smg67 's review for:

Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

3.75

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book is not an enjoyable read nor is it fun. It is however a remarkable work of fiction that reflects on the closing hours of a serial killer as he faces his execution. Despite the crimes I felt a sadness for the little boy this killer once was; deserted and alone. This book has left me somewhat melancholy but maybe that isn’t such a bad thing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment