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Marrow
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Nominee for Best Mystery & Thriller (2015)In the Bone there is a house.
In the house there is a girl.
In the girl there is a darkness.
Margo is not like other girls. She lives in a derelict neighborhood called the Bone, in a cursed house, with her cursed mother, who hasn’t spoken to her in over two years. She lives her days feeling invisible. It’s not until she develops a friendship with her wheelchair-bound neighbor, Judah Grant, that things begin to change. When neighborhood girl, seven-year-old Neveah Anthony, goes missing, Judah sets out to help Margo uncover what happened to her.
In the house there is a girl.
In the girl there is a darkness.
Margo is not like other girls. She lives in a derelict neighborhood called the Bone, in a cursed house, with her cursed mother, who hasn’t spoken to her in over two years. She lives her days feeling invisible. It’s not until she develops a friendship with her wheelchair-bound neighbor, Judah Grant, that things begin to change. When neighborhood girl, seven-year-old Neveah Anthony, goes missing, Judah sets out to help Margo uncover what happened to her.
296 pages, ebook
First published April 16, 2015
About the author
Tarryn Fisher
30 books24.9k followersI would like to write a novel that every, single person loves, but not even J.K. Rowling could do that. Instead, I try to write stories that pull on people's emotions. I believe that sadness is the most powerful emotion, and swirled with regret the two become a dominating force. I love villains. Three of my favorites are Mother Gothel, Gaston and the Evil Queen who all suffered from a pretty wicked case of vanity (like me). I like to make these personality types the center of my stories.
I love rain, Coke, Starbucks and sarcasm. I hate bad adjectives and the word "smolder". If you read my book-I love you. If you hate my book-I still love you, but please don't be mean to me; I'm half badass, half cry baby.
I love rain, Coke, Starbucks and sarcasm. I hate bad adjectives and the word "smolder". If you read my book-I love you. If you hate my book-I still love you, but please don't be mean to me; I'm half badass, half cry baby.
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April 21, 2015
Most of my life, I've hated the news. Honestly I avoided it like the plague. Every station, every minute, seemed to be inundated with murder, abuse, injustice. I couldn’t stand it. So I refused to watch. I stuck my head in the sand, and chose to pretend that terrible things weren’t happening every day.
I have a complex, sure. But it’s more of an I hate humans thing. Disappointed. I am so disappointed in people. It’s like they live without souls.
Reading Tarryn’s post about what drove her to write this story, well it was a bit of a slap in the face. The world is not always a pretty place. Victims deserve to have their story told, I felt ashamed for all the stories I’ve avoided over the years.
I hate that nothing can be done about the suffering of children, and that most of the world blocks out their suffering to cope with their own inability to help.
Marrow is the story of a young girl who has seen injustice, who has watched the innocent suffer, but in her neighborhood there are no hero’s, they are poor and ignored. Margo has had enough, she decides to take matters into her own hands.
I do not kill just because. I execute the wicked. People who had no place living, sharing the planet with those of us trying to survive— making it harder.
To be perfectly honest, I have struggled with how to review this, I don't want to give anything away. And my head is still spinning. This story made me feel. If you enjoy dark, suspenseful, psychological thrillers, I definitely recommend this one.
*Note - I wouldn't consider this a romance, so if you are looking for a sweet, smutty or angsty romance, you will not find it in this story.
February 11, 2016
Tarryn Fisher’s Marrow is like no other. Market saturated with romance formula books--Marrow will completely rock your world and make you question the very reason why you became a reader. Absolutely bone chilling. Tarryn’s precise, spare prose cuts you like a knife, breaking you open, shattering you, and making you all sorts of uncomfortable with the dark truths of the world and Margo's quest for righteousness. There is nothing comfortable and settling about Marrow, if you are looking for the predictable, look elsewhere. Margo is a much-needed heroine, Judah a breath of fresh air. Marrow will fill you with despair and pick you up with justice, dark humor, and unquestionable hope.
so you will not miss the cat...
April 20, 2015
3.5 Stars
(Not sure how to star: First Half ~ 4 Stars / Second Half ~ 2 Stars ~ Writing 5 Stars)
”The Bone is in our marrow. It’s complacency and fear handed down from generation to generation.”
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Tarryn Fisher delivered a well written and graphically dark tale that has a likable heroine, Margo who lives in the Bone Harbor. The Bone and all its inhabitants are expertly written and depicted. These characters are very poor while embracing their addictions and all the while their children grow to be adults themselves.
”I imagine that being wanted is the greatest feeling. A feeling that solidifies your stay in this life, justifies it.”
Margo lives with her mother in the “eating house”. Margo a once overweight and invisible girl has to face losses and reveals after her high school graduation. She finds a relationship with the handicap sweetheart of her neighborhood, Judah.
”A friendship between the fat, ugly girl and the crippled, handsome boy. It is a friendship that we both had waited for. One we both needed.”
The story has murders, child abuse and some twists and turns along the way. The story takes on a new light slowly as Margo finds strength in delivering justice and becomes a vigilante of sorts.
”I don’t want to hurt people, I don’t have an innate need to, but they must be punished. That’s what I do, or what I tell myself I do. I punish. I feel responsible for it. An eye for an eye. A beating for a beating. A burn for a burn. I have a conscience. It is different from the conscience of the average person, but at least it’s there. It is there, isn’t it?”
Once out of Bone Harbor, Margo makes a new life for herself until she senses injustice and feels called to stand up for those who can’t. This is where the author will throw her twist at a reader and connection to the prior book.
I enjoyed the first forty or so percent of this book and for me there wasn’t much of a love story at all, just a tease of one amongst the pages but a love for victims everywhere. I would have preferred that the story have gone in a different direction in the middle (If I understand what the ending meant correctly- perhaps I didn’t?). The writing was intriguingly dark and deep, the main character will hold your attention and wish for more for her and the author does shoot for a “mind fuck” not sure if she truly pulls it off.
Now for the big question: Will my Goodread friends like this one?
I think if friends loved Mud Vein than you will be thrilled with this book. If you made it to the end of Mud Vein with out dnfing then you will like this one much more. This was a step better than Mud Vein for me but is it wrong to have wished Colleen Hoover collaborated on it?
(Not sure how to star: First Half ~ 4 Stars / Second Half ~ 2 Stars ~ Writing 5 Stars)
”The Bone is in our marrow. It’s complacency and fear handed down from generation to generation.”
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Tarryn Fisher delivered a well written and graphically dark tale that has a likable heroine, Margo who lives in the Bone Harbor. The Bone and all its inhabitants are expertly written and depicted. These characters are very poor while embracing their addictions and all the while their children grow to be adults themselves.
”I imagine that being wanted is the greatest feeling. A feeling that solidifies your stay in this life, justifies it.”
Margo lives with her mother in the “eating house”. Margo a once overweight and invisible girl has to face losses and reveals after her high school graduation. She finds a relationship with the handicap sweetheart of her neighborhood, Judah.
”A friendship between the fat, ugly girl and the crippled, handsome boy. It is a friendship that we both had waited for. One we both needed.”
The story has murders, child abuse and some twists and turns along the way. The story takes on a new light slowly as Margo finds strength in delivering justice and becomes a vigilante of sorts.
”I don’t want to hurt people, I don’t have an innate need to, but they must be punished. That’s what I do, or what I tell myself I do. I punish. I feel responsible for it. An eye for an eye. A beating for a beating. A burn for a burn. I have a conscience. It is different from the conscience of the average person, but at least it’s there. It is there, isn’t it?”
Once out of Bone Harbor, Margo makes a new life for herself until she senses injustice and feels called to stand up for those who can’t. This is where the author will throw her twist at a reader and connection to the prior book.
I enjoyed the first forty or so percent of this book and for me there wasn’t much of a love story at all, just a tease of one amongst the pages but a love for victims everywhere. I would have preferred that the story have gone in a different direction in the middle (If I understand what the ending meant correctly- perhaps I didn’t?). The writing was intriguingly dark and deep, the main character will hold your attention and wish for more for her and the author does shoot for a “mind fuck” not sure if she truly pulls it off.
Now for the big question: Will my Goodread friends like this one?
I think if friends loved Mud Vein than you will be thrilled with this book. If you made it to the end of Mud Vein with out dnfing then you will like this one much more. This was a step better than Mud Vein for me but is it wrong to have wished Colleen Hoover collaborated on it?
April 19, 2024
I read this first in 2015 then in 2019 and now again in 2024. I very rarely ever even read a book twice but this is a book that’s stuck with me all these years. It’s just a hard-hitting brilliant book. One of my favourite books of all time. In fact, read all her books!
My Review.
This is a very emotional moment...one of the only books to render me speechless and unable to formulate a detailed review.
I actually read and finished this book back in early November, it's now nearly the end of 2015 and I have simply been unable to write a review of this book as it's just so darn emotional. I have never been that impacted before by a book. This book moved my entire book reading experience for LIFE.
I am going to keep this simple therefore as I can't get the words out...
It's...brilliant.
It's...disturbing.
It's...emotional.
It's...dark.
It's...profound.
It's...impacting.
It's...powerful.
I could go on, and on...
This book hit every single nerve I have. The characters are mind-blowing, the plot is like nothing I have ever read. I can't get my words out on this one. Please, just read it. Find out for yourself.
This one is a contender to be in my top ten reads EVER without a single doubt in the world. 6 out of 5 stars for this, simply stunning piece of fiction. Tarryn Fisher is a true talent.
Amazing. Just amazing.
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My Review.
This is a very emotional moment...one of the only books to render me speechless and unable to formulate a detailed review.
