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plutokm 's review for:
In the Woods
by Tana French
book 3 of my tana french binge: honestly all of tana french's male protagonists are annoying and this one is no exception, but the ending really saved it. the scene between cassie and rosalind was so tense. the choice to place adam's perspective on the outside of the actual interrogation added to the powerlessness I felt when reading it. I wished we had gotten' cassie's perspective in a lot of scenes, but this one made a lot of sense, not only in adding to the tension but also acting as a rupture in adam's entire worldview, his unreliable narrative.
(spoilers for the secret place) I honestly preferred adam's unlikeability as a protagonist compared to stephen's complete lack of personality (the secret place). it was very obvious that adam was meant to be unlikeable. the mystical theme in this one also did not bother me like it did in the secret place, mainly because it was left ambiguous.
unlike other reviews for this book, I thought the unresolved ending only made it more unsettling (in a good way). even adam's lack of satisfying conclusion, both in not having a happy ending nor ever knowing what happened in his childhood, felt right for the story. after reading some of french's other books, the theme of the manipulation of reality and unreliability of memory are central to her series—so it makes sense that not everything would be resolved.
(spoilers for the secret place) I honestly preferred adam's unlikeability as a protagonist compared to stephen's complete lack of personality (the secret place). it was very obvious that adam was meant to be unlikeable. the mystical theme in this one also did not bother me like it did in the secret place, mainly because it was left ambiguous.
unlike other reviews for this book, I thought the unresolved ending only made it more unsettling (in a good way). even adam's lack of satisfying conclusion, both in not having a happy ending nor ever knowing what happened in his childhood, felt right for the story. after reading some of french's other books, the theme of the manipulation of reality and unreliability of memory are central to her series—so it makes sense that not everything would be resolved.