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Liked It “Truthfully, I'm not sure why I like this book so much. It's not especially well-written in any literary sense, but it's certainly compelling. We know virtually nothing about the protagonist/narrator, not even his real name though he becomes known as Dougie later, and he spends most of the book...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “An interesting concept - a man who takes the identity of a serial killer he accidentally kills and then joins a club for notorious serial killers. In order to cover up his deception, he ends up becoming the serial killer of serial killers. Similar to the Dexter series, but in my opinion not as...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“For the most part it is a good book, however, it was said to be a comedy, or dark comedy, and I must say it was a big disappointment in that category.
Peter wrote this review Tuesday, June 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
It’s an OK book, but really not for everyone.”
“Predictable and tongue-in-cheek humor. ”
Mrs. Mortician wrote this review Tuesday, March 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book was alright. The narrator/main character was absolutely CLUELESS! But that's okay. It is kind of funny, and a very quick read (if it wasn't so short, I might have told you to not waste your time with it). But, I guess I would recommend this book.”
Juliana C wrote this review Tuesday, February 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Mildly amusing, especially the waitress' admission.”
dirckhals wrote this review Monday, December 31 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Very funny.”
tmmercury wrote this review Monday, October 22 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No1 of 1 members found this review helpful“An interesting concept - a man who takes the identity of a serial killer he accidentally kills and then joins a club for notorious serial killers. In order to cover up his deception, he ends up becoming the serial killer of serial killers. Similar to the Dexter series, but in my opinion not as well executed. ”
BeckyL wrote this review Saturday, September 15 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“In this novel about a lonely guy who joins a club of serial killers, and then kills them off one after another, Povey tries too hard to be funny and off-beat. Consequently, he fails where the far superior novel "The Cleaner" succeeds.”
JensAltmann wrote this review Sunday, August 19 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Truthfully, I'm not sure why I like this book so much. It's not especially well-written in any literary sense, but it's certainly compelling. We know virtually nothing about the protagonist/narrator, not even his real name though he becomes known as Dougie later, and he spends most of the book pretending to be someone else. There are MANY murders in this book, as that's the point, but it's not what you might expect. While some of the murders are explicitly described, the overall clumsiness of the perpetrator and his complete lack of effective "graphic" description means that they're not especially shocking. The killings are not used for their horror as you may expect, because the emotion isn't the point either, these are plot points for getting from A to B. In fact, the book includes a kill list and the whole thing reads like the a serial killers diary, a recounting of how he crosses stuff off his list, but like most diaries it's quite banal and prosaic. Truthfully I'm not sure I like the conclusion, but the entire thing is so odd I don't really think it matters.”
soserene wrote this review Saturday, August 11 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“No where near as funny as it was purported to be. I enjoyed maybe the first half, and then the whole premise just became boring. I had to force myself to finish the book, to see if the ending would redeem the middle and it really didn't. I didn't think there was very much oomph behind the twist. It seemed rather half-hearted and a little contrived. Besides, Dougie's a huge idiot and he really just annoyed me.”
loveactually14 wrote this review Thursday, July 19 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“If you like dark comedy - this is a hysterical book. One of the many things that makes this book funny as well is the fact that you are smarter then the protagonist - who is, of course, a serial killer!”
LaurenUnderwood wrote this review Wednesday, July 11 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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