I actually read and finished this book back in early November, it's now nearly the end of 2015 and I have simply been unable to write a review of this book as it's just so darn emotional. I have never been that impacted before by a book. This book moved my entire book reading experience for LIFE.
I am going to keep this simple therefore as I can't get the words out...
It's...brilliant.
It's...disturbing.
It's...emotional.
It's...dark.
It's...profound.
It's...impacting.
It's...powerful.
I could go on, and on...
This book hit every single nerve I have. The characters are mind-blowing, the plot is like nothing I have ever read. I can't get my words out on this one. Please, just read it. Find out for yourself.
This one is a contender to be in my top ten reads EVER without a single doubt in the world. 6 out of 5 stars for this, simply stunning piece of fiction. Tarryn Fisher is a true talent.
Amazing. Just amazing.
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Thanks so much for reading my review!
I hope you enjoyed it, if you did I’d be delighted if you leave me a “like” and I love to read your comments. If you’d like to connect you can follow me or please send me a friend request.
You can also find me on Twitter (X) @bookishcats and on Amazon U.K. where I am a Top 500 Reviewer as Booklover Catlady.
If you are an Author or Publisher and you’d like me to consider reading and reviewing your book(s) please just message me.
February 10, 2017
3.5-4 Stars
If you’re looking for a sweet romance you will not find it reading this book. This is definitely not a love story. A story about love? Yes...maybe...I don’t know. Depends how you see certain aspects of the story. For me it was a dark, twisted and confusing psychological thriller that messed up a little with my head. “Marrow” is a story about life, love, vengeance, justice and so much more. It’s a very graphic story. It’s real. And it’s even eye opening. It’s a story that will make you reflect and it’s a story that will make you question everything.
The story is about Margo Moon, a girl who grow up in a bad neighborhood. She lives with her mother in the “eating house” in a small town, Bone. Over the years her mother becomes an agoraphobic, paranoid, pill-addicted prostitute so needless to say, Margo’s life is not easy. Her mother is not abusive, but she’s kinda of controlling.
Margo is surrounded only by ugliness and injustice. Tired to see so much suffering, she decides to take matters into her own hands.
Margo meets Judah, a boy from the neighborhood and they become friends. Eventually she starts to want more than a simple friendship with him.
The characters of this story are complex, flawed and maybe real in some way as well. At first Margo is timid and afraid, but as the story progresses and she sees how cruel and ugly the world she lives in can be she changes. Practically she becomes another girl – determined, fearless, “something deadly”,ruthless. I think Margo is that king of character you will love to hate and hate to love. She’s not a psychopath and she’s not portrayed like one. She can feel happiness, sadness, she can sympathize with others. When she kills for the first time she doesn’t actually wants to kill.
And she does have a conscience. Even if she continues to kill.
I felt for Margo, I really did. She’s such a lonely girl. She thinks she’s not worth loving, that she’s not worth fighting, but Judah tries to make her see that she’s wrong, tries to make her see her own beauty. Not only her physical beauty. This boy, Judah is Margo’s only light and beauty in the world. He’s the only one who believes in her, who accepts her, who cares for her. He represents the light and hope in Margo’s world. Margo is strong and she is smart. She represents the good as much as she represents the bad. Many readers will agree with all her actions. Is she wrong to be the only judge? Is she right? Personally, I don’t know. I’m still not sure.
Like I mentioned before the story is confusing.
There are some interesting twists, but for me nothing was too spectacular. While I liked this story, I didn’t love it. It didn’t wow me and I felt like something was missing. What? I’m still not sure.
I think the ending represents the message of the entire book?!?I'm not sure..This is just a guess..
Overall, a great read!
”The Bone is in our marrow. It’s complacency and fear handed down from generation to generation.”
If you’re looking for a sweet romance you will not find it reading this book. This is definitely not a love story. A story about love? Yes...maybe...I don’t know. Depends how you see certain aspects of the story. For me it was a dark, twisted and confusing psychological thriller that messed up a little with my head. “Marrow” is a story about life, love, vengeance, justice and so much more. It’s a very graphic story. It’s real. And it’s even eye opening. It’s a story that will make you reflect and it’s a story that will make you question everything.
“The eating house will never stop calling to me, and I will never cease to answer.”
The story is about Margo Moon, a girl who grow up in a bad neighborhood. She lives with her mother in the “eating house” in a small town, Bone. Over the years her mother becomes an agoraphobic, paranoid, pill-addicted prostitute so needless to say, Margo’s life is not easy. Her mother is not abusive, but she’s kinda of controlling.
“People do bad things in the dark, under the hollow gaze of the moon. It’s smiling at me now, proud of my sin. I’m not proud. I’m not anything. An eye for an eye, I tell myself. A beating for a beating.“
Margo is surrounded only by ugliness and injustice. Tired to see so much suffering, she decides to take matters into her own hands.
“I do not kill just because. I execute the wicked. People who had no place living, sharing the planet with those of us trying to survive— making it harder.”
Margo meets Judah, a boy from the neighborhood and they become friends. Eventually she starts to want more than a simple friendship with him.
The characters of this story are complex, flawed and maybe real in some way as well. At first Margo is timid and afraid, but as the story progresses and she sees how cruel and ugly the world she lives in can be she changes. Practically she becomes another girl – determined, fearless, “something deadly”,ruthless. I think Margo is that king of character you will love to hate and hate to love. She’s not a psychopath and she’s not portrayed like one. She can feel happiness, sadness, she can sympathize with others. When she kills for the first time she doesn’t actually wants to kill.
“An eye for an eye. A beating for a beating. A burn for a burn. I have a conscience. It is different from the conscience of the average person, but at least it’s there.”
And she does have a conscience. Even if she continues to kill.
I felt for Margo, I really did. She’s such a lonely girl. She thinks she’s not worth loving, that she’s not worth fighting, but Judah tries to make her see that she’s wrong, tries to make her see her own beauty. Not only her physical beauty. This boy, Judah is Margo’s only light and beauty in the world. He’s the only one who believes in her, who accepts her, who cares for her. He represents the light and hope in Margo’s world. Margo is strong and she is smart. She represents the good as much as she represents the bad. Many readers will agree with all her actions. Is she wrong to be the only judge? Is she right? Personally, I don’t know. I’m still not sure.
Like I mentioned before the story is confusing.
There are some interesting twists, but for me nothing was too spectacular. While I liked this story, I didn’t love it. It didn’t wow me and I felt like something was missing. What? I’m still not sure.
I think the ending represents the message of the entire book?!?I'm not sure..This is just a guess..
Overall, a great read!
April 18, 2015
There is a psychotic intelligence to Tarryn Fisher's writing. It's infectious. It's intrusive. It's folie á deux, contagious insanity. It's manipulative in a way that reflects genius. That is what I loved most about Marrow. Even her descriptives give life to the most mundane things. Noises. Objects. It's described in a way that gives any, and everything, a soul. Marrow is a living, breathing thing that will invade your mind, rearrange the furniture, then blow it up.
Parts of me craved a bit more character interaction, but instead I found myself imprisoned inside the mind of Margo Moon. The hero? The villain? The other. Tarryn Fisher's characters surpass all labels. It is never black and white. It's all about perception. With Marrow, no two readers are going to read the same story. I'll admit, I did find some things confusing, leaving me with unanswered questions, but I can't help assuming that was the intent, part of the premeditated psychosis that is beyond my comprehension. That is the genius.
This is what sets Tarryn Fisher's novels apart from the formulated influx of fantastical romance novels where the characters' farts smell of love and promises. This is its own genre of fiction.
Some will say that love is definitely a minor theme in Marrow. If talking about the love between Judah and Margo, I agree, but love is the central theme. Margo's love for something far more dark. Something, that by the end of the novel, I not only understood, but condoned. Calling her a vigilante would be far too simple. Obsession. Vengeance. Justice. Whatever the motivation, she loved too much. The intent that created Margo, was emotional and deeper than any one word such as love could adequately describe. So for me, in some truly messed up way, this story had a "Happily Ever After."
But for you, you'll have to read it to decide.
READ ON!
Parts of me craved a bit more character interaction, but instead I found myself imprisoned inside the mind of Margo Moon. The hero? The villain? The other. Tarryn Fisher's characters surpass all labels. It is never black and white. It's all about perception. With Marrow, no two readers are going to read the same story. I'll admit, I did find some things confusing, leaving me with unanswered questions, but I can't help assuming that was the intent, part of the premeditated psychosis that is beyond my comprehension. That is the genius.
This is what sets Tarryn Fisher's novels apart from the formulated influx of fantastical romance novels where the characters' farts smell of love and promises. This is its own genre of fiction.
Some will say that love is definitely a minor theme in Marrow. If talking about the love between Judah and Margo, I agree, but love is the central theme. Margo's love for something far more dark. Something, that by the end of the novel, I not only understood, but condoned. Calling her a vigilante would be far too simple. Obsession. Vengeance. Justice. Whatever the motivation, she loved too much. The intent that created Margo, was emotional and deeper than any one word such as love could adequately describe. So for me, in some truly messed up way, this story had a "Happily Ever After."
But for you, you'll have to read it to decide.
READ ON!
August 21, 2015
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“People will ignore every warning sign when blinded by their thirst for something. It’s better to not be thirsty.”
Well, this was an unexpected little surprise. Tarryn Fisher went on my radar with Mud Vein , a book that promised to be über dark and disturbing and yada yada yada. It didn’t work for me, but I enjoyed the writing style and thought she definitely had the potential with the doom and gloom. She also didn’t seem to be an a$$hole when I saw her posting on social media which was a huge bonus. When Amazon offered me up a free $5 gift card I knew exactly what I would be spending it on. Boy am I glad I did.
