Story share: I was a college student in the late 80's and after a drunken night out with my girlfriends we went to the local "Village Inn" for a hangover breakfast. While we were there one of the waitress was coming off her shift and asked another waitress if she would like to see her wedding dress? This person was so excited to show it off so we all encouraged her. She goes into the public restroom to put it on and was so excited. She comes out to show it off and then we find out she is getting married to a prisoner with a history of domestic violence by our waitress. We were like wtf! I later over time felt sad for her to think she felt she was only worthy of marrying a man like that.
I think it’s so interesting what different people find disturbing. The only part of this book I really found disturbing was what happened to the brother. 😞 There were lots of other gross things but that part of the backstory was tough (and also gross).
Just finished the book and came back to this and yes that part was really hard for me as well. At least I learned something that should be avoided if I know I'm not in the best headspace for it in the future (should look into TW *before* reading a book anyway). I just grew to hate her so much over the course of the book 😶 she's just... Ew.
I just finished it tonight, and I couldn’t agree more. I was also somewhat nervous about starting this one due to the hype surrounding it, but, while there are some disturbing concepts, it didn’t make me feel like I needed to take a shower immediately after finishing it. With that being said, I thought it was fantastic. I think the buildup towards the climax and the climax itself are the best examples of effective horror that I’ve read in a long time. Really looking forward to reading more of his work!
I just started reading this because I knew you were having a go at it. Glad to hear it's not as disturbing as other splatter/extreme books. So far, I've just found the main character's judgement and intelligence questionable. The story about her sister and brother intrigues me enough to keep reading. So thanks! :)
I think this might be the only book on your disturbing books list I would read. I can do thrillers but some of those other books...not so much. Listening to you talk about them is enough for me haha! Keep up the great reviews!
Hey Ollie, have you read "And the Ass saw the Angel" by Nick Cave? It's not horror but it's disturbing and intense and the prose is to die for! It's the only book I have read multiple times
Just started Riverman, most enjoyable. Kind of reminds me of Nick Caves' first book And the ass saw the Angel. Appreciate your recommendations Ollie, found some great reads since watching the channel.
I would love to hear your thoughts on the book Tony and Susan by Austin Wright. I don't think it will be too disturbing for you, but some do find it dark and upsetting. I would love to hear your thoughts on it though because there are things I just don't understand and maybe another reader can shed some light on what it all means lol. So if you read it, please have a spoiler section in your review where you give your interpretation!
I also really liked this book, and plan on picking up more Triana. Right now I am reading Hidden Pictures, which was a bestseller here in the states and a very popular title in the library where I work. Unfortunately, to me it reads as if R.L. Stine was a Q-anon adherent and wrote a Goosebumps for adults. I am not on this book's wavelength, at all. It does read quickly, so I will finish, but I am ready to move on.
Just finished Full Burtal by Kristopher Triana and I can say it is more disturbing than Gone To See The River Man. Each chapter escalates in the disturbing factor and some of it actually got hard for me to read.
I didn't find Full Brutal disturbing, more of an outrageous romp than anything else. I think Triana was just having himself some fun with that one. That said, I really have to wonder about myself if that is how I describe that sort of content.
Just finished this one today after seeing this video a few days ago. I loved this book. I liked how the supernatural played with the psychological and how Lori's story was slowly unravelled. I thought the ending was well done aswell. I'm trying another of this authors novels at the moment Do you have any other recommendations of novels around this length that pack as much punch as this one?
I think it would be helpful (and maybe you have already done this) if you did a video on what you do find disturbing. Like what concepts or acts or criteria makes for a disturbing read for you. Because digging through a corpse is super disturbing. 😄😄😄 I really enjoyed how messed up the main character was. She just kept using her previous bad choices as an excuse to make more bad choices. It was like "Oh i did this depraved thing so i might as well do this other depraved thing." It was wild. But yeah, like i said in my other post, this book was really nasty to me. The author packed a lot of gross into one little story. 😆
Hi Olly. The River Man is a wonderful song on Nick Drakes first album Five Leaves Left. Don't really know why I felt the need to impart the useless piece of trivia, but there you go! LOL
LOVE Elizabeth Hand. Waking the Moon is an all-timer. Her short fiction is amazing too. Even if I am not totally sold on the story (looking at you, Glimmering) the writing is exceptional.
@@kevsplitterskull3209 Thank you for the recommendations. As I am such a fucktard I was thinking Glimmering? can't remember the last time I glimmered. What an asshole! I hope you appreciate my sense of humour, these are now all on my list of books to be read. Cheers!
