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#12Booksof2023 November
My first Joyce Carol Oates, and this was scary. I actually had to stop reading towards the end.
Andrew65 Well chosen. 10mo
#12Booksof2023 November
My first Joyce Carol Oates, and this was scary. I actually had to stop reading towards the end.
pickA woman is walking down a hotel corridor. How did she end up there? As we learn that, we also have Babysitter lurking in the background. A serial killer operating in Detroit in 1976/ 77 who killed children. Are these things connected?
I‘m easily scared, but it‘s been a long time since I‘ve been this scared while reading. The mixture of not wanting to find out what happens but at the same time you need to keep on reading.
so-soI read two books set in the 70‘s, each about a serial killer within days of each other. A young wife and mother finds herself restless in her marriage and disheartened with motherhood. She embarks on an affair with a mysterious and dangerous man who may be connected to a serial killer prowling her city. I thought the writing was ok and the pacing was a bit slow but the ending was disappointing 😬 between a pick and so-so
The ominous foreshadowing, frightening killer(s), language, and (fascinating) use of parentheses make this brilliant thriller unique. I do have to admit that Hannah, the housewife whose husband takes her for granted, grates on my nerves a bit. Now that there are more chapters narrated by Mikey & others, I am enjoying it even more. #amreading #serialkillers #thriller
