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A review by caidyn
Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem by Peter Ackroyd
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
CW: murder, sex work, child abuse, child sexual abuse, and general themes of violence
4.5/5
Y'all are going to kill me, but that's okay. I watched the movie first (because I didn't know it was a book) and I enjoyed it more than this. I know, I know! I liked the movie better. But hear me out.
This book is very different. There are multiple medias used within the book. Elizabeth telling her story, transcript from the murder trial, her husband's diary, the inspector's perspective, other person's who might have been this serial killer, etc. All of it without quite telling you what media is being used at the time. It's constantly switching and changing, so you have to stay on your toes with it.
So, I knew the ending of this before going into this since I did watch the movie. That didn't change, really, but I feel that the movie did the story more justice? While this is constantly changing, the movie changes perspectives but it's all from the inspector's perspective. In this, the inspector is barely there whatsoever and is kind of a footnote rather than leading the story as in the movie. I was able to get more attached to the plot in the movie -- which helped me get through this book because I knew where it was going. And I just feel that the movie took this great book and made it even better.
4.5/5
Y'all are going to kill me, but that's okay. I watched the movie first (because I didn't know it was a book) and I enjoyed it more than this. I know, I know! I liked the movie better. But hear me out.
This book is very different. There are multiple medias used within the book. Elizabeth telling her story, transcript from the murder trial, her husband's diary, the inspector's perspective, other person's who might have been this serial killer, etc. All of it without quite telling you what media is being used at the time. It's constantly switching and changing, so you have to stay on your toes with it.
So, I knew the ending of this before going into this since I did watch the movie. That didn't change, really, but I feel that the movie did the story more justice? While this is constantly changing, the movie changes perspectives but it's all from the inspector's perspective. In this, the inspector is barely there whatsoever and is kind of a footnote rather than leading the story as in the movie. I was able to get more attached to the plot in the movie -- which helped me get through this book because I knew where it was going. And I just feel that the movie took this great book and made it even better.