Marrow is classified under the “New Adult” genre, but it’s not your typical NA story . . .
This isn’t a romance. (Well, I mean if you’re a person who would categorize American Psycho as a romance I guess it could be.) Nope, Marrow is the story of what happens when Margo has enough with living in “The Bone” – enough with being raised by a prostitute mother, enough of never knowing who her father was, enough of children disappearing and no one caring enough to find the killer, enough with drug pushers and baby beaters until one day she simply . . . .
Mitchell says if all New Adult books were like these we’d read them all the time. I’m so glad I gave Tarryn Fisher another chance. (Here’s where I make some enemies, but Honey Badger don’t care.) Tarryn Fisher did what Leah Raeder tried and failed to do. She’s the real deal who wrote something gritty but did so with the most beautiful flowery prose and instead of pussyfooting around she JUST. WENT. THERE. with the dark and stormy and left zero apologies in her wake for anyone who didn’t like it. Marrow earns 3.5 Stars from me because there was a part that left me feeling a little bit of . . . .
but I’m rounding up because I really enjoyed it and because that cover deserves 10 Stars all on its own. I CAN. NOT. WAIT. to see what she does with a romance novel.
Dear Ms. Fisher: IGNORE THE DISCLAIMER IN MY “ABOUT ME” SECTION AND PLEASE SPAM THE CRAP OUT OF ME WITH A REVIEW REQUEST FOR F*** Love.
“People will ignore every warning sign when blinded by their thirst for something. It’s better to not be thirsty.”
Well, this was an unexpected little surprise. Tarryn Fisher went on my radar with Mud Vein , a book that promised to be über dark and disturbing and yada yada yada. It didn’t work for me, but I enjoyed the writing style and thought she definitely had the potential with the doom and gloom. She also didn’t seem to be an a$$hole when I saw her posting on social media which was a huge bonus. When Amazon offered me up a free $5 gift card I knew exactly what I would be spending it on. Boy am I glad I did.
Marrow is classified under the “New Adult” genre, but it’s not your typical NA story . . .
This isn’t a romance. (Well, I mean if you’re a person who would categorize American Psycho as a romance I guess it could be.) Nope, Marrow is the story of what happens when Margo has enough with living in “The Bone” – enough with being raised by a prostitute mother, enough of never knowing who her father was, enough of children disappearing and no one caring enough to find the killer, enough with drug pushers and baby beaters until one day she simply . . . .
Mitchell says if all New Adult books were like these we’d read them all the time. I’m so glad I gave Tarryn Fisher another chance. (Here’s where I make some enemies, but Honey Badger don’t care.) Tarryn Fisher did what Leah Raeder tried and failed to do. She’s the real deal who wrote something gritty but did so with the most beautiful flowery prose and instead of pussyfooting around she JUST. WENT. THERE. with the dark and stormy and left zero apologies in her wake for anyone who didn’t like it. Marrow earns 3.5 Stars from me because there was a part that left me feeling a little bit of . . . .
but I’m rounding up because I really enjoyed it and because that cover deserves 10 Stars all on its own. I CAN. NOT. WAIT. to see what she does with a romance novel.
Dear Ms. Fisher: IGNORE THE DISCLAIMER IN MY “ABOUT ME” SECTION AND PLEASE SPAM THE CRAP OUT OF ME WITH A REVIEW REQUEST FOR F*** Love.
June 27, 2016
Oh my God! I need a minute.. I need a cold drink... And I have to get my shit together. But Wow that was so fucking good! My God, I FUCKING LOVED IT!!!! :D
Tarryn, thank you so much for the mind fuck baby. :D
*Full review to come.. Later... Maybe.. I don't know... Not sure yet... But right now my mind is so fucked up... :D
Tarryn, thank you so much for the mind fuck baby. :D
*Full review to come.. Later... Maybe.. I don't know... Not sure yet... But right now my mind is so fucked up... :D
December 25, 2016
This is a good book.
No. Actually, it's an exceptional story told by an author who is well known for her ability to seep into the reader's psyche via prose, imagery and pure unadulterated mind-f@&*.
I absolutely understand every subliminal message embedded in this book and I am quite happy it is not a "romantic" book as such. I like that Margo gave college a middle finger and stepped up to her destiny with open arms. I like the uncertainty of Judah. Was he or wasn't he? I love that we the readers were left unsure if Margo's reality was all psychosis.
I frigging loved the mind-fuckery that was Marrow.
May 4, 2015
Genre: Dark Thriller
Type: Standalone
POV: First Person - Female
Rating:
Margo Moon grew up in the derelict town called Bone Harbor where poverty and social issues was just a way of life. She lived a mundane life until the day she struck up friendship with her handsome cripple neighbor, Judah Grant. Their friendship gave her purpose and meaning in everything she did.
One day, tragedy descended upon their small town when her young friend went missing. The event awakened something dark inside her and she found a new purpose in life that skated dangerously between what’s right and what’s best.
Tarryn Fisher is one of my favorite dark authors. She’s a master in writing about morally corrupted characters and made us think about the beauty within the ugliness. Marrow was one of the stories of beauty within the ugly.
What Margo did (which I’m not going to elaborate because you just have to read it yourself!) may not be socially acceptable, but is it morally right? Depending on your personal belief system it could go both ways. And that’s what I love the most about this type of book – every reader could interpret/viewed/accepted the story differently.
I absolutely love Margo. I love seeing her transformation from a timid girl who thought she was insignificant, to the woman who found her purpose in life – albeit the purpose was slightly skewed. I also love seeing how she justified her choices while still struggling with the rationale.
Judah was actually my favorite character in this book. I love their friendship and how he was the reason she changed whether intentional or not. He was the epitome of hope - the light to her darkness.
If you’ve read Mud Vein, you may notice there was one significant character from the book in this one. This character’s appearance totally messed up my conclusion of this book. If the character wasn’t present, I would have believed in one conclusion without a doubt.
Now, I have another one that could possibly be true. So I cannot decide which theory I want to believe in and I hate it when I doubt myself. And it was probably the author’s intention to make readers question what they want to believe by including the wild card character. But then again, even if you haven’t read Mud Vein, there is still a possibility that you would have more than one conclusion.
A little warning, this book is not for everyone. It is dark and contained graphic and disturbing situation. If you enjoy taking a journey in the dark corner of human psyche, you’ll probably enjoy this book as much as I did.
Note: You don’t need to read Mud Vein before reading this book. Even though there was a character appearance, there’s no connection in the storyline. With that said, Mud Vein is still my favorite Tarryn Fisher’s book.
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Type: Standalone
POV: First Person - Female
Rating:
Margo Moon grew up in the derelict town called Bone Harbor where poverty and social issues was just a way of life. She lived a mundane life until the day she struck up friendship with her handsome cripple neighbor, Judah Grant. Their friendship gave her purpose and meaning in everything she did.
One day, tragedy descended upon their small town when her young friend went missing. The event awakened something dark inside her and she found a new purpose in life that skated dangerously between what’s right and what’s best.
Tarryn Fisher is one of my favorite dark authors. She’s a master in writing about morally corrupted characters and made us think about the beauty within the ugliness. Marrow was one of the stories of beauty within the ugly.
I do not regret my choice; I stand by it.
What Margo did (which I’m not going to elaborate because you just have to read it yourself!) may not be socially acceptable, but is it morally right? Depending on your personal belief system it could go both ways. And that’s what I love the most about this type of book – every reader could interpret/viewed/accepted the story differently.
And I fear nothing, because there is nothing left to fear.
I absolutely love Margo. I love seeing her transformation from a timid girl who thought she was insignificant, to the woman who found her purpose in life – albeit the purpose was slightly skewed. I also love seeing how she justified her choices while still struggling with the rationale.
Judah was actually my favorite character in this book. I love their friendship and how he was the reason she changed whether intentional or not. He was the epitome of hope - the light to her darkness.
If you’ve read Mud Vein, you may notice there was one significant character from the book in this one. This character’s appearance totally messed up my conclusion of this book. If the character wasn’t present, I would have believed in one conclusion without a doubt.
“Not everyone can be saved,” he said to my tear-stained face. “Sometimes you just have to let nature take its course.”
Now, I have another one that could possibly be true. So I cannot decide which theory I want to believe in and I hate it when I doubt myself. And it was probably the author’s intention to make readers question what they want to believe by including the wild card character. But then again, even if you haven’t read Mud Vein, there is still a possibility that you would have more than one conclusion.
A little warning, this book is not for everyone. It is dark and contained graphic and disturbing situation. If you enjoy taking a journey in the dark corner of human psyche, you’ll probably enjoy this book as much as I did.
Note: You don’t need to read Mud Vein before reading this book. Even though there was a character appearance, there’s no connection in the storyline. With that said, Mud Vein is still my favorite Tarryn Fisher’s book.
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April 30, 2015
4 STARS
Honestly at the beginning I didn't know how to rate this book and this is why I didn't post a review immediately!I wanted to think a little.It was really brilliant,unique,captivate and weird!This is my first book from Tarryn Fisher but so far I have heard only good things about this author!!My opinion after finishing this book??Yes she is definitely a very talented author!!I loved the writing so much and this giving the book extra points!And the fact that she managed to feel like I am a part of this story is another extra point!!Let's begin with the story now!
Margo Moon lives with her mother but it's like she is alone because her mother sell herself to men and doesn't care a lot about Margo.Soon bad things starts happen and Margo see the people around her destroy themselves.We see her pain through the book...But soon she finds a new friend that he gives light in her life, Judah!He is the only one who see the beauty in her!However because of the horror things she sees she become something like a vigilante..and I know it's not right but some part of me is with her and I envy her!!
