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lunchlander's review against another edition
I love the movie Heat. One of my favorites. I'm aware that Michael Mann makes "guy movies" that couldn't pass the Bechdel test on a generous curve, but this movie has really memorable dialogue and is one of those "if I start it I'm gonna watch the whole movie."
It's also pretty much complete, so I wasn't sure I wanted to read a sequel, but I decided to give the audiobook a try, and the first 10 chapters (all really short, total chapters close to 100) were interesting. A bit about Detective Hanna searching for Chris, who killed his partner, and Chris dealing with his injuries and the loss of Charlene.
And then. It jumps back to Vegas and Chicago 1988 and we see how Chris met Charlene, which is... not super interesting. And Hanna is investigating a crew doing home invasions. The home invasion is presented, in gross, lurid detail, as the home invaders murder the home owner and sexually assault the wife and 14-year-old daughter.
I've read a fair amount of crime, but this was *so* gross and upsetting and off-putting it has put me off reading the rest of the book, and honestly re-examining Mann. I'm stunned that this is co-written by a femme person, and neither she nor an editor or anyone said "Hey, maybe we don't need this, or at least not this graphic and detailed?"
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
fabbioscarito's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
It's a good book. It'll make a great film
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Violence
anjalirenee's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
this was so good and everything I needed from a Heat sequel !!!!!! but also the chris in paraguay parts dragged SO HARD . like god there was one part in the middle where it was like 50 pages of just chris
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
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