After having read Gillian Flynn's "Gone Girl", I thought it was definitely worth trying some of her other books out and I was not disappointed! Her writing reminds me of Chuck Palahniuk, who is a long time favorite author of mine. It is pretty dark and twisted, so if that's not your thing you probably won't like it.
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I read on another review that if you're going to read this book, you should do it with your friends and family nearby, surrounded by lovely and pleasant things because it is so depressing. Because this is the kind of book that I like, it didn't bother me, but don't say I didn't warn you!
This particular novel surrounds Libby Day, the survivor of the "The Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas", where her whole family was brutally murdered, except for her brother who is later convicted of the crime. Libby, who was just seven years old at the time of the murders, revisits her past, and her testimony which put her own brother in prison 25 years ago. Having run out of money that she received in the wake of the tragedy from the goodness of strangers, she is forced to find another way to make a living, which is how she comes across an organization called the "Kill Club", a group which spends their time investigating, analyzing, and fantasizing about various famous murders. It is Libby's interactions with this group and its members that forces her to reconsider what happened that night.
I could not put this down, I read the whole book in 48 hours which was really only 2 evenings before bed. Not your ideal bedtime reading, but I still loved it. I decided to follow it up with Sharp Objects, Gillian Flynn's other novel, my review of that will be up soon.
Thanks for the review - I downloaded a sample of this on my tablet and will check it out!
ReplyDeleteI've heard this is a really good book but a tough one to read.
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