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A review by tlwd
The Man Who Killed His Brother by Stephen R. Donaldson
4.0
TW:
I quite enjoyed this book because it did very well in the whole suspense/mystery department. The stakes were high, time was running out, and the protagonists went about a systematic investigation, instead of bumbling about like idiots and getting lucky. (They did get lucky sometimes, but they didn't bumble.)
One thing that did stand out to me was the description of how the protagonist went cold-turkey off alcohol and immediately became a mostly functional human being. Yes, the book describes how he has the DTs and cravings and all that miserable stuff, but he is functional. And when people repeatedly invite him to grab a drink a few days later, he says no. Because apparently willpower is all you need to overcome alcoholism. Riiiiight.
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rape, sexual abuse of minors, drug and alcohol abuse, racismI quite enjoyed this book because it did very well in the whole suspense/mystery department. The stakes were high, time was running out, and the protagonists went about a systematic investigation, instead of bumbling about like idiots and getting lucky. (They did get lucky sometimes, but they didn't bumble.)
One thing that did stand out to me was the description of how the protagonist went cold-turkey off alcohol and immediately became a mostly functional human being. Yes, the book describes how he has the DTs and cravings and all that miserable stuff, but he is functional. And when people repeatedly invite him to grab a drink a few days later, he says no. Because apparently willpower is all you need to overcome alcoholism. Riiiiight.