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A review by emilyisliterate
Killingly by Katharine Beutner
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.25
i'm not a historical fiction girlie by nature, so this was an interesting one. katharine beutner threads the needle with KILLINGLY by extrapolating on the disappearance of a girl long dead, who the public continues to have little knowledge of outside sparing news clips.
i am conflicted by this book. on one hand, taking liberties with real people is tricky and it makes me uncomfortable when true crime writers assign people personalities out of thin air. yet on the other hand, i felt like there was more this story could've provided. i.e., more overt queerness, better characterization. however, i also didn't WANT those things because again, these were real people. enjoyable writing, though. (yes, the cat scenes were very hard to stomach, but i respect the creative liberty i guess lma
i am conflicted by this book. on one hand, taking liberties with real people is tricky and it makes me uncomfortable when true crime writers assign people personalities out of thin air. yet on the other hand, i felt like there was more this story could've provided. i.e., more overt queerness, better characterization. however, i also didn't WANT those things because again, these were real people. enjoyable writing, though. (yes, the cat scenes were very hard to stomach, but i respect the creative liberty i guess lma
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death