Book Summary: Nobody Was Here

There are monsters of this world.

They look like us. They behave like us. They even have dreams and ambitions like us. But they are not us.

At least, we do not like to think so.

Sometimes, as is the case with traveling family man Reed Reese, we are confronted by these monsters. Usually when we are most vulnerable. They might not even view it as a confrontation, but we do.

It ultimately leads to what all confrontations lead to: a fight or a flight. Sometimes one of those options is forced upon us. This is one of those times.

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Book Review: Nobody Was Here

I was deeply engrossed from page 2 or 3 of this short story. The story is only 37 pages, yet it seems to carry on for much longer. I initially described this as a meeting of two very sick people locked in a battle to see whose sickness would prevail. I had several questions as I read this story, and some of them remain unanswered, which I actually enjoy greatly when it comes to shorter fiction. The main character, Reed, is a man who seems deeply unhappy in his marriage and looking for an outlet for all of his pent-up anger. I think that internalized anger can change people into monsters very easily. He faces off against a man with a demon inside of him, but not a literal demon. A very real but metaphorical one called addiction. It is a fight for survival that is so intense you forget that you’re reading a story. Thorne draws you in with disgustingly vivid detail that is sure to keep horror lovers turning the pages all the way to the very end.

Pros:

• Short
• Vivid imagery
• Horrifying

Note: This short story may be too graphic or disturbing for some readers. Use caution if you have a more sensitive constitution.