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240 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780684836270
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Gallery Books
Publication date: 20 August 1997
Description
From the author of Lost Souls, Drawing Blood, and Wormwood comes a thrilling and chilling novel that bestselling author Peter Straub says serves as a "guidebook to hell." To serial slayer Andrew Compton, murder is an art, the most intimate art. Af...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,608 reviews
Moods
tense 65%
challenging 37%
sad 30%
emotional 23%
mysterious 11%
reflective 8%
adventurous 3%
funny 3%
informative 1%
Pace
fast 24%
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 56% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gore, Cannibalism, MurderModerate
Homophobia, Police brutality, RacismMinor
Incest
240 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780684836270
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Gallery Books
Publication date: 20 August 1997
Description
From the author of Lost Souls, Drawing Blood, and Wormwood comes a thrilling and chilling novel that bestselling author Peter Straub says serves as a "guidebook to hell." To serial slayer Andrew Compton, murder is an art, the most intimate art. Af...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,608 reviews
Moods
tense 65%
challenging 37%
sad 30%
emotional 23%
mysterious 11%
reflective 8%
adventurous 3%
funny 3%
informative 1%
Pace
fast 24%
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 56% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gore, Cannibalism, MurderModerate
Homophobia, Police brutality, RacismMinor
Incest