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A review by tedworm
Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I listened to this as an audiobook and finished it over two days of commutes and lunch breaks. Couldn't put it down! I liked the pacing and I found Sally hugely endearing, but I don't quite feel like it stuck the landing for me. Maybe I'm just not crimebrained enough but I wonder if I would have preferred this story as a novella purely about Sally, without Peter's POV chapters.
Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, Medical content, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Death, and Sexual violence