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A review by dialkforkaty
The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum
4.0
Jesus.
Well, I'm not really sure what to say about this. It felt like an insufferable nightmare. Around 3/4 of the way through it properly clicked that this novel was based on a true case. Something about that truly disturbed me and left me remarkably irritated.
One small criticism would be the overuse of short sentences. Obviously, one of the most basic things you learn in English is that shorter sentences rouse the reader, exacerbating the fear. I felt the use of this technique got old very quickly and was not necessary as the bare bones of the story were terrifying enough.
Well, I'm not really sure what to say about this. It felt like an insufferable nightmare. Around 3/4 of the way through it properly clicked that this novel was based on a true case. Something about that truly disturbed me and left me remarkably irritated.
One small criticism would be the overuse of short sentences. Obviously, one of the most basic things you learn in English is that shorter sentences rouse the reader, exacerbating the fear. I felt the use of this technique got old very quickly and was not necessary as the bare bones of the story were terrifying enough.