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Not as brilliant as Shining Girls, but Broken Monsters is still an engaging read. I love how Lauren Beukes always tried to blend many genres into her books. The mystery here is not that compelling, but I like the main characters enough (especially mother-daughter Gabi and Layla) to enjoy the book decently. The ending left you with questions - I'm ok with it though. Only in some parts there are holes here and there, but the pace is still fast for a mystery/thriller/crime book.
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This book is brutal and intense. Brutally intense. Intensely brutal. This is so fucked up. This is also a mind-blowing work of art.
Beukes is a master of dialogue and clever metaphors, including gems like:
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Beukes is a master of dialogue and clever metaphors, including gems like:
He chews on the words like tobacco, something he has to spit out.
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They're all wired into the same circuit board of tension.
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... she yanks her shirt out of her pants and uses it to wipe her face. "Fuck's fucking sake !"...more
"You done?" Boyd asks.
"Swearing? No. I still got some left ...
Terrific. Extended meditations on making art, urban decay, and social media wrapped up in a horror story + police procedural of the finest order.
It's like the first season of True Detective and Stephen King had a really creepy baby.
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woah. this audiobook has a whole cast of amazing narrators. do this one on audio.
Nov 07, 2014
Claire Jefferies
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Jun 16, 2015
Martha
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