MissHBee t1_j2aoy3g wrote on December 30, 2022 at 9:30 PM

>!Infanticide!< is a very taboo topic and the whole book is steeped in the psychological implications of it. I think many people find that concept to be so distressing that they have a hard time engaging with a whole novel about it.

UrbaneBlobfish t1_j2azipv wrote on December 30, 2022 at 10:41 PM

Yeah, the entire scene where that taboo is shown is very disturbing, and the themes around it and how it ties to real world oppressions and the ghost story quality of it definitely make it a horror book imo.