A review by sophiesallade
The Devil of Nanking by Mo Hayder

dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Favorite mystery/horror l've read in a long time. 
This book speaks on cruelty in a more visceral way than most anything l've read in the past, it's cruelness felt deep in your gut, and all based on a real world event. 
This novel is put together in such an interesting and complex way, two different gruesome realities brought together in one book. I'll be thinking about this one for a long time. 
This is the type of horror that reiterates, it's not the monsters or ghosts of horror movies that are scary, it's real fucking people.
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