How important is love?Everybody looking for love..First from our family and then from our friends..This story is about two so different people finding each other when they really need a company..But both they have not normal families..And here is where the thing about love comes!How children need their parents love..to comfort them.. I really liked Margo she is so brave and amazing!!I think everybody has a little of Margo inside us...I liked the fact that we see her grow through the book!Judah is Margo's friend and he is exactly what she needs!!
”I imagine that being wanted is the greatest feeling. A feeling that solidifies your stay in this life, justifies it.”
If you are a fan of this author give it a try I'm sure you will love it!!I'm going to buy the book in paperback because simply I freaking love the cover!!It's simply amazing!!!I'm reading soon Mud Vein and let's hope that I like it!!!
Honestly at the beginning I didn't know how to rate this book and this is why I didn't post a review immediately!I wanted to think a little.It was really brilliant,unique,captivate and weird!This is my first book from Tarryn Fisher but so far I have heard only good things about this author!!My opinion after finishing this book??Yes she is definitely a very talented author!!I loved the writing so much and this giving the book extra points!And the fact that she managed to feel like I am a part of this story is another extra point!!Let's begin with the story now!
Margo Moon lives with her mother but it's like she is alone because her mother sell herself to men and doesn't care a lot about Margo.Soon bad things starts happen and Margo see the people around her destroy themselves.We see her pain through the book...But soon she finds a new friend that he gives light in her life, Judah!He is the only one who see the beauty in her!However because of the horror things she sees she become something like a vigilante..and I know it's not right but some part of me is with her and I envy her!!
How important is love?Everybody looking for love..First from our family and then from our friends..This story is about two so different people finding each other when they really need a company..But both they have not normal families..And here is where the thing about love comes!How children need their parents love..to comfort them.. I really liked Margo she is so brave and amazing!!I think everybody has a little of Margo inside us...I liked the fact that we see her grow through the book!Judah is Margo's friend and he is exactly what she needs!!
”I imagine that being wanted is the greatest feeling. A feeling that solidifies your stay in this life, justifies it.”
If you are a fan of this author give it a try I'm sure you will love it!!I'm going to buy the book in paperback because simply I freaking love the cover!!It's simply amazing!!!I'm reading soon Mud Vein and let's hope that I like it!!!
Want to read
April 18, 2015NEW TARRYN FISHER BOOK!! Sounds intriguing!!!!
In the Bone there is a house.
In the house there is a girl.
In the girl there is a darkness.
Margo is not like other girls. She lives in a derelict neighborhood called the Bone, in a cursed house, with her cursed mother, who hasn’t spoken to her in over two years. She lives her days feeling invisible. It’s not until she develops a friendship with her wheelchair-bound neighbor, Judah Grant, that things begin to change. When neighborhood girl, seven-year-old Neveah Anthony, goes missing, Judah sets out to help Margo uncover what happened to her.
What Margo finds changes her, and with a new perspective on life, she’s determined to find evil and punish it–targeting rapists and child molesters, one by one.
But hunting evil is dangerous, and Margo risks losing everything, including her own soul.
In the Bone there is a house.
In the house there is a girl.
In the girl there is a darkness.
Margo is not like other girls. She lives in a derelict neighborhood called the Bone, in a cursed house, with her cursed mother, who hasn’t spoken to her in over two years. She lives her days feeling invisible. It’s not until she develops a friendship with her wheelchair-bound neighbor, Judah Grant, that things begin to change. When neighborhood girl, seven-year-old Neveah Anthony, goes missing, Judah sets out to help Margo uncover what happened to her.
What Margo finds changes her, and with a new perspective on life, she’s determined to find evil and punish it–targeting rapists and child molesters, one by one.
But hunting evil is dangerous, and Margo risks losing everything, including her own soul.
April 23, 2015
3.5 ★'s
Abandon all logic ye who read this book...
The Basics:
Margo is raised in a rundown area of town where the gangbangers, meth dealers, addicts and whores live. She only knows this too well as her mother is a whore and addict. Margo will do anything not to turn out that way...including making herself fat and unattractive.
Margo's mother has all but abandoned her. She doesn't care for her and she hardly ever speaks to her instead writing down what she wants Margo to do for her. Margo is so desperate to hear her mother's voice that she listens through the walls while her mother is entertaining. And don't even get me started on her "dad".
But...people in the neighborhood seem to like Margo and she cares for some of them as well, especially a certain wheelchair bound boy named Judah. One day, something changes and instead of just walking by, she walks inside his gate and that changes things because she is no longer alone.
Unfortunately, that's not the most significant change, oh no...it's the kidnapping and murder of a neighborhood girl. A girl that Margo was the last to see, a girl that had a bear named Bambi and dollar bills with purple hearts. A girl that Margo just can't say goodbye to...and that really changes things forever.
The Thoughts:
First off, this book is not a romance book. Sure, there's a little romantic interest but that's all she wrote! Secondly, OMG...this is NOT a YA book! I would never let my young children read this...maybe a mature sixteen-plus year old....maybe.
This book is definitely dark, definitely suspense, definitely psychological thriller and (IMO) definitely horror. It felt like something Stephen King would write with a little Twilight Zone thrown in and some good doses of the movie, Unbreakable.
I think Margo was maybe sane for a few years when she was young but everything has taken its toll. The problem is that Margo doesn't see it that way...and that's even scarier!
And that leads to the main problem...it's hard for the reader to know what's true and what isn't.
There's also an even creepier tie in with TF's other book, Mud Vein, and it's not a good thing. I think that particular person screwed up Margo even further. Unfortunately, Margo just needed to talk to someone...anyone and the person she talked to basically encouraged her!
The Conclusion:
Am I glad I read it? I don't know.
Will I recommend it?I don't know. If you like this genre.
Will I read Tarryn Fisher's books in the future? I don't know. I do know I will scour the reviews with a magnifying glass and that kills me down to my very marrow!
On a positive note, I couldn't put the book down and I read it in one day. I do enjoy TF's writing and The Opportunist is one of my all time favorite books.
So, if you decide to read this, just go in knowing what the book is about... not romance and not happily ever afters!
Favorite quotes:
♥ “Margo,” he says into my hair. “I’ll save you, if you save me.”
♥ “You have to be willing to be happy. Despite the mess of your life—just accept what’s happened, throw away your ideals, and create a new map of happiness to follow.”
♥ “Oh shit,” I say. “If you had another one of these things, you could walk on them.”
Abandon all logic ye who read this book...
The Basics:
Margo is raised in a rundown area of town where the gangbangers, meth dealers, addicts and whores live. She only knows this too well as her mother is a whore and addict. Margo will do anything not to turn out that way...including making herself fat and unattractive.
Margo's mother has all but abandoned her. She doesn't care for her and she hardly ever speaks to her instead writing down what she wants Margo to do for her. Margo is so desperate to hear her mother's voice that she listens through the walls while her mother is entertaining. And don't even get me started on her "dad".
But...people in the neighborhood seem to like Margo and she cares for some of them as well, especially a certain wheelchair bound boy named Judah. One day, something changes and instead of just walking by, she walks inside his gate and that changes things because she is no longer alone.
Unfortunately, that's not the most significant change, oh no...it's the kidnapping and murder of a neighborhood girl. A girl that Margo was the last to see, a girl that had a bear named Bambi and dollar bills with purple hearts. A girl that Margo just can't say goodbye to...and that really changes things forever.
The Thoughts:
First off, this book is not a romance book. Sure, there's a little romantic interest but that's all she wrote! Secondly, OMG...this is NOT a YA book! I would never let my young children read this...maybe a mature sixteen-plus year old....maybe.
This book is definitely dark, definitely suspense, definitely psychological thriller and (IMO) definitely horror. It felt like something Stephen King would write with a little Twilight Zone thrown in and some good doses of the movie, Unbreakable.
I think Margo was maybe sane for a few years when she was young but everything has taken its toll. The problem is that Margo doesn't see it that way...and that's even scarier!
And that leads to the main problem...it's hard for the reader to know what's true and what isn't.
There's also an even creepier tie in with TF's other book, Mud Vein, and it's not a good thing. I think that particular person screwed up Margo even further. Unfortunately, Margo just needed to talk to someone...anyone and the person she talked to basically encouraged her!
The Conclusion:
Am I glad I read it? I don't know.
Will I recommend it?
Will I read Tarryn Fisher's books in the future? I don't know. I do know I will scour the reviews with a magnifying glass and that kills me down to my very marrow!
On a positive note, I couldn't put the book down and I read it in one day. I do enjoy TF's writing and The Opportunist is one of my all time favorite books.
So, if you decide to read this, just go in knowing what the book is about... not romance and not happily ever afters!
Favorite quotes:
♥ “Margo,” he says into my hair. “I’ll save you, if you save me.”
♥ “You have to be willing to be happy. Despite the mess of your life—just accept what’s happened, throw away your ideals, and create a new map of happiness to follow.”
♥ “Oh shit,” I say. “If you had another one of these things, you could walk on them.”
December 22, 2015
First half of this book was a complete 5 Star for me. I loved Margo in the beginning. The second half took a dive to a 3 Star. I'm giving it a 4 Star rating in total. Ms. Fisher sure can write. I wish I had more time. This book should be read in a few sittings but it's Christmas time and I read like a snail already so it took me a little while.
If you like first person thriller type books give this one a try. I will definitely be looking out for more books by this very talented writer!
If you like first person thriller type books give this one a try. I will definitely be looking out for more books by this very talented writer!
