2025-08-13 -- The Family Across the Street ========================================== Well, that was unexpected. It usually takes me at least a month, sometimes years, to finish a book. I read very slowly. Not this time. I was racing through this in *a week*, which is crazy fast by my standards. "Psychological thrillers" don't work for me - yet - when they are books. I'm probably too used to movies and their *soundtrack*. Music is very important to get an eery, spooky experience, I think. Maybe I just need to put on some soundtrack on headphones myself. :-) Either way, this was a great story, very captivating and exciting. I don't think I've ever read 80 pages of something in one go because I really wanted to know what comes next. Can't really say much about the plot. That would spoil it. I read the German translation but I guess the original is just as good. Recommended! Only problem is, I have nothing to read now.