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Behind Closed Doors

B.A. Paris

Start date: October 1, 2017

Finish date: October 31, 2017

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Nov 12, 2016 ☘Misericordia☘ ⚡ϟ⚡⛈⚡☁ ❇️❤❣ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: horrible-families

This world has many sorts of closed doors. Some of them people close on themselves, others on people closest to them and on other pepople in general. The most scary part is that I know for a fact that many people's lives either use or are used in some or other variation of such techniques'.

Another dangerous idea implicitly described here is that people tend to be inflexible in their worldview. Just ask someone homeless how 'easy' it is to upgrade back to home life. Ask someone getting better af This world has many sorts of closed doors. Some of them people close on themselves, others on people closest to them and on other pepople in general. The most scary part is that I know for a fact that many people's lives either use or are used in some or other variation of such techniques'.

Another dangerous idea implicitly described here is that people tend to be inflexible in their worldview. Just ask someone homeless how 'easy' it is to upgrade back to home life. Ask someone getting better after a potentially life-changing illness how people will perceive them in terms of strength and capabilities. Most of us become adherents of how we have seen the world before. We rarely question our formed perceptions or ask ourselves if we had been wrong or if something has changed along the way. If we see a woman with a 'prolonged history of maniacal depression' we might be not ready to accept her claims of violent treatment, especially when there are no outward signs of just that.

There are things in this world that you can literally shout from rooftops about and no one would believe you. People tend to remember the worst and to expect the best so when you inform them of the worst happening they are not generally inclined to be entirely rational about that. This is probably why the whole situation from this novel is borderline both monstrous and trivial.

This is chilling. Chilling pretty much to the bones. Still fakey a bit. Somehow, I'm not sure this is realistic enough. The cause for such impression is that it's just another general tendency of people to underestimate the pain of mental suffering in comparison to physical. Overall it's a nerve-tickling cautionary tale.

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Once outside, I help myself to fruit and pancakes and find a table in the corner, wondering if anyone else in the world has been as fooled by a man as I was. It seems strange that I’ll never be able to tell anyone what I’ve been through, never be able to tell them about the monster I was married to, not if everything turns out as I hope it will.
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I walk into the bathroom. The shower stands in the corner, concealed behind opaque doors, which means I can’t use it as there is always the possibility, however slight, that I may come out and find Jack standing on the other side of them. I look at the bath and work out that if I leave the door open, as well as that of the bedroom, I’ll be able to see through to the sitting room and, so, the main door. Reassured, I fill the bath, strip off my clothes and lower myself tentatively into the hot water. As it rises up around my shoulders, the tension that engulfed me the moment I heard Jack step into the house at three o’clock the previous afternoon melts away and I begin to cry in huge racking sobs, which tear from my body at an alarming rate.
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Dec 06, 2016 Ann Marie (Lit·Wit·Wine·Dine) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: suspense-thriller, arc, psychological-thriller

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Isn't Grace the luckiest woman alive? She's beautiful and married to Jack, a handsome and successful attorney. She lives in her dream home; Jack's wedding gift to her. He dotes on her. They are never apart. And he just loves her sister, Millie. He's even insisted that Millie, who has Down's Syndrome, move in with them as she ages out of the residential school she attends.

Sound's good, right? Wrong!

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Jul 14, 2017 Mom2triplets04 rated it really liked it

Shelves: books-i-own-read, 2016-new-releases, one-sitting, mystery-thrillers

Really enjoyed this one. I listened to it on audio. It's about a couple who on the outside has the perfect marriage and is always together. But unpleasant things happen behind closed doors. You have to read it! Reason I dropped down a star is because the past and present way the story was told did confuse me. ...more

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Jan 09, 2018 Catherine James rated it it was ok

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Jan 31, 2018 Lisa rated it really liked it

Shelves: first-reads, books-i-own, first-reads-kindle

Just because you think someone has a wonderful life from the outside doesn't mean it's true. Good book about the abuse of a woman that no one knew about or even suspected. ...more

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Apr 30, 2017 Heather rated it liked it

Shelves: 2017

This was a good thriller that I finished in two sittings. It was a fast read and I was anxious to find out how it ended - but it wasn't thrilling in the whole "AHH I have no idea what is happening or who to trust!" kind of way. Still a good read and I would recommend it if you like this genre. I was pleased with the ending. ...more

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Nov 09, 2017 Mariana rated it liked it

Shelves: desafío-popsugar, diversity-in-all-forms-group

Sin duda es muy atrapante, lo escuché en un par de días mientras trabajaba y no quería dejarlo por la intriga. Algunas cuestiones de la trama no me convencen del todo, pero está bien armado.

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