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May 31, 2015Bloody everlasting hell. Tarryn has done it again. You sick, sick, brilliant woman. I am heavily disturbed by your thought process. jesus, you scare me.
*****
Pre-release freakouts
WHAT WHAT WHAT Mud Vein AND MARROW ARE LINKED TOGETHER WTF IS GOING ON WHATTTTT IS THIS EXTENDED PARALLEL UNIVERSE OF MINDFUCKERY IT'S CRAZY HOW THESE BOOKS CONNECT HOW DARE YOU TYING IT IN WITH MUD VEIN TARRYN THE INVISIBLE THREAD IS GIVING ME HEART PALPITATIONS AND I'M SORRY BECAUSE PASSIONATE LITTLE NUTCASE–
*****
I will follow this woman's words anywhere no matter where she goes or what genre she does. I'm pretty sure she could re-write the bloody phone book and I'd still be all over it.
*****
Pre-release freakouts
WHAT WHAT WHAT Mud Vein AND MARROW ARE LINKED TOGETHER WTF IS GOING ON WHATTTTT IS THIS EXTENDED PARALLEL UNIVERSE OF MINDFUCKERY IT'S CRAZY HOW THESE BOOKS CONNECT HOW DARE YOU TYING IT IN WITH MUD VEIN TARRYN THE INVISIBLE THREAD IS GIVING ME HEART PALPITATIONS AND I'M SORRY BECAUSE PASSIONATE LITTLE NUTCASE–
*****
I will follow this woman's words anywhere no matter where she goes or what genre she does. I'm pretty sure she could re-write the bloody phone book and I'd still be all over it.
June 8, 2015
Long ago I decided that whatever Tarryn writes I will read it. That happened when I read Dirty Red. I thought, "Anyone who can make me sympathize for Leah is a magician, and I will forever read whatever she writes, even her grocery lists."
This book is incredible (to put it simply.) The writing is sharp, and the characters are so...real. They are flawed, and rough, and broken, and damaged, and y'know what? They're characters that are so often never written about, which makes me appreciate them even more. Some characters are hard to stomach, but I think that's the point. I won't go further with that so as not to spoil you.
This book tells the truth, and doesn't sugar coat it. Marrow hurt. The subject matter throughout this book is heavy, heavier than Mud Vein--PS for those wondering whether to read Marrow or Mud Vein first: READ MUD VEIN FIRST.
I didn't expect to relate to Margo, but I did, and it brought me to tears. Maybe I'm crazy?
Link to my video review: https://youtu.be/RodN0HntuPs
This book is incredible (to put it simply.) The writing is sharp, and the characters are so...real. They are flawed, and rough, and broken, and damaged, and y'know what? They're characters that are so often never written about, which makes me appreciate them even more. Some characters are hard to stomach, but I think that's the point. I won't go further with that so as not to spoil you.
This book tells the truth, and doesn't sugar coat it. Marrow hurt. The subject matter throughout this book is heavy, heavier than Mud Vein--PS for those wondering whether to read Marrow or Mud Vein first: READ MUD VEIN FIRST.
I didn't expect to relate to Margo, but I did, and it brought me to tears. Maybe I'm crazy?
Link to my video review: https://youtu.be/RodN0HntuPs
April 23, 2015
EDIT #4: HE LEIDO EL LIBRO Y NO SE QUE PENSAR.
¡Leer Marrow fue una locura! No se puede esperar menos que eso de mi diosa Tarryn <3. Aun no he ordenado mis pensamientos lo suficiente para escribir una opinion sobre él pero sí les puedo decir que si les gustó Mud Vein, Marrow es un must-read.
EDIT #3: HAN PUBLICADO MARROW. REPITO, HAN PUBLICADO MARROW.
EDIT #2: CREO QUE MAÑANA PUBLICARAN MARROW ARGHHH.
EDIT #1: OTRO LIBRO DE TARRYN FISHER <3 <3 <3
¡Leer Marrow fue una locura! No se puede esperar menos que eso de mi diosa Tarryn <3. Aun no he ordenado mis pensamientos lo suficiente para escribir una opinion sobre él pero sí les puedo decir que si les gustó Mud Vein, Marrow es un must-read.
EDIT #3: HAN PUBLICADO MARROW. REPITO, HAN PUBLICADO MARROW.
EDIT #2: CREO QUE MAÑANA PUBLICARAN MARROW ARGHHH.
EDIT #1: OTRO LIBRO DE TARRYN FISHER <3 <3 <3
November 16, 2017
5 AND SHIT STARS
Primer libro que leo de Tarryn Fisher y lo ame por completo. Es curioso que leyera este libro la semana que se celebra el día de las madres cuando la historia nos muestra de una manera muy cruda y real que no todas las madres merecen ser celebradas. Es lo único que diré sobre la historia, todo lo demás será solo los sentimiento que me dejo.
Esta reseña va a ser un poco confusa, ya que no se si pueda expresar mis sentimientos de la manera correcta.
Empezare mencionando la explicación que tiene este libro al final, no es parte de la historia, es lo que motivo a Tarryn Fisher a escribir este libro.
Ella nos cuenta que hace tiempo vio un video en Youtube de una señora golpeado a un bebe. Yo también vi ese video cuando se hizo viral, porque una amiga lo publico en mi facebook. Yo no vi el video completo, simplemente porque no aguante ver como dañaban de esa manera a un inocente y la impotencia de no poder hacer nada para ayudarlo. Recuerdo que pensé que quizá la mujer que lo golpeaba sufría alguna enfermedad mental, también pensé en la persona que grabó el video en vez de hacer algo para ayudar a un pobre bebe.
Pero en la reflexión de Tarry Fisher ella explica en como ella miro el video completo enfocándose en el sufrimiento del bebe, no porque lo disfrutaba si no porque lo menos que ese bebe se merecía era que los demás que vimos el video sufriéramos con él. Esa anécdota llevo a esta escritora a crear a Margo, la protagonista de Marrow.
A veces leemos tantos libros, que se nos olvida que cada autor pasa por un proceso creativo diferente, y que en cada libro nos están dando algo de sí mismos. Cuando leemos alguna historia romántica es fácil entender como una autora fantasea tener una historia así.
Pero en este caso, la autora nos muestra sus demonios, esa obscuridad que algunos desarrollamos al ver las cosas malas que le suceden a personas buenas. Tarryn Fisher exorciza sus demonios plasmándolos en historias.
No sé si soy rara, pero cuando llego a ver uno de esos videos donde personas buenas en especial niños son lastimados, si me dan ganas de volverme como Margo y castigar a dichas personas. Se que no soy la única que se siente de dicha manera, obviamente nunca aremos algo al respecto porque tenemos conciencia y siendo honestos porque no queremos terminar en la cárcel. Pero eso no impide que los imaginemos, que fantaseemos con castigar de la manera más cruel y dolorosa a aquellas personas que solo viven para dañar a los demás y hacer de este un mundo mejor.
Al inicio el libro es bastante triste y melancólico, también un poco confuso por los brincos en el tiempo. Pero la historia te mantiene enganchada, deseando poder terminarlo. En serio tuve que leer otro libro inmediatamente después de acabar este porque no quería que las imágenes que me causó esta historia se quedaran mucho tiempo en mi cabeza ya que son demasiado dolorosas.
Me gusto el final, a pesar que no termine de entenderlo y la verdad no quiero pasar más tiempo analizándolo. Prefiero quedarme en la negación de que en realidad Margo The Murdess tuvo su felices para siempre con Judha, Little Mo y con su oscuro pasajero (Si la historia me recordó a la serie de Dexter).
Comentario Random
Cuando leí Never Never me fascino la historia, pero la sorpresa para mí fue amar un libro de Colleen Hoover (No tengo nada contra ella, simplemente no soy fan de sus libros) pero al leer este libro me di cuenta que si ame tanto Never Never fue por la escritura de Tarryn Fisher, aun no estoy segura pero ella podría convertirse en mi nueva autora favorita. Ya tengo muchísimas ganas de leer más libros de ella, aunque primero debo recuperarme de este.
“The moon is wicked, jealous of the sun. People do bad things in the dark, under the hollow gaze of the moon. It’s smiling at me now, proud of my sin.”
"I am the essence of evil
Primer libro que leo de Tarryn Fisher y lo ame por completo. Es curioso que leyera este libro la semana que se celebra el día de las madres cuando la historia nos muestra de una manera muy cruda y real que no todas las madres merecen ser celebradas. Es lo único que diré sobre la historia, todo lo demás será solo los sentimiento que me dejo.
"I hate that nothing can be done about the suffering of children, and that most of the world blocks out their suffering to cope with their own inability to help."
Esta reseña va a ser un poco confusa, ya que no se si pueda expresar mis sentimientos de la manera correcta.
Empezare mencionando la explicación que tiene este libro al final, no es parte de la historia, es lo que motivo a Tarryn Fisher a escribir este libro.
Ella nos cuenta que hace tiempo vio un video en Youtube de una señora golpeado a un bebe. Yo también vi ese video cuando se hizo viral, porque una amiga lo publico en mi facebook. Yo no vi el video completo, simplemente porque no aguante ver como dañaban de esa manera a un inocente y la impotencia de no poder hacer nada para ayudarlo. Recuerdo que pensé que quizá la mujer que lo golpeaba sufría alguna enfermedad mental, también pensé en la persona que grabó el video en vez de hacer algo para ayudar a un pobre bebe.
Pero en la reflexión de Tarry Fisher ella explica en como ella miro el video completo enfocándose en el sufrimiento del bebe, no porque lo disfrutaba si no porque lo menos que ese bebe se merecía era que los demás que vimos el video sufriéramos con él. Esa anécdota llevo a esta escritora a crear a Margo, la protagonista de Marrow.
