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How to murder your Boss – McMasters Handbuch zum Morden by Rupert Holmes

2 reviews

kjurewicz's review against another edition

4.5
dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
It kills me (pun intended) that I can’t give this book 5 stars. The writing style was perfectly macabre and humorous; it also gave an air of old timey-ness without feeling boring. Despite having no need for a murder in my life, McMasters was described so thoroughly that I would love to attend and take some of their classes! I liked reading about the three main characters and appreciated the level of detail that went into preparing for their murders. However, the detailed descriptions tiptoed the line of almost tedious.
I also didn’t like how there was such a sudden, anticlimactic resolution to Hellkampf and an equally disappointing non-resolution for Adele.
So I would give this book 4-4.5 stars - a fun must-read for fans of the macabre and fictional crime.
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honeyenbee's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous dark funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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