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A review by absolutelyfatal
The Locked Door by Freida McFadden
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
This book was totally fine, there's nothing that stood out about it and it was short enough to digest very quickly.
Although, outside of describing the women that her father killed (dark hair, blue eyes) The only physical description she really gives of any other character are they were fat/they have a protruding stomach... So, when that's the only other description it definitely seems fatphobic.
***However, the audiobook narrator Shaina Summerville nearly made me stop listening to it. She used a very affected voice throughout the entire book, her reading of the men characters sounded sarcastic throughout the entire thing (when they weren't meant to be) and when she read for other women characters outside of the main character she sounded whiny and nasally. I felt like she was trying too hard to be a narrator when she just needs to relax and use her real voice. Finally, I just sped it up to get through but I will definitely skip any other audiobooks that I come across that are narrated by her.
Although, outside of describing the women that her father killed (dark hair, blue eyes) The only physical description she really gives of any other character are they were fat/they have a protruding stomach... So, when that's the only other description it definitely seems fatphobic.
***However, the audiobook narrator Shaina Summerville nearly made me stop listening to it. She used a very affected voice throughout the entire book, her reading of the men characters sounded sarcastic throughout the entire thing (when they weren't meant to be) and when she read for other women characters outside of the main character she sounded whiny and nasally. I felt like she was trying too hard to be a narrator when she just needs to relax and use her real voice. Finally, I just sped it up to get through but I will definitely skip any other audiobooks that I come across that are narrated by her.
Content Warnings
Minor: Fatphobia