Behind Closed Doors in We Read Stuff

Nov 12, 2016 ☘Misericordia☘ ⚡ϟ⚡⛈⚡☁ ❇️❤❣ rated it it was amazing

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This world has many sorts of closed doors. Some of them people close on themselves, others on people closest to them and on other pepople in general. The most scary part is that I know for a fact that many people's lives either use or are used in some or other variation of such techniques'.

Another dangerous idea implicitly described here is that people tend to be inflexible in their worldview. Just ask someone homeless how 'easy' it is to upgrade back to home life. Ask someone getting better af This world has many sorts of closed doors. Some of them people close on themselves, others on people closest to them and on other pepople in general. The most scary part is that I know for a fact that many people's lives either use or are used in some or other variation of such techniques'.

Another dangerous idea implicitly described here is that people tend to be inflexible in their worldview. Just ask someone homeless how 'easy' it is to upgrade back to home life. Ask someone getting better after a potentially life-changing illness how people will perceive them in terms of strength and capabilities. Most of us become adherents of how we have seen the world before. We rarely question our formed perceptions or ask ourselves if we had been wrong or if something has changed along the way. If we see a woman with a 'prolonged history of maniacal depression' we might be not ready to accept her claims of violent treatment, especially when there are no outward signs of just that.

There are things in this world that you can literally shout from rooftops about and no one would believe you. People tend to remember the worst and to expect the best so when you inform them of the worst happening they are not generally inclined to be entirely rational about that. This is probably why the whole situation from this novel is borderline both monstrous and trivial.

This is chilling. Chilling pretty much to the bones. Still fakey a bit. Somehow, I'm not sure this is realistic enough. The cause for such impression is that it's just another general tendency of people to underestimate the pain of mental suffering in comparison to physical. Overall it's a nerve-tickling cautionary tale.

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Once outside, I help myself to fruit and pancakes and find a table in the corner, wondering if anyone else in the world has been as fooled by a man as I was. It seems strange that I’ll never be able to tell anyone what I’ve been through, never be able to tell them about the monster I was married to, not if everything turns out as I hope it will.
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I walk into the bathroom. The shower stands in the corner, concealed behind opaque doors, which means I can’t use it as there is always the possibility, however slight, that I may come out and find Jack standing on the other side of them. I look at the bath and work out that if I leave the door open, as well as that of the bedroom, I’ll be able to see through to the sitting room and, so, the main door. Reassured, I fill the bath, strip off my clothes and lower myself tentatively into the hot water. As it rises up around my shoulders, the tension that engulfed me the moment I heard Jack step into the house at three o’clock the previous afternoon melts away and I begin to cry in huge racking sobs, which tear from my body at an alarming rate.
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Nov 16, 2018 Amber rated it it was amazing

Oh my! The book was phenomenal, the lies the deceit and everything! The way she got out and the way he died man!!! Such a good book and the twist and the turns wow! Definitely recommend!

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Sep 22, 2018 Rachael's Reading Corner rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Wow. I think I need some time to let this one sink in before I write an actual review.

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Sep 11, 2020 Hirdesh rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 19aug_19sep-2020, get-it

3.5

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Mar 06, 2018 Debbie rated it it was amazing

This book was one of the best books I have read since Gone Girl! I loved every page of it. I shared this book with several of my friends and they all loved it just as much as me. B.A. Paris is a new favorite author for me! I'll be reading everything she writes! ...more

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Mar 28, 2018 RoRho28 rated it really liked it

Wow! I´ll read more about Domestic Noir ´cause this book was fantastic, it exceeded my expectations!

In the beginning, my attention wasn´t caught by the narrative, it seems predictable but fortunately, I was wrong :D

Ok, maybe you´ll guess some things but also you´ll fall in love with the way they were developed, especially the role of Millie. And it´s a very slightly reading, you can read in two hours or three, give it a chance ;3.

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Apr 13, 2017 K.S. Lewis rated it really liked it

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Ok. I'll start off by saying I read half of this book on Saturday, and realized I was about to finish it too quickly, so I slowed down so I could enjoy it.

The thrill I got from this book was intense, and I was always looking for something worse to happen the next time I turned a page.

10/10 would recommend. A good, fast-paced read because it sucks you into the story. I sincerely hope that this gets turned into a movie.

The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 was because of the ending. To m ...more

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Sep 29, 2017 Janet rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Well, what a suspenseful, clever book. The plot is well drawn, the prose clean, the characters aptly described. Plus, you have to love dear Esther. This book is an excellent page turner.

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