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medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
a few days ago my eyes were in a lot of pain but i wanted to read a thriller, so i checked this out as an audiobook from
my library completely at random, not even reading the description. the themes and concepts touched on in here are extremely compelling. i love a good critique of capitalism and exploration of the way race, trauma, and class interact, though (unlike some of the reviews i’ve seen) i actually wish there was MORE and that it went more in depth.
this didn’t work too well for me as a thriller, tbh. somehow i find it both too slow and too fast paced. it almost felt like there were starts and stops in the tension, and i like more of a slow burn, steady increase in tension, with a lot of access to a character’s psyche. while we got a lot of introspection, the narrative voice still felt pretty distant and ellice never came together as a complete character to me. i think this is just a case of a concept that is very suited to my taste executed in a way that isn’t.
my library completely at random, not even reading the description. the themes and concepts touched on in here are extremely compelling. i love a good critique of capitalism and exploration of the way race, trauma, and class interact, though (unlike some of the reviews i’ve seen) i actually wish there was MORE and that it went more in depth.
this didn’t work too well for me as a thriller, tbh. somehow i find it both too slow and too fast paced. it almost felt like there were starts and stops in the tension, and i like more of a slow burn, steady increase in tension, with a lot of access to a character’s psyche. while we got a lot of introspection, the narrative voice still felt pretty distant and ellice never came together as a complete character to me. i think this is just a case of a concept that is very suited to my taste executed in a way that isn’t.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Dementia, Abortion, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Pregnancy