pick(2021) Here's a tight crime novella about a father in rural France who, in a near-inexplicable fit of rage, killed a neighboring family of five. Based on a real case, it's a hard look at the kind of disappointments, jealousies, and resentments that contribute to violence. Not an easy read, or the kind of thing one "enjoys", but also not easy to set aside or forget.
pickPrepare to feel at least a little uncomfortable. There‘s so much tension and jealousy and anger… This gave me the same unsettled feeling I got from We Need To Talk About Kevin.
so-soThe book is quite short & I wonder if that contributed to the characters feeling rather remote from the reader. Although the scenes of violence were genuinely horrifying, I didn't feel as if the book fleshed out the feelings & personalities of the MCs. 3⭐
CW: violent scenes, child death, racial slurs.
Thanks to NetGalley & publishers, Bloomsbury Publishing UK/Raven Books, for the opportunity to read an ARC. #NetGalley #Bloomsbury
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