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Book Review: Dehiscent by Ashley Deng

Cover of Dehiscent by Ashley Deng. Shadow of a girl in front of a house with a lot of plant life evident.

Dehiscent has a form of New Weird that combines eco-horror with what might be considered cozy horror, despite unsettling themes of the prison that can form from the recognition of privilege while feeling powerless to change it. With rich, quiet atmosphere and an exceptionally compelling and realistic, empathetic protagonist, Deng lifts a mirror to our current lives to reflect a fantastic image of how divisions of humanity would continue.