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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
1.5
This book had a lot to say about trauma and violence that I thought was actually really interesting and semi-well done but the actual plot, characters, everything else that makes a story? Non-existent. It's like she scribbled down the plot points and what the characters were supposed to be like, her thoughts about trauma and sexual violence and how she wanted the character to think, mashed it together and published it. The story was so poorly written that I could barely tell what was happening because events would get one line to a couple of paragraphs maximum.
This book had a lot to say about trauma and violence that I thought was actually really interesting and semi-well done but the actual plot, characters, everything else that makes a story? Non-existent. It's like she scribbled down the plot points and what the characters were supposed to be like, her thoughts about trauma and sexual violence and how she wanted the character to think, mashed it together and published it. The story was so poorly written that I could barely tell what was happening because events would get one line to a couple of paragraphs maximum.
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was just not good at all. The thing that makes me the most angry is that author set this story up to seem like all woman are victims and they all just are either whores or get raped. Suzy gets raped and can’t ever let it go and basically get victimized by men for the rest of her life? Men in this book are all just pigs who want to take advantage of women? Idk what this author was thing but this was literally garbage and angered me so much.
man, that was very short but so many things happened. SO GOOD.
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
This was a really fast but also very brutal read. It's definitely not for everyone but the protagonist, if you can call her that, is compelling and you do feel for her. Left me with a pit in my stomach.
dark
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
This is brutal on so many levels. But WOW! TRUE CRIME delivers a story of abuse, identity, death, and so much more. This novella is quite literally packed full of themes and lessons - I believe a whole course could be taught with this story as its backbone. Samantha Kolesnik has put together something so gritty and dark, but at the same time full of many psychological truths, questions, and conversations that are begging to be explored. To tell you that my mind was racing back and forth from thought to thought between paragraphs, pages, or chapters is an understatement.
I am actually quite ready (although NOT ready... if you know, you know) to read this again. Having digested the general story and characters at this point makes going back again more of a quest for understanding and examining the smaller moments. Suzy, our main character, has a head full of intense thoughts that deserve to be unraveled and dissected. Is she the monster or the victim? Is she both? CAN you be both? She has been through so much in her short life that it just makes you think about and question so many things!
Reading this book gave me The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum vibes. And I do not mean that in terms of the plot, but in the raw, bleak brutality of it all. And I hope that comes across as the compliment that I mean for it to be because... WOW! This book may not be for everyone, but I know it will be with me for quite some time. The fact that Kolesnik can write so beautifully about something so tragic and dark is a skill that deserves all the recognition!
I am actually quite ready (although NOT ready... if you know, you know) to read this again. Having digested the general story and characters at this point makes going back again more of a quest for understanding and examining the smaller moments. Suzy, our main character, has a head full of intense thoughts that deserve to be unraveled and dissected. Is she the monster or the victim? Is she both? CAN you be both? She has been through so much in her short life that it just makes you think about and question so many things!
Reading this book gave me The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum vibes. And I do not mean that in terms of the plot, but in the raw, bleak brutality of it all. And I hope that comes across as the compliment that I mean for it to be because... WOW! This book may not be for everyone, but I know it will be with me for quite some time. The fact that Kolesnik can write so beautifully about something so tragic and dark is a skill that deserves all the recognition!
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes