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DW: My Heart is Either Broken by Megan Abbott
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Alex wrote: "I kept reading to find out what happened to the baby, but wasn't particularly impressed with the story."I agree, I could have passed on this one and not felt like I missed much. Then again, if a story doesn't have some hints at sci-fi/fantasy, I usually give it a pass anyway...
Not at all what I was expecting. I could have skipped this one also.
A weird crime fiction set in current U.S., told from the point of view of a man whose daughter disappeared while his wife was watching. Suspicions, police and boulevard press poking around, weirdness starts but ends before it is getting horrific. It is written very well, in fact much better than Abercrombie's. I've never read anything by Abbott and given the genre she seems to publish in, I won't pick up anything by her. But this particular story balanced out and contrasted the first one very well, so I'm glad to have read it. Quality would be 4 stars, it is just the theme that I don't like.
Well written, but confusing, is this in connection with one of her other works?
Alex wrote: "I kept reading to find out what happened to the baby, but wasn't particularly impressed with the story."Me too. The story reminded me of Gone Girl but I just wasn't into it.
I liked this one. The writing style was different but it reflected the husband's state of mind I thought. The end was definitely not what I expected at all. But I felt it gave a greater impact than the more obvious ending would've. And it left me feeling sad. It reminded me of Gone Girl too.
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Same. Lol.
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