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False Witness by Karin Slaughter

57 reviews

fkshg8465's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Never knew what was coming strong the corner. Tackles big issues seamlessly. Couple of surprises along the way. Lots of trigger warnings: sexual content, molestation, child porn and pedophilia, child abuse, and addiction.

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icieri's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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notbrhymes's review against another edition

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3.5

Goddamn that was rough

I will not I hate Covid discussions in books and this one was HEAVY on the Covid discussions. Personally, I don’t like discussions that ground me in a certain timeframe. But the author explained why she chose to do this and I understand it is her preference.

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sweetmadyson's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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melmertsis's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Overall I absolutely loved this book, and everytime I put it down I couldn't wait to pick it back up. 

The only thing I didn't like was how much reference there was to COVID (and NOT because I'm a conspiracy theorist like Phil). I just didn't feel like those details (i.e. referencing masks being up or down, etc) really added anything and it almost got distracting -- we've all lived with it for 3 years so I would have enjoyed getting lost in a story world where it doesn't exist, y'know? 

All in all, incredible read as usual from Slaughter!!!  

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lpdx's review against another edition

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dark sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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turkeybby's review against another edition

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dark informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75


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kheiman1's review against another edition

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dark sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


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eib_21's review

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dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75


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a_love35's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

3.75

I enjoyed the story line and the way the story is told through out the novel. Every time you think you have all the information, something different is brought to light. 
Didn’t know starting the book that it was set during Covid times. I would’ve waited to read it if I had known - it’s all still a bit too fresh since I am writing this review in bed with Covid myself (mild thankfully). I appreciated the authors explanation at the end about why she set during the current pandemic and agree with her about capturing a moment in time, which she does depict very well, but it’s just a smidge too close and didn’t help the desire for escapism. Would’ve been 4 stars if not for the Covid setting. 

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