A veces leemos tantos libros, que se nos olvida que cada autor pasa por un proceso creativo diferente, y que en cada libro nos están dando algo de sí mismos. Cuando leemos alguna historia romántica es fácil entender como una autora fantasea tener una historia así.
Pero en este caso, la autora nos muestra sus demonios, esa obscuridad que algunos desarrollamos al ver las cosas malas que le suceden a personas buenas. Tarryn Fisher exorciza sus demonios plasmándolos en historias.
No sé si soy rara, pero cuando llego a ver uno de esos videos donde personas buenas en especial niños son lastimados, si me dan ganas de volverme como Margo y castigar a dichas personas. Se que no soy la única que se siente de dicha manera, obviamente nunca aremos algo al respecto porque tenemos conciencia y siendo honestos porque no queremos terminar en la cárcel. Pero eso no impide que los imaginemos, que fantaseemos con castigar de la manera más cruel y dolorosa a aquellas personas que solo viven para dañar a los demás y hacer de este un mundo mejor.
Al inicio el libro es bastante triste y melancólico, también un poco confuso por los brincos en el tiempo. Pero la historia te mantiene enganchada, deseando poder terminarlo. En serio tuve que leer otro libro inmediatamente después de acabar este porque no quería que las imágenes que me causó esta historia se quedaran mucho tiempo en mi cabeza ya que son demasiado dolorosas.
Me gusto el final, a pesar que no termine de entenderlo y la verdad no quiero pasar más tiempo analizándolo. Prefiero quedarme en la negación de que en realidad Margo The Murdess tuvo su felices para siempre con Judha, Little Mo y con su oscuro pasajero (Si la historia me recordó a la serie de Dexter).
"Sometimes, by saving someone else, you save yourself a little as well"
Comentario Random
Cuando leí Never Never me fascino la historia, pero la sorpresa para mí fue amar un libro de Colleen Hoover (No tengo nada contra ella, simplemente no soy fan de sus libros) pero al leer este libro me di cuenta que si ame tanto Never Never fue por la escritura de Tarryn Fisher, aun no estoy segura pero ella podría convertirse en mi nueva autora favorita. Ya tengo muchísimas ganas de leer más libros de ella, aunque primero debo recuperarme de este.
June 14, 2015
***** 5 Cranky stars *****
If Mud Vein signaled Fisher’s departure from the romance genre, Marrow reinforces it. A psychological thriller, narrated through the first person point of view of Margo Moon, one of the more fascinating characters in contemporary works.
Margo Moon: an empathetic serial killer stands in contrast to fundamental tenets in the popular, sociological imagination. Her motivation is not primal cruelty, but empathy for the victims.
Born and raised in a place called “The Bone”, a section of society where there is both a dearth of hope and justice, the only living daughter of a broken prostitute, and an absent, disinterested father, Margo is all too familiar with what is wrong in the world.
When a young girl goes missing, Margo embarks on an investigation with her one and only friend, Judah, to get justice for a child that is otherwise disposable. Facing the age old dilemma of human laws versus moral ones, Margo dispenses an Old Testament form of punishment to the guilty.
Written in Fisher’s trademark sparse, multi-layered, and poetic prose, Marrow is an uncomfortable, but riveting read. One of Fisher’s greatest strengths is her observations on the darker impulses of human nature where she makes the broken understandable. You might not relate to them, nor agree with their actions, but she makes you understand why they do the things that they do.
The few criticisms I have of this book are plot, pacing, and character consistency. It plateaus somewhat in the middle and the connection with Fisher’s earlier work, Mud Vein, diverts Margo’s story. At this point, I questioned character consistency and thought it skirted with deus ex machina.
If you like psychological thrillers, complex characters, and being outside your comfort zone, I highly recommend Marrow. Margo Moon will live long in the memory and is one of my favorite characters of Tarryn Fisher’s works.
If Mud Vein signaled Fisher’s departure from the romance genre, Marrow reinforces it. A psychological thriller, narrated through the first person point of view of Margo Moon, one of the more fascinating characters in contemporary works.
Margo Moon: an empathetic serial killer stands in contrast to fundamental tenets in the popular, sociological imagination. Her motivation is not primal cruelty, but empathy for the victims.
Born and raised in a place called “The Bone”, a section of society where there is both a dearth of hope and justice, the only living daughter of a broken prostitute, and an absent, disinterested father, Margo is all too familiar with what is wrong in the world.
When a young girl goes missing, Margo embarks on an investigation with her one and only friend, Judah, to get justice for a child that is otherwise disposable. Facing the age old dilemma of human laws versus moral ones, Margo dispenses an Old Testament form of punishment to the guilty.
Written in Fisher’s trademark sparse, multi-layered, and poetic prose, Marrow is an uncomfortable, but riveting read. One of Fisher’s greatest strengths is her observations on the darker impulses of human nature where she makes the broken understandable. You might not relate to them, nor agree with their actions, but she makes you understand why they do the things that they do.
The few criticisms I have of this book are plot, pacing, and character consistency. It plateaus somewhat in the middle and the connection with Fisher’s earlier work, Mud Vein, diverts Margo’s story. At this point, I questioned character consistency and thought it skirted with deus ex machina.
If you like psychological thrillers, complex characters, and being outside your comfort zone, I highly recommend Marrow. Margo Moon will live long in the memory and is one of my favorite characters of Tarryn Fisher’s works.
August 7, 2015
*before reading*
Um, excuse me?! How come I didn't know this book even existed? People'we been adding it to their to-read lists since May and I'm over here like O.O
Tarryn Fisher is a mastermind. Her writing is just...brain food I'd gladly eat until my head exploded.
*after reading*
Tarryn's books are a great weakness of mine. I usually read them the day they are released and then I wait for her new book which (obviously) doesn't have a release date. It could come out tomorrow, in a week from now or next year. She never gives us the date(!!!) so I always refer to her as 'that witch'. My friends know who that is. I just want to know the date so I can mentally prepare myself but NOOOO... That witch!
Anyway, Tarryn once again created a messed up leading lady. She has serious problems but I loved her because she was strong; she took a chance and change her life completely. Sure, sometimes it would backfire but she would pick all of her broken pieces and put herself back together. She learned from her mistakes and in the end, she found peace in who she is which I think was the most important thing.
I liked the connection between Marrow and Mud Vein. It was really interesting and I kept waiting for those characters to pop up. Wish the creepy serial rapist/murderer from Love Me with Lies was also here. I bet Margo would love to see him. ;)
I feel like explaining why the characters were the way they were and talking about the plot would reveal a lot of things you should experience for yourself. You just need to know Marrow will grab you right from the start and will make you question your beliefs.
Um, excuse me?! How come I didn't know this book even existed? People'we been adding it to their to-read lists since May and I'm over here like O.O
Tarryn Fisher is a mastermind. Her writing is just...brain food I'd gladly eat until my head exploded.
*after reading*
Tarryn's books are a great weakness of mine. I usually read them the day they are released and then I wait for her new book which (obviously) doesn't have a release date. It could come out tomorrow, in a week from now or next year. She never gives us the date(!!!) so I always refer to her as 'that witch'. My friends know who that is. I just want to know the date so I can mentally prepare myself but NOOOO... That witch!
Anyway, Tarryn once again created a messed up leading lady. She has serious problems but I loved her because she was strong; she took a chance and change her life completely. Sure, sometimes it would backfire but she would pick all of her broken pieces and put herself back together. She learned from her mistakes and in the end, she found peace in who she is which I think was the most important thing.
I liked the connection between Marrow and Mud Vein. It was really interesting and I kept waiting for those characters to pop up. Wish the creepy serial rapist/murderer from Love Me with Lies was also here. I bet Margo would love to see him. ;)
I feel like explaining why the characters were the way they were and talking about the plot would reveal a lot of things you should experience for yourself. You just need to know Marrow will grab you right from the start and will make you question your beliefs.
March 13, 2017
Wow, by its cover and story-line, No one could judge how lightly but impressively the whole story would surpassed you.
"Sickness"
"Grief"
"Practically"
"Life"
Sort of psycho-thriller.
But exciting story,I'd liked the way, it takes turns and turning of words too.
"Sickness"
"Grief"
"Practically"
"Life"
Sort of psycho-thriller.
But exciting story,I'd liked the way, it takes turns and turning of words too.
April 19, 2015
Tarryn Fisher is so talented and every single story she writes is unique and beautiful. When you pick up one of her novels, you know that she is going to give you her all, make you think, and ache for more in the process. Her characters are real and complex. Although Mud Vein was my top read of 2014, Marrow will easily slide into that current spot for 2015. When you meet Margo, you will see why. Margo is someone we all want to be like. You root for her because she is doing what we sometimes think. I absolutely love the character development and getting to know Margo from a young age. You really get a sense of who she is and where she came from. I loved Judah because he is caring, witty and his friendship pulls her out of the darkness.
Tarryn's writing reminds me a lot of Gillian Flynn. It is mysterious, dark and complex. Just when you think you know where it is going, she throws in another twist. This book kept me on the edge of my seat and left me wanting more. My mind is still processing the story and it will be for weeks. I highly recommend this book as your next read.
A few of my favorite quotes from Marrow:
“You must not let hatred destroy you. You will lose your soul,” she says.
I don’t look at her as I walk back to the boy who she says gives me hope. I want to tell her that she need not worry about my soul. This boy will save it.
Sadness is an emotion you can trust. It is stronger than all of the other emotions. It makes happiness look fickle and untrustworthy. It pervades, lasts longer, and replaces the good feelings with such an eloquent ease you don’t even feel the shift until you are suddenly wrapped in its chains.
