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4.5/4.6 out of 5 stars
As this novel is based in 1970’s Atlanta at a time when women and African-Americans were breaking into the Atlanta police force, expect to hear language reflecting the sexism, misogyny, and racism that women and people of color faced in that universe. Language emphasizing homophobia also plays a role in this book (many characters were homophobic). The use of abusive language and behavior in Cop Town is not of a gratuitous nature, but rather used to reflect societal norms in that era. Although hard to take in, for Slaughter to have written these characters in any other way would have compromised the authenticity of those characters in that time period.
Cop Town had me sitting at the edge of my seat several times. And although I hoping the reveal at the end would have packed more of a punch with respect to the character, it was nonetheless crazy (crazy in a good way). If there are any plans for you to read this book in the future, do yourself a favor and listen to the audiobook version of this book. The narrator is fantastic as is the fast-paced, griping manner that Karin Slaughter writes this novel.
As this novel is based in 1970’s Atlanta at a time when women and African-Americans were breaking into the Atlanta police force, expect to hear language reflecting the sexism, misogyny, and racism that women and people of color faced in that universe. Language emphasizing homophobia also plays a role in this book (many characters were homophobic). The use of abusive language and behavior in Cop Town is not of a gratuitous nature, but rather used to reflect societal norms in that era. Although hard to take in, for Slaughter to have written these characters in any other way would have compromised the authenticity of those characters in that time period.
Cop Town had me sitting at the edge of my seat several times. And although I hoping the reveal at the end would have packed more of a punch with respect to the character, it was nonetheless crazy (crazy in a good way). If there are any plans for you to read this book in the future, do yourself a favor and listen to the audiobook version of this book. The narrator is fantastic as is the fast-paced, griping manner that Karin Slaughter writes this novel.