The Vanishing of Katharina Linden - ISBN:038534418X

The Vanishing of Katharina Linden

Date: 23 May 2011, 04:33

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I was drawn to this book because of the editorial reviews proclaiming it to be a "modern fairy tale" and that it would "make the Brothers Grimm jealous." I minored in folklore in college, so those topics were right up my alley. Now, I know that the Brothers Grimm are pretty dark, especially the original versions of their tales. But I guess I'd blocked that out or I thought this book would be toned down in the same way that modern versions of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales are toned down. So I was surprised with just how dark and sinister the tales were in this novel, and many tales are presented through the device of the book's narrator, Pia, going to an older citizen of the town, Herr Schiller, to hear "stories about the town's history" which are really folktales ala the Brothers Grimm (just to be clear, these are *not* the Brothers Grimm folktales but rather folktales in the same vein).
As one can gather from the title of the book, early on a girl by the name of Katharina Linden "vanishes" which leads Pia to wonder if something supernatural happened to Katharina like the things that happen in the stories Herr Schiller tells. Combining the dark stories of witches and demons exacting revenge on townspeople in the days of yore with the very real terror that the parents in the present day town were feeling, scared their child might be next, was quite effective. I tend to read before I go to sleep at night, and when I got to the end of this novel around midnight last night (I couldn't put it down until I finished), the prospect of going straight to sleep was ridiculous. I had to get out of bed, go downstairs and watch a sitcom for half an hour before sleep seemed possible.
It was definitely a good book, and for anyone who likes books that get under your skin and spook you, you can't go wrong with this one. I'd also consider it to be one of those rare books that both adults and children can enjoy, perhaps equally, although I would be hesitant letting a very young child read it. I'd say for ages 12 and up.

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