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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Wow this is a chilling and haunting and brilliant novel on how a perfect family can hide so many secrets, that even though a tragic event has happened and no real motive for the tragedy is obvious as you go through the novel you see a vague outline. This definitely reads like in cold blood and also has a modern feel of well she wanted to do she did. And yet did she really? Or is this all a fevered imagination on behalf of people desperately wanting answers. I love how at the end you feel you know but not sure. Loved this book and would highly recommend it.
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
a complex, layered portrait of a crime, unfolding through the perspectives of people close to the center of it. i adore the way this was told. it unfolded in front of me like a flower. the character study was exquisite.
challenging
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
No
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm still sitting with this book and trying to process it -- I think I've just accepted the fact I will probably have to reread it again. I hope they adapt this into a movie one day, so I can get more discussion on what everyone thinks of the ending.
The experience of reading this book is very different from anything I've ever read before. It's atmospheric and gently balances the feeling of being intimately connected with the characters, as well as the feeling of being a distant observer.
It focuses on the "why," more than the "who" and explores the real consequences of crime. Each chapter is a testimony from someone periphery to the case, and we see how it has traumatically affected them long-term. It also implores you to consider criminal actions in a more humanistically complex way rather than just as a means to an end.
The experience of reading this book is very different from anything I've ever read before. It's atmospheric and gently balances the feeling of being intimately connected with the characters, as well as the feeling of being a distant observer.
It focuses on the "why," more than the "who" and explores the real consequences of crime. Each chapter is a testimony from someone periphery to the case, and we see how it has traumatically affected them long-term. It also implores you to consider criminal actions in a more humanistically complex way rather than just as a means to an end.