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I can understand why this book has many admirers, the story is particular, more than a thriller where we are looking for the guilty one, whom we have from the first page, this is a psychological noir that attempts to explain the reasons behind the murder in question. So praise to the author, but there have been times when I found it a bit too long and the book seemed to drag on a bit. That said, the story is nice and there are some great twists in the plot.
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Similar to The Goldfinch, this book could have done with 100+ fewer pages.
I found these characters and the situation far less believable than The Goldfinch, somehow. Particularly what Julian Morrow gets away with at a small college. Perhaps at a university where he's an asset in scholarship, but at a college where teaching is the key, his only having half a dozen students for multiple years would never fly.
The story withholds details and releases them slowly. I get why and it it done effectivel ...more
I found these characters and the situation far less believable than The Goldfinch, somehow. Particularly what Julian Morrow gets away with at a small college. Perhaps at a university where he's an asset in scholarship, but at a college where teaching is the key, his only having half a dozen students for multiple years would never fly.
The story withholds details and releases them slowly. I get why and it it done effectivel ...more
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