kendallryan 's review for:

The Perfect Nanny by Leïla Slimani

4.0

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I’ve been stumped on how to write this review because I can’t stop thinking about it; weeks after I’ve finished. I wondered how much was style versus lost in translation, but I liked the plain style with little emotion. I also think she perfectly pulled off giving no reason for the murders, just telling what led up to them. I liked that she didn’t try to justify the murder. She expertly used third person to tell multiple stories, while giving us some insight into characters’ thoughts without actually giving us much of an internal monologue. She also nailed the tone of vague discomfort & slow burn tension.