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The princess wept and lamented aloud; her tears moistened the alder stump, which was really not an alder stump but the Marsh King himself, he who in marshy ground lives and rules. The stump of the tree turned round, and was a tree no more, while long, clammy branches like arms extended from it. The poor child was terribly frightened, and started to run away. She hastened to cross the green, slimy ground, but quickly sank, and the alder stump after her. Great black bubbles rose up out of the slime, and with these, every trace of the princess vanished. - Hans Christian Anderson "The Marsh King's Daughter
I want to thank my friend Kat for recommending this book to me, because I absolutely loved reading this story, she said it was a "fucked up read", and well it definitely was.
**Spoilers Ahead**
The Marsh King's Daughter can be a very difficult read for some, since there is quite a lot of physical and mental abuse, violence, manipulation; the list goes on. There is no detailed sexual abuse in the book, which I know is a trigger for some people to stop reading.
I really enjoyed the premise and the characters, they were all well defined and the details of their environment and activities in the book were very well described so it was easy to place yourself alongside these characters.
This is the second book that I've read that is narrated by an abductors child, the first book I read, Room- Emma Donoghue was such a difficult read for me because of the narration. TMKD however was not, Helena was such a well thought-out character, as was her mother and father.
The author did a good job at giving her challenges between the feelings she had for her father and mother and her feelings on situations.
I don't want to go into too much detail about this but the rest of the story was enjoyable as well. I loved the emphasis on Native American traditions and customs throughout the story even though some of them that the Father discussed are fucked up.
Overall I'd definitely recommend this book especially if you are a fan of abduction/thrillers, or stories of the children conceived in captivity; this is one for you.
4 out 5 stars!
The princess wept and lamented aloud; her tears moistened the alder stump, which was really not an alder stump but the Marsh King himself, he who in marshy ground lives and rules. The stump of the tree turned round, and was a tree no more, while long, clammy branches like arms extended from it. The poor child was terribly frightened, and started to run away. She hastened to cross the green, slimy ground, but quickly sank, and the alder stump after her. Great black bubbles rose up out of the slime, and with these, every trace of the princess vanished. - Hans Christian Anderson "The Marsh King's Daughter
I want to thank my friend Kat for recommending this book to me, because I absolutely loved reading this story, she said it was a "fucked up read", and well it definitely was.
**Spoilers Ahead**
The Marsh King's Daughter can be a very difficult read for some, since there is quite a lot of physical and mental abuse, violence, manipulation; the list goes on. There is no detailed sexual abuse in the book, which I know is a trigger for some people to stop reading.
I really enjoyed the premise and the characters, they were all well defined and the details of their environment and activities in the book were very well described so it was easy to place yourself alongside these characters.
This is the second book that I've read that is narrated by an abductors child, the first book I read, Room- Emma Donoghue was such a difficult read for me because of the narration. TMKD however was not, Helena was such a well thought-out character, as was her mother and father.
The author did a good job at giving her challenges between the feelings she had for her father and mother and her feelings on situations.
I don't want to go into too much detail about this but the rest of the story was enjoyable as well. I loved the emphasis on Native American traditions and customs throughout the story even though some of them that the Father discussed are fucked up.
Overall I'd definitely recommend this book especially if you are a fan of abduction/thrillers, or stories of the children conceived in captivity; this is one for you.
4 out 5 stars!