Brother

Nothing like a little incest and cannibalism, am I right lol. Brother has been on my list for a while—alongside many other hyped up Ania Ahlborn books—but with all the word of mouth, I had expected it to be far grosser and much more depraved. Maybe I've just been desensitised from most shocks of the world, but there wasn't anything that made my jaw drop or eyes widen here. Don't get me wrong, still a fun read with some solid pacing and great character dynamics, but I wanted to get deeper into the juicy meat of it. Brother is far more predictable, but I will say that this did itch some of the scratches I had wanted from Donald Ray Pollock's The Devil All the Time. I do look forward to reading more of Ahlborn's works, and I do still recommend Brother, especially if you're a fan of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Natural Born Killers, The Devil All the Time, Deliverance, and the Southern Bastards comic.

Adaptation Fancast:

- Michael: Jack Dylan Grazer
- Ray/Rebel: Rudy Pankow -JJ from obx
- Misty: Joey King
- Alice: Kiernan Shipka
- Claudine/Mama: Jennifer Jason Leigh
- Wade/Pa: Timothy Olyphant
- Lucy: Maya Hawke
- Laura-Lynn: Lio Tipton?