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The Body in Question by Jill Ciment

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cassiepeachy's review

3.0

It’s been a while since I couldn’t put a book down. I couldn’t put this one down. Adult material and topic. Story got a hold of me, and I had to follow til the end!

kntaylor1216's review against another edition

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4.0

Okay, I did NOT expect to love this book. Especially in the first part of the book when the main characters are referred to as their juror numbers. It dehumanizes them in a way that I’m not sure was necessary. But I do like the shift to then calling them their names in the second half, it adds extra weight to their situations and decisions.

I liked that it wasn’t solely about the case, but about life and death in a completely unrelated way that made the murder have extra heaviness, in a good way.

hvacha's review

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dark reflective fast-paced

4.0

caitlinhume's review

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5.0

Excellent short read. Will make the top ten of my year.

anakelly21's review

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3.0

it is not the book's fault, but it was not what i was anticipating the vibe to be. i was expecting it to be a tad more suspenseful and have some elements of people not being who they say they are (no further comments lest i spoil the novel). what i found in the pages was a concise exploration of what it means to live and die. who has guilt in the loss of life? it was unexpectedly beautiful, and for what it is, it does a damn good job of it. my only qualm is how the reviews on the back cover and in the first few pages really make it out to be a thriller, and i just did not find elements of that here.