Black Helicopters by Caitlin R. Kiernan is a confusing story of a dystopian Earth, in which accounts are given in several voices ranging over different periods spanning almost 200 years. There are two factions, X and Y, some evil creatures emerging from a bay in Maine, and two albino twin sisters at the middle of this tale. There is also a vague reference to psychological experiments done to these women, along with others.
Kiernan does weave a sense of unease throughout this book, but I am the type of person who likes to know at least the essence of what’s going on before the last page. In Black Helicopters, it’s not even clear what has happened to the Earth by the last page, let alone the main characters. Perhaps that was the author’s intent, but it’s just not my style. For that reason, I cannot recommend this book.