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A review by sarahsmiles17
When the Bough Breaks by Jonathan Kellerman
1.0
Initially started reading this book because in Stephen King’s On Writing, he mentions Kellerman’s writing as a good example of descriptions. I ended up very disappointed.
This book hasn’t aged well at all. Politically incorrect descriptors laced throughout. The minor female characters are depicted as lecherous, even the ones described as unattractive. There really wasn’t much depth to his character development.
Alex Delaware is supposed to be this compassionate, driven, child psychologist who retires in his 30s from burnout and after a particularly traumatic event. His behavior doesn’t mesh with that description- he’s quick to anger, subverts the law, has questionable ethics, and gets incredibly defensive over even the most minor perceived slight.
The story ... maybe had potential? It really felt like Kellerman was trying hard to write the next blockbuster movie, and was especially evident in the manufactured motorcycle chase scene.
Read this for the 52 Book Club: 2021 Reading Challenge. Fits Prompt 6: a character with the same name as a male family member.
This book hasn’t aged well at all. Politically incorrect descriptors laced throughout. The minor female characters are depicted as lecherous, even the ones described as unattractive. There really wasn’t much depth to his character development.
Alex Delaware is supposed to be this compassionate, driven, child psychologist who retires in his 30s from burnout and after a particularly traumatic event. His behavior doesn’t mesh with that description- he’s quick to anger, subverts the law, has questionable ethics, and gets incredibly defensive over even the most minor perceived slight.
The story ... maybe had potential? It really felt like Kellerman was trying hard to write the next blockbuster movie, and was especially evident in the manufactured motorcycle chase scene.
Read this for the 52 Book Club: 2021 Reading Challenge. Fits Prompt 6: a character with the same name as a male family member.