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This short story is a depiction of ‘the perfect crime’ where a woman kills her husband without any preparations. Everything she does is done in the heat of the moment, and yet she is able to execute it perfectly.
Aside from the details of the crime itself, which I will not discuss due to ‘spoilers’, I also find it interesting to consider the woman’s psyche. She’s quite difficult to read as her behaviour sends out a lot of mixed signals, and I am still not sure if she was a bad person, maybe even a sociopath, or if she had only gone crazy in the moment due to being in shock. The human mind is baffling.

lulu_bean's review against another edition

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4.0

Covered this with a small 8th grade group of boys and they ate this story up and begged me to find out if it ends there.

(Great for teaching irony, imagery, and symbolism)

izzzy's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

orangecasio's review against another edition

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dark funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A good short story! Smart woman.

doriansportrait's review against another edition

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mysterious

3.75

Using the leg of a lamb as a weapon was quite nice.
“It’s the old story,” he said. “Get the weapon, and you’ve got the man.”
Brother you ate the weapon.
"Probably right under our very noses. What you think, Jack?”
Enjoyable quick read

fluoresensitive's review against another edition

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fast-paced

5.0

Fun!

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