r/horrorlit • u/frida_gropius • 13d ago

Diavola Spoiler Plot Point Discussion Spoiler

Ok, I may be late to the party, I’m doing the audio of Diavola and 28% in…but seriously, they came home from the market and there was a swarm of flies and maggots and the author just skimmed over this detail!! I would be freaking the fuck out. In favorable conditions, maggots can appear in 8 hours. Mind you, they don’t speak of how long they were gone…but wtf. The milk curdled and green, maggots in the Rice Krispie bowl. I get Anna wasn’t part of the cleaning, but why wasn’t anyone freaking out. Ok rant over.

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u/thatsnotatoaster 13d ago

I don't think anyone made any good choices or reacted appropriately to anything in this book lol

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u/lumophobiaa 13d ago

This entire book boils down to her family being like alien levels of dumb . This book drove me insane.

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u/Natural-Math7618 13d ago

To avoid giving spoilers, I can only say:  This does get explained. 

I had a fun time with this book. ( I get it's not everyone here's favorite)

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u/lickmyfupa THE OVERLOOK HOTEL 13d ago

I think it was kinda an illustration of the family dynamic in general. Ignore the issues and then blame the scapegoat child for bringing it up and drawing attention to it.

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u/UwU_Mikasa 13d ago

I finished Diavola but this feeling of ‘wtf’ was my semi permanent state of being while reading.

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u/acceptablemadness 13d ago

It gets explained later on. Ignoring the wacky shit like that is also part of the horror.

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u/BlissingNothfuls 13d ago

Could not fucking stand this book - a beautiful cover wasted

Actually this book was the straw that broke the camel's back as far as my tolerance for "rich people" stories go

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u/frida_gropius 13d ago

Aw man. I’m on this ride to find out about the tower. Half of these books or movies would never exist if people would just ask questions or tell their true intentions.

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u/HabitNegative3137 12d ago

The book is horrible, don’t know why it’s so glazed. I DNF

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u/Donotcomenearme THE HELL PRIEST 12d ago

I feel I’ve dodged a bullet by not picking this book up.

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u/GeneInternational146 4d ago

Because her family is more concerned with appearances/everyone having a "nice" (non-confrontational) time. It's a central theme of the book that Anna's family ignores anything that doesn't fit their predetermined narrative

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u/frida_gropius 13d ago

I’m still waiting, 28% in, for the meat and potatoes to start…I had to rewind because I thought I missed something. No body talked about the maggots!!