A review by mxajlikesbooks
The Death Sculptor by Chris Carter

dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

I find Chris Carter's writing exciting and easy to read, and the gory gripping storylines very enjoyable. For me the main drawback of his books are the way in which female characters in particular are sexualised, brutalised, and all seem to fancy Hunter. Carter also uses tired stereotypes of sex workers in particular being two dimensional fodder for violence and it reads as somewhat whorephobic.

The implication that the rape and murder of Roxy was extra sad because she wasn't a regular street sex worker and was just doing it for one night to get money for medicine for her kid was a bit unnecessary. I was very disappointed by Robert pointing those things out during the final confrontation, instead of that it would have been horrific either way.
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