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dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
I really wanted to like this but I really did not. I’m a big fan of thrillers and I enjoyed the kind worth killing. however, I have never read a book that made me feel so sick. This book was disturbing.
the amount of misogyny, sexual violence was gross. The author stigmatizes DID and bipolar disorder. The amount of sexual violence was beyond what was necessary and was described in great detail. The internal monologue of the killer was revolting.
I listened to the audiobook which likely made that character’s internal thoughts about women even more disturbing. The way the killer talks about women was horrific. As a woman, the language was vile. It also made me uneasy that the person writing this was a man.
The plot was not terrible but I felt sick from the sexual violence and the killer’s internal dialogue.
Also while the book is set in a fictional town, the author gives clues as to where it would be. He says the town is on the south shore in Massachusetts, but the author’s descriptions of the town and the geography do not make sense. For example they go home from Logan airport but the author says they head towards Lexington to get home … on the south shore. The authors grasp on the geography of the region is sloppy, like most of the book.
the amount of misogyny, sexual violence was gross. The author stigmatizes DID and bipolar disorder. The amount of sexual violence was beyond what was necessary and was described in great detail. The internal monologue of the killer was revolting.
I listened to the audiobook which likely made that character’s internal thoughts about women even more disturbing. The way the killer talks about women was horrific. As a woman, the language was vile. It also made me uneasy that the person writing this was a man.
The plot was not terrible but I felt sick from the sexual violence and the killer’s internal dialogue.
Also while the book is set in a fictional town, the author gives clues as to where it would be. He says the town is on the south shore in Massachusetts, but the author’s descriptions of the town and the geography do not make sense. For example they go home from Logan airport but the author says they head towards Lexington to get home … on the south shore. The authors grasp on the geography of the region is sloppy, like most of the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, and Lesbophobia
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