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A review by baguettekelly
Penance by Eliza Clark
dark
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
RIP Violet you would’ve loved Irina Sturges
Actually though, this book is an interesting companion to Boy Parts. I read a lot of fairly nasty fiction and found myself especially unnerved by Clark’s first novel, only for Penance to hold a mirror to my desire to be unnerved. It’s comes across somewhat introspective - an exploration of why the real author wants to write about the fictional author who wants to write about a horrific violent crime. Recommend to anyone interested in exploring the emotions bound up in consuming horror and true crime.
This book succeeds a little too much at reading like a nonfiction crime book, and the pacing suffers as a result.
Actually though, this book is an interesting companion to Boy Parts. I read a lot of fairly nasty fiction and found myself especially unnerved by Clark’s first novel, only for Penance to hold a mirror to my desire to be unnerved. It’s comes across somewhat introspective - an exploration of why the real author wants to write about the fictional author who wants to write about a horrific violent crime. Recommend to anyone interested in exploring the emotions bound up in consuming horror and true crime.
This book succeeds a little too much at reading like a nonfiction crime book, and the pacing suffers as a result.