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A review by theplantlady
The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
1.5
Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Child death, Death, and Murder
This book is an extremely slow read and mediocre read. The plot was promising and I thought this is different, a girl who survived, all grown, and decides to go after the attacker. I felt the book started off strong as it introduces "The Nothing Man" and his adventure into reading Eve Black's book "The Nothing Man" built around him and how he tortured 5 victims. As you read along, each description is repetitive and the book quickly fills with a vague storyline.
Eve Black herself is monotonous and dreary. And her threat to catch the nothing man falls flat with no climax in the storyline and a brainless ending. This book had so much potential in its storyline and plot and I am not sure why chapter, after chapter, you are just getting a bunch of word filler to complete the book.
What I did like about Catharine Howard and her writing style was the topic of this book. This was a difficult read as she is describing the horrors of a serial rapist and killer. She did a wonderful job at keeping the descriptions brief and not so graphic. With that being said, she give a spectacular image of how demented a pyschotic person can be and it is just enough to make you cringe. I normally dread lightly on any book that uses extreme graphic detail on this type of material, but Mrs. Howard did a wonderful job. This is the one thing I did like about this book ;)