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A review by the_bookubus
Such Nice People by Sandra Scoppettone
4.0
Tom Nash is a popular seventeen-year-old boy who comes from a middle-class family. Christmas is fast approaching and Tom is planning on killing his family.
This is a very character driven story and we learn a lot about each character as individuals and as part of the family dynamic. On the surface they are a very ordinary family but we learn that they each have their own secrets and personal demons that they are dealing with. There is a lot of social commentary here including themes of the traditional family unit and gender roles.
Towards the end of the book the tension is tightened with every page. The chapters are broken down by day and the countdown element was very effective. I loved that the author wasn't afraid to go to some wild and WTF places. Dark and disturbing, Such Nice People is well worth tracking down.
This is a very character driven story and we learn a lot about each character as individuals and as part of the family dynamic. On the surface they are a very ordinary family but we learn that they each have their own secrets and personal demons that they are dealing with. There is a lot of social commentary here including themes of the traditional family unit and gender roles.
Towards the end of the book the tension is tightened with every page. The chapters are broken down by day and the countdown element was very effective. I loved that the author wasn't afraid to go to some wild and WTF places. Dark and disturbing, Such Nice People is well worth tracking down.