Tarryn's writing reminds me a lot of Gillian Flynn. It is mysterious, dark and complex. Just when you think you know where it is going, she throws in another twist. This book kept me on the edge of my seat and left me wanting more. My mind is still processing the story and it will be for weeks. I highly recommend this book as your next read.
A few of my favorite quotes from Marrow:
“You must not let hatred destroy you. You will lose your soul,” she says.
I don’t look at her as I walk back to the boy who she says gives me hope. I want to tell her that she need not worry about my soul. This boy will save it.
Sadness is an emotion you can trust. It is stronger than all of the other emotions. It makes happiness look fickle and untrustworthy. It pervades, lasts longer, and replaces the good feelings with such an eloquent ease you don’t even feel the shift until you are suddenly wrapped in its chains.
March 24, 2021
Rrrrrr ta ta ta. My marrow cries out, reminding me of who I am. I am Margo Moon. I am a murderess. I believe in poetic vengeance.
The first time I read this book it sang to my soul. After the second time I've decided that it's my all time favorite book.
I really believe that Marrow is best to go into blind so I'm going to try and keep my review vague while trying to capture how much this book affected me. Is that even possible?! I guess we'll see..
"Just tell me one thing," he says. "Does you heart still... beat with the ache and pain there? Does it still beat?
"Yes," I say.
"That's because humans are built to live with pain. Weak people let their pain choke them to a slow, emotional death. Strong people use that pain, Margo. They use it as fuel."
Marrow feeds my soul. It's hauntingly tragic and beautiful. The world is a fucked up place. Many of us see evil in the world and feel helpless to stop it, that it is so much bigger than us so we turn away. I'm guilty of this. The innocent suffer at the hands of the sick, greedy and cruel. You know it, I know it and Tarry Fisher sure as hell knows it. From the horrors and injustice Tarryn has seen in the world she created Margo.
Margo grew up in a poor neighborhood in a house that ate the souls of everyone who lived there. She is a human shaped by sorrow and loneliness. A child raised in darkness. She saw the injustice in the world, the way the innocent are wronged and brutalized and she took vengeance into her own hands. In her bright blue Docs she made those assholes pay and I went happily along for the ride, encouraging her at every turn of the page, whispering that she had a right to punish them for their evil because her vengeance was mine.
While Margo is vengeance and darkness, Judah is light and goodness. Their relationship is heartbreakingly beautiful. The wicked, ugly murderess and the beautiful wheelchair-bound boy desperately trying to save each other.
Judah and I outgrow the rest of the Bone and cleave to one another. Nothing is better than the discovery of another living, breathing human, who fights the same as you do, loves the same as you do, and understand you with such clarity it feels erotic. A friendship between the fat, ugly girl and the crippled, handsome boy.
True to Tarryn fashion this book hit me so much deeper than I first imagined. It made me reevaluate myself, degrees of evils and contemplate loneliness. It's written so beautifully that it is truly a work of art. The words of Marrow will stay with me forever. It's one of those books you consume in one sitting to then reread painstakingly slow, absorbing every detail.
The moon is wicked, jealous of the sun. People do bad things in the dark, under the hollow gaze of the moon. It’s smiling at me now, proud of my sin."
The first time I read this book it sang to my soul. After the second time I've decided that it's my all time favorite book.
I really believe that Marrow is best to go into blind so I'm going to try and keep my review vague while trying to capture how much this book affected me. Is that even possible?! I guess we'll see..
"Just tell me one thing," he says. "Does you heart still... beat with the ache and pain there? Does it still beat?
"Yes," I say.
"That's because humans are built to live with pain. Weak people let their pain choke them to a slow, emotional death. Strong people use that pain, Margo. They use it as fuel."
Marrow feeds my soul. It's hauntingly tragic and beautiful. The world is a fucked up place. Many of us see evil in the world and feel helpless to stop it, that it is so much bigger than us so we turn away. I'm guilty of this. The innocent suffer at the hands of the sick, greedy and cruel. You know it, I know it and Tarry Fisher sure as hell knows it. From the horrors and injustice Tarryn has seen in the world she created Margo.
Margo grew up in a poor neighborhood in a house that ate the souls of everyone who lived there. She is a human shaped by sorrow and loneliness. A child raised in darkness. She saw the injustice in the world, the way the innocent are wronged and brutalized and she took vengeance into her own hands. In her bright blue Docs she made those assholes pay and I went happily along for the ride, encouraging her at every turn of the page, whispering that she had a right to punish them for their evil because her vengeance was mine.
While Margo is vengeance and darkness, Judah is light and goodness. Their relationship is heartbreakingly beautiful. The wicked, ugly murderess and the beautiful wheelchair-bound boy desperately trying to save each other.
Judah and I outgrow the rest of the Bone and cleave to one another. Nothing is better than the discovery of another living, breathing human, who fights the same as you do, loves the same as you do, and understand you with such clarity it feels erotic. A friendship between the fat, ugly girl and the crippled, handsome boy.
True to Tarryn fashion this book hit me so much deeper than I first imagined. It made me reevaluate myself, degrees of evils and contemplate loneliness. It's written so beautifully that it is truly a work of art. The words of Marrow will stay with me forever. It's one of those books you consume in one sitting to then reread painstakingly slow, absorbing every detail.
The moon is wicked, jealous of the sun. People do bad things in the dark, under the hollow gaze of the moon. It’s smiling at me now, proud of my sin."
June 17, 2015
Recent Post-Reading Feelings:
I "literally" HAVE NO IDEA and if I SHOULD HAVE AN IDEA?
I literally don't know WHAT is REAL or NOT.
I know this was on purpose.
This is Tarryn playing with your head in the most fucked up way you can ever imagine... and guess what?
I literally have NO IDEA is that's a good thing or a bad thing.
NO RATING for now.
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Now that I'm calm enough:
When I start reading this book I was really excited. I loved all the quotes, every piece of it. I was feeling Margo. I identified with her in a way I never identified with others Tarryn's characters.
And then, like at the middle of it, everything when down to hill.
I got the feeling and the whole idea of the book, but for me it was implausible the way the things were going. To keep reading and constantly think about how that couldn't be like that, or like that, was terrible for me.
I think if you are going to write a book about murder, you really have to think about all possibilities to make your story credible.I know you can hypothetically give some excuses about the way everything happened but that's not the way it should be.
When I read Thief, and I compare some facts with The Opportunist, the same thing happened to me. There was a line who change the WHOLE PLOT: what Olivia overheard through the door, and I really wanted to justify it. And I did it.But it was like a spine in your finger. You just can't ignore it. Because that kind of things are too forced. You're creating too much drama just to go with the flow, just to try to impact the reader, and no caring about the real facts. And some of us, really care about it. (Same thing with Hoover so there is not surprise they're best friends.)
When I read the end, I was like: OMG if this is what I think it is,Tarryn is a genius. But then, she said in a chat that it wasn't like that so, I was dissapointed.
I still think she is an unique author. This whole idea is amazing, genius. I just think she really needs to be careful. You can create drama, but authors need reinforcing the pillars on which it is made.
December 5, 2017
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Lots of authors want to write "dark" and "gritty," but few have the muscle to pull it off. Not Tarryn Fisher. Ever since reading MUD VEIN, I've found myself pleasantly surprised by her wide cast of flawed characters and intricately plotted stories. MUD VEIN had some weaknesses, in that it was trying too hard to be twisty and suspenseful to the point where one had to suspend one's disbelief, but the ride was thrilling and beguiling. I wanted to read more.
Like MUD VEIN, MARROW is also built around suspense and features a heroine who is not very likable but is also highly sympathetic. Margo is a girl who lives in a low-income suburb in Seattle called "the Bone." Many of the people there are involved in petty crime of some form or another. They're the types of people who slip through the cracks, who don't report crimes because the deck is stacked against them.
Margo's mother is a prostitute and resents her existence. The two of them live in a house that Margo calls "the eating house" - because it's devouring her slowly, I guess. We follow her from young girl to young woman, and as she gets older, she becomes more and more aware of the injustices that occur in the Bone, and it slowly makes her angrier and angrier - until she loses it, and decides to take matters into her own hands. Her journey is utterly fascinating. I haven't been this engrossed by a heroine since Gillian Flynn's GONE GIRL. It's got that same sort of "descent" if you know what I mean.
MARROW is definitely not for the faint of heart, but if you enjoy dark stories and tales of suspense, with anti-heroes and revenge, this will be a good story for you. It reminded me of Caroline Kepnes's YOU and Jeff Lindsay's DARKLY DREAMING DEXTER in many ways, and I think there's a lot of crossover appeal for readers who enjoyed those stories. It has that same sense of morality play meets procedural drama. I can't wait to read the rest of this author's books.
P.S. Characters from MUD VEIN appear in this book. I picked up on some of the clues early on and wasn't sure if it was meant to be a sneaky Easter Egg - but it was! And then it turned into a full-on cameo. I was so excited, I literally bounced in my chair. I love it when authors do this.
4.5 stars
August 8, 2015
I can't stay the way I am. I don't remember what it's like to be free. To be wide open without fear. I need something to break me. Just enough so that I have new pieces to work with—make them into something else.
Tarryn Fisher takes readers to a dark, moldy, dreary place deep in the recesses of the human condition in Marrow. Fisher's beautifully dark writing style is on full display in this psychological thriller about an emotionally disturbed and deeply unsettled girl and her transformation into a vigilante murderess.
