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BOOK REVIEW: Women of Darkness edited by Kathryn P.ġ00th post (1) 24 in 48 Readathon (14) About Little Miss Zombie (1) Adam Pepper (1) After Dark Horrorfest (2) Al Sarrantonio (1) Alexandra Sokoloff (1) Alistair Cross (1) Allyson Bird (1) Amy Grech (1) Awards (3) Ben H. BOOK REVIEW: Women of Darkness II edited by Kathry. BOOK REVIEW: Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. BOOK REVIEW: Breeding Ground by Sarah Pinborough. BOOK REVIEW: Baby Dolly by Ruby Jean Jensen. STINE BOOK OF THE WEEK:Fear Street: Secret Ad. STINE BOOK OF THE WEEK: Fear Street: Broken H. BOOK REVIEW: Borrowed Flesh by Sephera Giron. BOOK REVIEW: Family Inheritance by Deborah LeBlanc. BOOK NEWS: Fresh Blood Writing Contest Top Five. STINE BOOK OF THE WEEK: Goosebumps: Monster B. The Cipher is a very unique horror novel, perfect for those of you who are sick and tired of reading the same monster plots over and over. And there was never an explanation for what the Funhole really was, why it was there, etc. I can guess, but I would rather have had Koja describe it because her words are better than my imagination. The ending was inevitable, but it didn't explain what happened to Nicholas. I couldn't understand why Nicholas wanted to be with her. She was selfish, rude, crazy and basically just a bitch. I identified with him and his messed up relationship with Nakota. Nicholas is a very likable narrator and I felt afraid for him. Koja has a way with words, writing poetic prose that makes you think. It gradually builds tension, beginning with a bit of an interest in the hole, eventually turning into a full-blown obsession. I didn't expect it to hold my interest, but its fast pace had me flipping the pages. But even stranger is how compelling it is despite the simple plot. The video makes Nakota obsessive and she almost dives into the Funhole, being saved by Nicholas who inadvertently plunges his hand into the hole. First they put a jar of insects next to it, then they dangle a mouse over it and they eventually lower a video camera down. They are so fascinated by it that they perform experiments to see what the Funhole will do. Nicholas and his lover, Nakota, discover a black-hole-like thing, which they name "The Funhole," in his apartment building's storage closet. Unfortunately, she now mainly writes young adult fiction and her website doesn't even mention her adult novels anywhere. 
The Cipher won the 1991 Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel, a tie with Melanie Tem's Prodigal. Kathe Koja is the author of the horror novels The Cipher, Bad Brains, Skin, Strange Angels, Kink and the collection Extremities.
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