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A review by alfsan
Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes
4.0
This was just a fantastic rollercoaster. Started reading and thought it was your run of the mill serial killer + troubled cop going through something unique story. And although on the baseline is that, it's also so much more. First of all the way the author embodies the characters, all unique and with a strong inner voice, is a game changer. The way the villain of the story is portrayed is also new. Not a madman, not an evil killer. Just something else. And I'm not referring to something as diverse as SK's The Outsider (don't want to spoil anything for you). I've never read about this author but ran into The Shining Girls cover and Broken Monsters was the one I could get my hands on. Will definitely continue reading Lauren Beukes and her style.
After all this brag and excitement, why don't I give it five stars? overall it was great, but it wasn't 5 star fiction literature great. My points of comparison in somewhat related genres would be 4th of july creek or swan song (if you're into fiction). And I rate it based on emotions produced. Those books, damn, made you happy, sad, cry, etc. Whatever the emotion was, it was hard and sucked you in deeply. And although Broken Monsters does entice a good laugh, and cheering, and also sympathy for stuff that happened to the characters, it still lacks a bit of depth in that emotion.
Till next book!
After all this brag and excitement, why don't I give it five stars? overall it was great, but it wasn't 5 star fiction literature great. My points of comparison in somewhat related genres would be 4th of july creek or swan song (if you're into fiction). And I rate it based on emotions produced. Those books, damn, made you happy, sad, cry, etc. Whatever the emotion was, it was hard and sucked you in deeply. And although Broken Monsters does entice a good laugh, and cheering, and also sympathy for stuff that happened to the characters, it still lacks a bit of depth in that emotion.
Till next book!