Happy to say that I received another wonderful review for my book ENTROPY released by Wattle Publishing:
This is a haunting story with well applied devices of character study and multiple angles of first person usage. Bound together by truly grisly murders, the story is less thriller and more about the impact the disturbing nature of the deaths has on them. Each character responds in a different way based on where they are at in their own lives versus what side of the prism they are on, with these atrocities committed to human beings at the core. Some are broadsided, others already on the verge of personal collapse, and the exposure to these murders only further pushes them over their own edges and pits of the mind.
The author does a great job at portraying each character as an individual, not an easy task when using first person for multiple characters in a single work. Further complexing is the character of the agent, who assumes other identities while going undercover as part of his job. Slightly confusing when done in first person, combined with the agent's own psyche unraveling, even he isn't sure who he is anymore at certain times. It can be challenging to keep straight, but the author still maintains control.
Overall, a chilling analysis of broken lives. If a reader approaches this as a strict thriller and whodunit, there will be some disappointment, as that is not the book's intent. The gloom and despair is accurately portrayed, and the feelings the book evokes will follow you long after you read the last page and close the cover.
This is a haunting story with well applied devices of character study and multiple angles of first person usage. Bound together by truly grisly murders, the story is less thriller and more about the impact the disturbing nature of the deaths has on them. Each character responds in a different way based on where they are at in their own lives versus what side of the prism they are on, with these atrocities committed to human beings at the core. Some are broadsided, others already on the verge of personal collapse, and the exposure to these murders only further pushes them over their own edges and pits of the mind.
The author does a great job at portraying each character as an individual, not an easy task when using first person for multiple characters in a single work. Further complexing is the character of the agent, who assumes other identities while going undercover as part of his job. Slightly confusing when done in first person, combined with the agent's own psyche unraveling, even he isn't sure who he is anymore at certain times. It can be challenging to keep straight, but the author still maintains control.
Overall, a chilling analysis of broken lives. If a reader approaches this as a strict thriller and whodunit, there will be some disappointment, as that is not the book's intent. The gloom and despair is accurately portrayed, and the feelings the book evokes will follow you long after you read the last page and close the cover.
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