and_ii's review
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
macarey's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
frantiskapolakova's review
4.0
"the world teems with people who
can craft prose as liquid as silk and twice as strong"
can craft prose as liquid as silk and twice as strong"
genevieveokeeffe's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Loved the dark humour element in this. Flew through it. Good ending also which had me a little on edge but still very enjoyable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cannibalism and Violence
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault
zhy's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
lizzillia's review against another edition
4.0
This was sent to me by Netgalley in return for an honest review.
Where do I start? Sex, food and gore - lots of it. Dorothy is a food writer - successful, rich and a lover of food and sex equally. In the writing the descriptions of bodily parts and exquisite meals are often interchangeable. She is also a murderer. In the opening chapter she tells us this fact - after all this is her memoir, she wants the world to know about her. For this reason, this is not a novel full of tension - we already know she is a killer. The tension is finding out how she was caught. In her memoir she tells us in meticulous detail the steps to commit the perfect murder - even she doesn't know how the police found her. That is the tension. I can't say, hand on heart that I liked Dorothy, but I can't say that I disliked her. She has some great one-liners that you have to read again just to check - did she really just say that?
Overall it is an enjoyable read - if that is correct for such a blood filled novel. A word of warning, this is not for the weak stomached which very graphic descriptions of murder and cannibalism. This is also not a novel for those who dislike very explicit sex scenes. But, if you want to meet a narcissistic killer - then pick it up.
Where do I start? Sex, food and gore - lots of it. Dorothy is a food writer - successful, rich and a lover of food and sex equally. In the writing the descriptions of bodily parts and exquisite meals are often interchangeable. She is also a murderer. In the opening chapter she tells us this fact - after all this is her memoir, she wants the world to know about her. For this reason, this is not a novel full of tension - we already know she is a killer. The tension is finding out how she was caught. In her memoir she tells us in meticulous detail the steps to commit the perfect murder - even she doesn't know how the police found her. That is the tension. I can't say, hand on heart that I liked Dorothy, but I can't say that I disliked her. She has some great one-liners that you have to read again just to check - did she really just say that?
Overall it is an enjoyable read - if that is correct for such a blood filled novel. A word of warning, this is not for the weak stomached which very graphic descriptions of murder and cannibalism. This is also not a novel for those who dislike very explicit sex scenes. But, if you want to meet a narcissistic killer - then pick it up.
inkandplasma's review against another edition
3.0
Character - 4
Atmosphere - 5
Writing - 3
Plot - 6
Intrigue - 6
Logic - 5
Enjoyment - 4
Rating: 4.71 / 3 stars
Atmosphere - 5
Writing - 3
Plot - 6
Intrigue - 6
Logic - 5
Enjoyment - 4
Rating: 4.71 / 3 stars
fatties4literacy's review
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
nike_luna's review
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0