meditation on domestic horror that happens behind closed doors and is covertly endorsed in the environment in which it takes place. Unhappiness is the default position, a constructed and accepted natural state.The work is vivid and compelling. The plot, narrative, characters, and events push you along at a breakneck pace. The surreality of situations keeps you guessing.Absolute Sunset missed being a five star read by "this" much. Primarily, for two reasons 1) I found the parenthesis included in the narrative distracting. It dragged me out of the story. I didn't want to be dragged out of this story. I wanted to be immersed in its languid prose of unfolding horror. 2) There is a bit of head hopping where you swap from one character's point of view in the same paragraph and into the other's in the next.This writer has an enormous amount of talent and I will be certainly reading any more works from her. If you love suspense, thriller, mystery, and musings on the human social condition, pick this up. You won't be disappointed.
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