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All the Sinners Bleed
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A little over 80 pages in at this point - the case gets worse by the minute. It's already starting to spread like wildfire in the small town/small county, which isn't a good thing either. But I'm liking the writing so far. The subject matter reminds me a little of Greg Iles' writing (though his novels were centered in Mississippi), and the story is giving me True Detective and Criminal Minds vibes.
Kristen, I love Greg Iles and hadn’t really thought in terms of this author’s similarities. I agree there are some although In my opinion, Crosby is more graphic. He also writes from the African American perspective while Iles writes from the Caucasian perspective. I need to think this through a bit more in terms of Crosby’s other novels. Thanks for mentioning this. I am about 70% through with All the Sinners Bleed. I listened to about the first 25% with my husband who feels at 20% he knew “who done it”. He and I read books differently. I like to get absorbed in the story and let it take me on its journey. My husband likes to try to solve the mystery. That being said, I do tend to rate books where “who done it” is so simple it takes me out of the journey and lower. I tend to be overly disappointed in those books because I’m not absorbed in the story. However, if the book is written as to why who done it, did it, having given away the mystery early I like those.
In this book, I enjoy Crosby’s dark writing. His style is menacing, and threatening and always dark. I easily become engrossed in his books.
@Julie. I am and both you and your husband, truly. I find thrillers sometimes hard because i find they are mostly too formulaic and predictable. (so i think) but then again i also find people like Cosby who suck me in for their dark subjects and writing style.
I can oversee how predictable a plot is or is not, just because I love the subject matter and style of writing.
(PS i hope your recovery has been kind to you thus far)
Are you pulled into Titus Crown’s internal struggle, the layers of Charon County’s history, or the slow reveal of the case at the center of it all? Which moments or themes are hitting hardest so far?
Use this space to share your reactions, theories, and favorite lines as you go—just remember to tag any spoilers so everyone can experience the tension unfold at their own pace.