Coup de Grâce by Sofia Ajram

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"A harrowing exploration of the expanding labyrinth of despair and self." Paul Tremblay. A mind bending and visceral experimental horror about a young man trapped in an infinite Montreal subway station, perfect for readers of Mark Z. Danielewski and Susanna Clarke. Vicken has a plan to throw himself into the Saint Lawrence River in Montreal and end it all for good, believing it to be the only way out for him after a lifetime of depression and pain. But, stepping off the subway, he finds himself in an endless, looping station. Determined to find a way out again, he starts to explore the rooms and corridors ahead of him. But no matter how many claustrophobic hallways or vast cathedral-Esque rooms he passes through, the exit is nowhere in sight. The more he explores his strange new prison, the more he becomes convinced that he hasn't been trapped there accidentally, and amongst the shadows and concrete, he comes to realize that he almost certainly is not alone. A terrifying psychological nightmare from a powerful new voice in horror.

  • Product Features

    • Sofia Ajram (Author)
    • Publisher: Titan
    • Publication Date: 10-01-2024
    • Page Count: 144
    • Hardcover
    • Horror
    • 5.4 (w) x 7.9(h) x 0.7 (d)
    • ISBN: 9781803369624

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8 months ago

Incredibly Bleak and Dark

Have you ever read something so horrifically fascinating that resonates with you on a level you weren't prepared to face and have to question everything you know and what you consider to be a sense of your own morality before the inevitable...end? I imagine that's how Vicken felt by the end of his adventure, if it did. Every page is haunting as the main character lives through what feels like a punishment for his choice to end his life, which may not even be possible in this new, gray world. By the end, I could only hope Vicken lived (based on my choice, he did) and I appreciated the absolute insanity that the author wrote about this place. I am personally aware of mental health issues and I felt like I was experiencing this bleak and lifeless place right alongside the characters.

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10 months ago
from United States

it was SO close to being perfect

Take the exploration bits of Susanna Clarke's Piranesi, add the architecture of the haunted house from Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves, and mix in some body horror from Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Pulse, and you get something close to what Sofia Ajram has written here. The language in 'Coup de Grace' is beautiful, the imagery is dreamlike and nightmarish at the same time, and readers will love the liminal horror aspect of it. The beginning and early parts of the book are the best parts. The reader is drawn in, and is invested in what will happen to our main character. The thing that didn't work at all was when the 'twist' towards the end happened. At that point, the novel went off in a completely different direction than I thought it was leading to, and the writing became kind of unbearable and off-putting (too philosophical, too self aware, etc). So frustrating, because 'Coup de Grace' was SO close to being perfect.

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10 months ago

This Book Amazed Me!

Wow ok a WTH did i just read book that is easily devoured in a sitting. Similar vibes but with a different plot as House Of Leaves by Mark Danielewski and Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin. A hallucinating, mesmerizing, raw, and emotional read with an interactive readers choice towards the end. This book amazed me!

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