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adamz24's review against another edition
1.0
I don't really know anything about Paul Theroux except that he fathered Louis Theroux. And, I guess, that this book was really terrible.
katjasimone's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, and Rape
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Racism, and Homophobia
moreadsbooks's review against another edition
1.0
American Psycho lite! Parker is a family man who nevertheless puts personal ads in the paper and murders the women who answer them. This had a pretty distasteful "the-ho-deserves-it" vibe at the very beginning, as Parker tells two women a story of a frat boy rapist that he used to know as a kind of test; the woman who finds this story distasteful gets to live another day, while the one who finds it exciting gets her face chewed off. That doesn't really come up again & Parker conveniently forgets what he's done to Sharon for a while. However, once Parker remembers that he's a vicious killer, it all devolves and he leaves his family, starts dressing as a woman, and I don't know, perpetuating some myth that transvestites are deranged? No thanks.
raehink's review against another edition
1.0
I have read several nonfiction books by this author that I have liked, but I really disliked this novel. It was just too weird...and then it ends. It is depressing. Full of sexual obsessions and murder and a suicidal ending. It is not uplifting at all.
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