The Rabbit Back Literature Society (Hardcover) by Pasi Ilmari Jaaskelainen, Lola M Rogers

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A gripping gothic tale with some striking observations about the nature of literary inspiration. As in many works of "magical realism", there are some surreal aspects to the plot which are never satisfactorily explained. If I didn't mind this, I would have added another star to my rating.

from LivelyLady

Strange story translated from Finnish. When a literature teacher in a small town is invited to join the Rabbit Back Literature Society, she discovers that once there was a tenth member. And what happened to him is not spoken about. In the process, she plays by the society's strange rules, running...

from debnance

Expectations often kill a book for me, and that's what I think happened with Rabbit Back Literature Society. Publishers, I urge you, don't paste a huge endorsement for the book on the front cover in which you compare the book to another, long-treasured book (The Secret History). I promise you, yo...

from JosephCamilleri

A gripping gothic tale with some striking observations about the nature of literary inspiration. As in many works of "magical realism", there are some surreal aspects to the plot which are never satisfactorily explained. If I didn't mind this, I would have added another star to my rating.

from lostinalibrary

Rabbit Back is a town haunted by strange occurrences. Not the least of these is the mould or bacteria which attacks the books in the local library causing stories to change. This is also the home of Laura White, beloved children's author and founder of The Rabbit Back Literature Society, a group ...