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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
Read this one for book club. It's hard to get over how disturbing it is to be put in the mind of both an insane serial killer and also his rape/murder victims. It was fascinating at times, but I can't say, in the end, that I truly enjoyed it. I had to speed read through a few parts because it just got a little too gory for my taste.
I really liked the character of Valerie Hart, and felt a lot of sympathy for her. That has to be a really difficult job, when you feel as though you are responsible for not catching a murder when people are dying, seemingly in front of your face. I was rooting for her even when she was doing clearly stupid things, like drinking whole bottles of vodka and tracking down FBI agents to beat them up. She is smart, tenacious, and willing to do anything for the case. Not always a good thing, but mostly so.
If there's anyone I wish we got to learn more about, it was Carla, and whatever her relationship had been with Carter. Maybe it would have been easier to understand her obsession if we'd been able to see what exact effect Valerie had had on him.
I really liked the character of Valerie Hart, and felt a lot of sympathy for her. That has to be a really difficult job, when you feel as though you are responsible for not catching a murder when people are dying, seemingly in front of your face. I was rooting for her even when she was doing clearly stupid things, like drinking whole bottles of vodka and tracking down FBI agents to beat them up. She is smart, tenacious, and willing to do anything for the case. Not always a good thing, but mostly so.
If there's anyone I wish we got to learn more about, it was Carla, and whatever her relationship had been with Carter. Maybe it would have been easier to understand her obsession if we'd been able to see what exact effect Valerie had had on him.
Couldn't get into this one. Had to force myself to finish it. Very slow book although the story was good.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An interesting structure, many well-developed and various narrators, and several compelling story lines. I enjoyed this murder mystery and how many stories came together over the course of the novel.
Нет, неплохо. Простила ему детство маньяка за неслитую концовку.
Quit after 150 pages. I thought it was too graphic for me. I did not care about the characters.
It's not like the book was bad, it's just that it wasn't as terrifying as the reviews made it seem so. But overall, it was a good enough thriller, with interestingly twisted men.
This was my Book Club read for March - I didn't want to read it after reading the blurb on the cover - scary and gruesome etc. However thought I'd better give it a go. I read it in 2 days and didn't want to put it down. It was gruesome and pretty horrifying but written in such a way I just wanted to find out what happened. It also raised some issues - how on earth do victims, their families or police officers ever get over such awful events?
This was GOOD. I couldn't put it down in the second half, there was so much suspense
I read this book because it was recommended to me since there was a supposed twist at the end. There wasn't. It was an ok book, it didn't suck me in like most mysteries/thrillers did, but it wasn't too hard to read.
My one real complaint is that one of the character's name was "Claudia" and the other was "Carla" and so in the beginning I was really starting to get confused with all the characters. Plus there were some side characters that had a chapter or two from their point of view that I didn't really feel was all that helpful to the story. Perhaps it was because this is a series or what, but there was just a few too many people in this book for me.
My one real complaint is that one of the character's name was "Claudia" and the other was "Carla" and so in the beginning I was really starting to get confused with all the characters. Plus there were some side characters that had a chapter or two from their point of view that I didn't really feel was all that helpful to the story. Perhaps it was because this is a series or what, but there was just a few too many people in this book for me.