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After reading the interview with Lauren Beukes at the end of the book, I really appreciate that she was trying to make a statement with this book that when people die they aren't just "pretty corpses." They have lives and people that will miss them. Unfortunately I didn't get her full intent while reading the book.
For all that it's billed as a thriller and it seems to have an endorsement from every publication in the world, every time I'd read 25 pages I'd want to snuggle deeper into my couch an ...more
For all that it's billed as a thriller and it seems to have an endorsement from every publication in the world, every time I'd read 25 pages I'd want to snuggle deeper into my couch an ...more
I read 1/3 of this and it just wasn't holding my attention at all so I stopped.
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I enjoyed this book so much. It reminds me with Time Traveler's Wife, with the time travel and all, but with the thriller/mystery tone. Time traveler slash serial killer is a perfect villain because it's simply impossible to catch him- except for Kirby, the living victim. The story revolved around Chicago area, from time to time, with hints of historical events here and there. Great ending too, although it's a bit Stephen King-ish :)
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