The Luminous Dead

I can't wait to read more of Caitlin Starling's work. This was excellent, it was, however waaaaaayyyy tooo long. Seriously, at a 100 less pages this book would have been perfect. I read it because it keeps showing up on the “best horror of the year” lists and I think I just define horror differently than other readers. While this may induce claustrophobia, it's not [b:The Descent 239065 The Descent Jeff Long https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388280312l/239065.SY75.jpg 231578]. What I appreciated was the descriptions of the caving techniques, the design of the suit and the personal relationship between two very unique women. Horror? Nah. Scifi? Better description. I get feelings sometimes and I predict we are going to see great things from Starling. I'm going to hunt down some of her earlier work now.