Broken Monsters in Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge

Jul 02, 2014 Melissa rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2014

Ugh, this was terrible! I was so excited about it, because I loved Lauren Beukes's last book The Shining Girls, so that makes it even more disappointing. I am mad that I wasted a week of my life reading this book. It made no sense and had all kinds of idiotic side plots that went nowhere and had nothing to do with the rest of the book. Maybe it's me and I just didn't get it... ...more

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Feb 28, 2017 Astrid Lim rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: thriller-mystery, america, crime-action, contemporary

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. ...more

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Feb 10, 2019 Nadine in NY Jones rated it it was amazing

Shelves: suspense-thriller, horror, all-time-favorites, 100-best-of-21st-c, fantasy-and-sci-fi, audio, mystery, genre-blender, psych-psych-psych, detective-mystery

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:

He chews on the words like tobacco, something he has to spit out.

and

They're all wired into the same circuit board of tension.

and

... she yanks her shirt out of her pants and uses it to wipe her face. "Fuck's fucking sake !"

"You done?" Boyd asks.

"Swearing? No. I still got some left ...