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It's no fault of Johnson's that I read The Girl Next Door first (the same real-life event -- the torture-murder of Sylvia Likens -- inspired that book and this one), but I did, and it's one of the best books I've ever read. Going in to Let's Go Play at the Adams', I had a feeling I wasn't going to like it as much, simply because I couldn't see it would be as good as Ketchum's dark masterpiece.
Spoiler alert: I didn't. Ketchum's book is still far superior.
Still, LGPatA has its redeeming qualities, ...more
Spoiler alert: I didn't. Ketchum's book is still far superior.
Still, LGPatA has its redeeming qualities, ...more
Disturbing, but not really suspenseful - enjoyed the shifting POVs.
This is easily the most disturbing, horrifying, terrifying, and disgusting book I have ever read, and I have a HIGH tolerance for disturbing media. I was 14 or 15 when I read this, and it damaged me; it probably should have never been written.
Five stars.
Five stars.
Jun 01, 2012
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