Margo Moon grew up in a loveless house with a mentally ill mother who was more absent than present, more wrapped up in her own illness than with her daughter's well-being. After nearly a decade of being blatantly ignored, emotionally abused, and nearly starved, Margo meets a friend named Judah who lives down the street. A boy she's always seen but never spoken to.
Judah empowers Margo. This timid, shy, "fat" girl begins to change into someone else. Their friendship combined with tragedy ignites a desire deep within Margo, perhaps uncovering the girl who's always dwelled inside of her skin, in her bones, in her marrow. The darkness becomes her.
"I don't know which person is the imposter. I am either Margo of the Bone, or this new thing, this murderer. Or maybe I've always been her, this vile, wicked person; she was just there, simmering beneath the surface, waiting for me to act on my impulses."
The Bone is a character in and of itself. Judah says that the Bone is in their marrow. It's buried deep within them and is a part of who they are. The dark, drab neighborhood Margo was raised in with people like Mo, the drug dealer, and Mother Mary, the creepy old woman who knows when you will die, plays a vital role in Margo and Judah's lives. It motivates Margo to make many of the choices and decisions she makes and is always in the back of her mind, a reminder who where she came from. Fisher describes this neighborhood so incredibly well to where I could feel the oppression and the heaviness of the setting.
One of the things I always enjoy about Tarryn Fisher's books are her characters. Margo is an example of Fisher's ability to hone and craft a character down to the smallest detail. There is something strikingly off about her, yet I found myself rooting for her. I liked how Margo did not put herself in the same category as the other "bad" serial killers. She felt her reasons for murdering people were justified, unlike the Ted Bundy's of the world.
"I don't want to hurt people, I don't have an innate need to, but they must be punished. That's what I do, or what I tell myself I do. I punish. I feel responsible for it. An eye for an eye. A beating for a beating. A burn for a burn. I have a conscience. It's different from the average person, but at least it's still there. "
Margo was complex and downright chilling. Despite the sadness of her upbringing and the complete lack of love in her life, she never complained about any of it. She was resilient, a phoenix rising from the ashes, and used the inequities in her life as a catalyst. I like how she evolved from the beginning of the book to the very last page.
"I don't feel a single thing. Strange, I crack my neck as I leave the alley. I have to stop fucking killing people."
While I did like this book, I found that I could put it down and walk away. Don't get me wrong, I wanted to know where Margo's path of destruction would take her and how she evolved. But Marrow didn't hold me hostage like I wanted it to. This is a very character-driven book with a lot of internal dialogue, which is something I love and do not fault books for. But keeping in mind the quiet nature of the book, I was not riveted and found several parts of the book to be a bit slow.
If you're looking for a thriller that is mind-bendy, then you should read Marrow. I'd love to know your thoughts on the "nugget of mystery" Tarryn Fisher leaves in readers' hands. I'm still going back and forth as to what I think on this "mystery." For those who have read Marrow --
And one more thing:
* I received an advanced copy from the author in exchange for an honest review.
If you've read Marrow and would like to talk about it, you can join the Marrow Discussion Group on Facebook. Lots of people have had some great discussions already. #BabyImCrazy
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June 1, 2015***Too tough to rate***
By no means does my non-rating mean negativity. If you were to make me rate this book, it would be on the upper end. However, I think my head is just such a mess after not only reading this, but Mud Vein recently, that at least for now I am unable to settle for a solid representation.
As you can tell by the collage it seems like I put in a bunch of totally random pictures and just stuck them all together. Believe me, I had more, but when I finished, it looked cluttered and there was just too much going on, so I had to scale it back. In hindsight, the other graphic was probably more accurate, as all the things were like their own character in this book, and yet made me feel the same way...overwhelmed.
Let's start with what this book is about.
I think Marrow, can be perceived by everyone differently. And I like that aspect.
For me, this was about a very broken girl turned vigilante. Margo is the main character and it goes through her life from the age of 13 to 21. She grew up in Bone Harbor, which everyone there refers to as the Bone, a destitute place where no one would want to live. She has names for different houses on her street, and calls her house the eating house. Her mother is awful and her life is really sad. A turning point in her life happens when a young girl who she has befriended goes missing.
She finds herself coming across some scenes that will shock and horrify. She realizes that she can be the one to stop these situations and does something about it.
I will not go into anymore of what this book is about. Simply put, I can't. Not only do I have no clue, but this is the epitome of one of the books you'd have to read to get the full effect and come to your own conclusion.
I apologize if you don't understand the reference, but I am sure at one time you have related to something similar.
David Lynch is one of my favorite directors and makes awesome mindfuck movies (Blue Velvet, Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive). His mind is fascinating. Tarryn Fisher's last two books reminded me of his films. They're kind of dark, gritty, and fuck with your head. The entire time you are watching them you ask yourself over and over, "What is going on?", "What is the point to all of this?", and "Why am I still watching this when I'm so confused?". Which then leads to... "I can't stop watching this.", "Everything will make sense soon.", and "I have to find out what happens". In the end, you're not totally sure what to think. You loved and hated it simultaneously because it messed with you so bad. Even though you still are puzzled, you appreciate the complex mind that came up with such a bizarre and brilliant story.
And that is the best way I can describe Marrow, and I hope it helps.
If you've read Mud Vein, you are able to find out where pink zippos came from. And thank goodness for that! One less thing, I suppose. :)
If at all possible, I think you will enjoy this more if you read it with someone. The dialogue and the theories you come up with cannot only be helpful, but comical as well (because you'll both feel crazy).
Thanks Michelle, for being my crazy buddy!
By no means does my non-rating mean negativity. If you were to make me rate this book, it would be on the upper end. However, I think my head is just such a mess after not only reading this, but Mud Vein recently, that at least for now I am unable to settle for a solid representation.
As you can tell by the collage it seems like I put in a bunch of totally random pictures and just stuck them all together. Believe me, I had more, but when I finished, it looked cluttered and there was just too much going on, so I had to scale it back. In hindsight, the other graphic was probably more accurate, as all the things were like their own character in this book, and yet made me feel the same way...overwhelmed.
Let's start with what this book is about.
I think Marrow, can be perceived by everyone differently. And I like that aspect.
For me, this was about a very broken girl turned vigilante. Margo is the main character and it goes through her life from the age of 13 to 21. She grew up in Bone Harbor, which everyone there refers to as the Bone, a destitute place where no one would want to live. She has names for different houses on her street, and calls her house the eating house. Her mother is awful and her life is really sad. A turning point in her life happens when a young girl who she has befriended goes missing.
She finds herself coming across some scenes that will shock and horrify. She realizes that she can be the one to stop these situations and does something about it.
I will not go into anymore of what this book is about. Simply put, I can't. Not only do I have no clue, but this is the epitome of one of the books you'd have to read to get the full effect and come to your own conclusion.
I apologize if you don't understand the reference, but I am sure at one time you have related to something similar.
David Lynch is one of my favorite directors and makes awesome mindfuck movies (Blue Velvet, Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive). His mind is fascinating. Tarryn Fisher's last two books reminded me of his films. They're kind of dark, gritty, and fuck with your head. The entire time you are watching them you ask yourself over and over, "What is going on?", "What is the point to all of this?", and "Why am I still watching this when I'm so confused?". Which then leads to... "I can't stop watching this.", "Everything will make sense soon.", and "I have to find out what happens". In the end, you're not totally sure what to think. You loved and hated it simultaneously because it messed with you so bad. Even though you still are puzzled, you appreciate the complex mind that came up with such a bizarre and brilliant story.
And that is the best way I can describe Marrow, and I hope it helps.
If you've read Mud Vein, you are able to find out where pink zippos came from. And thank goodness for that! One less thing, I suppose. :)
If at all possible, I think you will enjoy this more if you read it with someone. The dialogue and the theories you come up with cannot only be helpful, but comical as well (because you'll both feel crazy).
Thanks Michelle, for being my crazy buddy!
August 24, 2020
Woah! What did I just read?! I thought Tarryn Fisher only wrote about messed up, morally flawed characters and their annoying problems. But this, this is the last thing I expected from her.
Here's a girl who grew up with one shitty parent because the other one does not even want to acknowledge her existence, in a shitty house, in a shitty neighborhood and still managed to grow up a very decent person, still messed up but in a very useful way. I mean, she does attempt murder people and is even often successful but it's all for a good cause.
And yet it was written very lyrically. It's really unfathomable how the author made it work. It is poetic, emotional, gripping, and thought provoking. I could hug her for bringing to attention the abuse and suffering children endure from their own parents. Her Afterword is a gem too, this entire novel is and now Tarryn Fisher is definitely another author/hero for me!
Here's a girl who grew up with one shitty parent because the other one does not even want to acknowledge her existence, in a shitty house, in a shitty neighborhood and still managed to grow up a very decent person, still messed up but in a very useful way. I mean, she does attempt murder people and is even often successful but it's all for a good cause.
And yet it was written very lyrically. It's really unfathomable how the author made it work. It is poetic, emotional, gripping, and thought provoking. I could hug her for bringing to attention the abuse and suffering children endure from their own parents. Her Afterword is a gem too, this entire novel is and now Tarryn Fisher is definitely another author/hero for me!
April 21, 2015
I didn't think it would be possible for me to love any other Tarryn's Fisher's book as much as I loved The opportunist. I was so wrong. Marrow now is my favorite work of hers and it really is spectacular. The writing, the characters and the storyline - all together was perfection. Loved it times 100, and it, definitely, trumps any other book I have read in 2015 ♥
May 10, 2015
Wow! This was a dark, psychological thriller, so unlike anything that I've ever read before. That was a crazy ride and my head is still spinning. I think I need to sit back and try to process everything now.
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