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Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka
3.0
I think the idea of this book is so interesting. The story of a serial killer told through the eyes of three women who are connected with either him or his victims. That sounds like the blueprint for a book that I could absolutely love. Unfortunately, that just wasn't the case.
The writing is the book was actually excellent. I got to know the characters really well, the imagery was vivid, and the author did a really good job of painting the story in my mind. However, I felt like the book was way too surface-level. There were some choices made story-wise that just didn't make sense to me. We never really got a clear understanding of why this man began murdering people. Much of the book is actually told from the killer's perspective in a 2nd person POV setting, which I didn't really love because it made it seem more like we're supposed to sympathize and empathize with the killer rather than the victims or the families of the victims.
Overall, this book had so much potential and it really just let me down. I truly felt like this was a book I could love. And given that it has pretty great reviews, I was expecting a lot from it. But it just wasn't necessarily the perfect book for me. However, I definitely think it's an accessible read and there are people out there who could enjoy it far more than I did. So if it sounds like your thing, I recommend giving it a go.
The writing is the book was actually excellent. I got to know the characters really well, the imagery was vivid, and the author did a really good job of painting the story in my mind. However, I felt like the book was way too surface-level. There were some choices made story-wise that just didn't make sense to me. We never really got a clear understanding of why this man began murdering people. Much of the book is actually told from the killer's perspective in a 2nd person POV setting, which I didn't really love because it made it seem more like we're supposed to sympathize and empathize with the killer rather than the victims or the families of the victims.
Overall, this book had so much potential and it really just let me down. I truly felt like this was a book I could love. And given that it has pretty great reviews, I was expecting a lot from it. But it just wasn't necessarily the perfect book for me. However, I definitely think it's an accessible read and there are people out there who could enjoy it far more than I did. So if it sounds like your thing, I recommend giving it a go.