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caitlinh3's review
2.0
I *never* say this, but skip the book and watch the tv series. Everything about the tv series is better than the book. Honest. There are too many good books to read and this isn’t one of them.
marisas1985's review
4.0
This book would have been 5 stars for me if the translation was done a little bit better. It comes across as a bit choppy at times because of the German to English translation and IMO could have used another set of eyes to edit it, however, I will still be looking forward to reading other books by this author.
As far as the show goes, this book filled in some details and the thought processes that the show simply couldn't because of what is and isn't appropriate for TV. So if you enjoyed the show I think you will love the book just as much because you get to learn a little bit more about Cora and how she grew up.
As far as the show goes, this book filled in some details and the thought processes that the show simply couldn't because of what is and isn't appropriate for TV. So if you enjoyed the show I think you will love the book just as much because you get to learn a little bit more about Cora and how she grew up.
memicki2's review against another edition
4.0
Well written and leaves you purposely unsettled and slightly frustrated through much of the book. Even so I won’t be recommending it to many because it is seriously dark and haunting.
lyfeinpr0gress's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
urlphantomhive's review against another edition
4.0
READ IN DUTCH
Cora has decided that this is the last day she's going to live. She has planned everything. She'll get an 'accident' while swimming. However, things turn out differently. She stabs a man to death. Why?
I found this to be a very interesting whydonit. The story was very interesting and although I had my own guesses as to why she killed him, which actually turned out to be quite accurate, I never felt a boring moment. I liked the writing as well. I would recommend it!
Cora has decided that this is the last day she's going to live. She has planned everything. She'll get an 'accident' while swimming. However, things turn out differently. She stabs a man to death. Why?
I found this to be a very interesting whydonit. The story was very interesting and although I had my own guesses as to why she killed him, which actually turned out to be quite accurate, I never felt a boring moment. I liked the writing as well. I would recommend it!
readsinfrogpjs's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I loved the show. I think the book was much darker and depressing. I felt the translation made the story a bit harder to read, the flow was just off. It was difficult to differentiate between Cora's thoughts, spoken words, what was lies, the truth ... just a bit muddled. I'm glad I had the show background to help me with the book.
booksandbraids's review
4.0
3.5.
Another book that I liked, but didn’t love. It was very good. I liked trying to piece together what really happened and I really liked the ending. I felt like it went on a little too long, however.
Another book that I liked, but didn’t love. It was very good. I liked trying to piece together what really happened and I really liked the ending. I felt like it went on a little too long, however.
meobrien91's review against another edition
1.0
This book felt like it took an eternity to finish. The heroine(if you want to call her that) is insufferable and lies so much with every breath that you can't tell what's true or not and you just want to smack her and get her to tell the truth-doing that would've saved at least 1/3 of the book.
Cora is given the crappy childhood trope with a mom who is basically the German version of Margaret White and the dad is constantly fixated on having sex with his wife.
Overall, a real waste of time read.
PS:
If you don't want to have to slog through this, I'll spoil the beans on the crappy twist of the book:
Cora kills Frankie Frankenberg while on a public beach with her husband and son. Frankie turns out to be the person who killed her sister Magdalena (who had heart and organ defects) while having sex with her during a basement party while Cora was being raped by his two friends. When Cora fights back, one of the men hits her with an ashtray and fractured her skull. She was then held captive by Frankie and his parents for 6 months while Magdalena's body is dumped in the woods and her death covered up by Cora and Magdalena's family.
Cora is given the crappy childhood trope with a mom who is basically the German version of Margaret White and the dad is constantly fixated on having sex with his wife.
Overall, a real waste of time read.
PS:
If you don't want to have to slog through this, I'll spoil the beans on the crappy twist of the book:
Cora kills Frankie Frankenberg while on a public beach with her husband and son. Frankie turns out to be the person who killed her sister Magdalena (who had heart and organ defects) while having sex with her during a basement party while Cora was being raped by his two friends. When Cora fights back, one of the men hits her with an ashtray and fractured her skull. She was then held captive by Frankie and his parents for 6 months while Magdalena's body is dumped in the woods and her death covered up by Cora and Magdalena's family.