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A review by lisadolak
Afraid by Jack Kilborn
3.0
Yes, this was a fast read. I read it in one day.
Now, I do NOT mind violence in a book that is about violence. I LOVE Thomas Harris. I'm not squeamish! The description of the book told me this was not going to be a feel good story. I knew it was going to be out there. However, this book was REALLY graphic and I wouldn't have a problem with it except I think it was graphic for the sake of being graphic. So many choices were made by the author that were gratuitous. These choices did not enhance the plot (which was NOT bad). Also, I liked the main characters a lot. I guess complaining about the violence is like going to an Arnold movie in the 90's and saying it was too violent....
I think my biggest problem is this was a solid story with great characters and maybe the other stuff made it a worse book instead of better? I don't know. I think under all the gore there was a really good story with solid characters waiting to be told. There were glimpses of this throughout the story but they were covered with blood, and gore, and skin, and bone, and offal...which was awful. (Sorry, couldn't resist)
Now, I do NOT mind violence in a book that is about violence. I LOVE Thomas Harris. I'm not squeamish! The description of the book told me this was not going to be a feel good story. I knew it was going to be out there. However, this book was REALLY graphic and I wouldn't have a problem with it except I think it was graphic for the sake of being graphic. So many choices were made by the author that were gratuitous. These choices did not enhance the plot (which was NOT bad). Also, I liked the main characters a lot. I guess complaining about the violence is like going to an Arnold movie in the 90's and saying it was too violent....
I think my biggest problem is this was a solid story with great characters and maybe the other stuff made it a worse book instead of better? I don't know. I think under all the gore there was a really good story with solid characters waiting to be told. There were glimpses of this throughout the story but they were covered with blood, and gore, and skin, and bone, and offal...which was awful. (Sorry, couldn't resist)