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veronicats's review
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dementia, Terminal illness, Torture, Fatphobia, Grief, Murder, Police brutality, Violence, Sexual violence, Suicide, Animal death, Physical abuse, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Body shaming, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail
jeremyhornik's review against another edition
4.0
You will think this is a crime novel, and there's a lot of crime in it, but it is actually a Southern novel. There is a dead mule.
Quite good. A novel that takes place amidst a bunch of crime, but isn't really about crime, so much as about the problem of living with pain and grief, with a lot of humor. I kept mixing up the characters, and it took about three chapters to figure out that it wasn't a crime novel (not spare, kind of overstuffed) but once I caught the rhythm, I really liked it.
Quite good. A novel that takes place amidst a bunch of crime, but isn't really about crime, so much as about the problem of living with pain and grief, with a lot of humor. I kept mixing up the characters, and it took about three chapters to figure out that it wasn't a crime novel (not spare, kind of overstuffed) but once I caught the rhythm, I really liked it.
zachkuhn's review against another edition
3.0
Dufresne is great at little set pieces. Creating vivid minor characters. The only flaw is the culmination of the "mystery." Not executed well enough to make the book work as a whole.
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