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I know that we don't read crime thrillers for a taste of *accurate* realism, but there's a threshold to the level of suspension of disbelief that I feel like this book has just hurtled across with reckless abandon. As I progress through it, I feel like I'm trapped in that esurance commercial: that's not how this works! That's not how any of this works! From the machinations of all the many tentacles of this outlandish investigation process to Sarah actually physically striking the receptionist and just... getting away with it? The fact that Eleanor is such a parody of a human being seems almost the least offensive thing about it.
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An introduction to the True Crime genre, these books are part of the cultural zeitgeist or the 'canon' that many would recognize. Look for more niche titles in later Starter Pack volumes.
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An introduction to the Classics, these books are part of the cultural zeitgeist or the 'canon' that many would recognize. Look for more niche titles in later Starter Pack volumes.
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I know that we don't read crime thrillers for a taste of *accurate* realism, but there's a threshold to the level of suspension of disbelief that I feel like this book has just hurtled across with reckless abandon. As I progress through it, I feel like I'm trapped in that esurance commercial: that's not how this works! That's not how any of this works! From the machinations of all the many tentacles of this outlandish investigation process to Sarah actually physically striking the receptionist and just... getting away with it? The fact that Eleanor is such a parody of a human being seems almost the least offensive thing about it.
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I remain utterly baffled by the word choices and sentence structure in this writing. "You're the woman of a husband..." What on Earth is happening with the dialogue in almost every scene? These people talk like they're reading lines in a script they've seen for the very first time. And the ever-present focus on how attractive everyone is and how attracted to each other everyone is, is simply ridiculous. Who edited this?
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I remain utterly baffled by the word choices and sentence structure in this writing. "You're the woman of a husband..." What on Earth is happening with the dialogue in almost every scene? These people talk like they're reading lines in a script they've seen for the very first time. And the ever-present focus on how attractive everyone is and how attracted to each other everyone is, is simply ridiculous. Who edited this?
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From classic ghostly mansions to modern reimaginings of spooky house horror.
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Is anyone else a bit put off by the very frequent descriptions of clothing and hair and furnishings? It feels very... I don't even know how to describe it. Unedited? I loved the premise of this book but if I hadn't been stuck somewhere for an hour, I'm not sure if I would have been motivated to keep reading even as far as I did.
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Is anyone else a bit put off by the very frequent descriptions of clothing and hair and furnishings? It feels very... I don't even know how to describe it. Unedited? I loved the premise of this book but if I hadn't been stuck somewhere for an hour, I'm not sure if I would have been motivated to keep reading even as far as I did.
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Subversive reads from authors unafraid to tackle taboos.
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Modern retellings of iconic, ancient tales
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Competitions for power, notoriety, love, or maybe even your life.
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A collection of the pilot books for popular series, for those of us who love to follow a character's journey for as long as an author will let us! Some of the below series have heavily debated starting points and book read orders--in those cases the pilot was selected based on what seems to be the most popular approach.
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Books that made it on the big screen