I loved this book, one of my favorites I have read this year! I wouldn’t say it was “disturbing” so much as unsettling, creepy, icky, and in some points downright scary. I loved the build of dread, knowing the whole time, this is not going to end well. Have you read the sequel? It’s perhaps as good in my opinion. Thoroughly enjoyed both! Definitely not for the faint of heart, but I agree with you, not necessarily disturbing.
Sounds like an interesting book. I never find fiction as horrifying as reality, but I may check this one out. A good creepy read once in awhile is fun. :)
Hoping I can fit this one in this month because I’m just curious at this point. They All Died Screaming by him is so crazy bonkers, maybe give that one a go. 😂
So I read mainly horror and disturbing books. I started reading Turn the Other Way by Stuart James. I haven't finished it yet, but I did have a moment last night where I thought maybe this might be too scary? Of course I'll keep reading it. But I often don't have that thought when reading books. I wonder if it will continue being disturbing. Have you read this book?
@@CriminOllyBlog so I finished the book Turn the other way. It was only scary for 1 minute. Then it became cumbersome. Why can't I find a truly scary book?
Just finished this one! I listened to the audiobook and I don’t recommend anyone do that. (The narrator was a miss for me) Read the hard copy if you can (it’s a short book). Just a suggestion 🤓
I am definitely jaded. I read John Saul's Suffer The Children when it first came out. It scared me pretty bad. I just recently purchased it to read again. Though I really enjoyed the trip down memory lane, it didn't have the oomph it did before. Still enjoyed it.
I found out about this book from “disturbing book” lists and such. While I do find multiple subject matters a bit disturbing, the book wasn’t very disturbing. I really liked it. I think the word you used to describe it “TAUT” is just perfect. I started a Chandler Morrison book today to sort of test my sensibilities. Thank you for the content Olly. Cheers!
am currently listening to the audio book of this, and while i agree so far i am not disturbed by content but the reveal of a certain character and their weird decisions, i will say triana does great with evil female characters, you should get on full brutal, it is essentially mean girls meets american psycho, really good
So I listen to the audiobook version of this, and I cannot imagine reading this book any other way. And all I wanna know is, is the narrator OK? I just need an update from her LMAO.
Just purchased $4 AUS on kindle thanks to your review. Not sure if you read YA but just finished INHERITANCE GAMES and it’s a surprise crime mystery whodunit - what-the heck-happened mystery with a brilliant brilliant ending so not sure if you have reviewed or heard of it!
Hope you enjoy River Man! I have heard of the Inheritance Games books but not read them. I tend not to read YA, but also I never say never when it comes to books!
I read The Thirteenth Koyote by K. Triana and really enjoyed it. It's a splatter Western epic that really has it all. There are a lot of characters and KT manages to develop them all quite well. While it's not disturbing, there is lots of extreme violence and I think the writing does a good job of knowing when less or more is needed. Werewolves, witchcraft, a cult, that book was a good time.
The only thing I found disturbing about this book is that she has this relationship with this serial killer. The rest is shocking. I really enjoyed this book and would probably read it again.
Just finished it last night and was very much unnerved but read it in one sitting because I wasn't able to put it down. The horror in it was oddly... human.
One thing I've noticed with a lot of Horror book reviews (not all reviewers) mainly American ones nearly find every book horrifying and scary. I saw one who claimed that Dracula was terrifying - I read that book at 10 and it was a enjoyable read, scary hell no. I find it interesting. Like with horror films when my brother visited America he went to see a horror film at the cinema and the audience was screaming (like in the audience trailers you used to get for films). Well upon returning back to the UK he decided to watch it again but this time the audience just laughed and were not scared at all 😂.
For really disturbing stuff, maybe you need to switch over to nonfiction -- David Quammen's book about COVID ... the January 6 report ... Spare by Prince Harry. 😃
@@CriminOllyBlog Forgot to mention: I bought some McVitie's chocolate-topped HobNobs last night on the way home. I assume the entire sleeve is a single serving. 😁
I don't know if you went back and watched my review again, but what sort of crept out of nowhere was the SA and ED. That's the kind of thing that creeps up and can knock over someone with PTSD and background trauma. I don't even have "stuff" in my background and it caught me a little off guard, especially the ED (watch Of Herbs and Altars' videos about pro-ana meetups/websites and you'll see what I mean). I had a discussion with someone who had some of these kind of issues, and they said it's not gore and violence and monsters that are a problem, in fact they read horror BECAUSE the monsters aren't real...so much as reminders of their own past traumas. And it can really cause panic and anxiety for the person. I think that's kind of crappy. As writers, we want to entertain our readers, not harm them. I think it's helpful to have these discussions so that a person with trauma can know about it and make up their own damn minds.
Yeah I thought that gradual revelation about the fact that there were more monsters in the story than it appeared at first was very good. The narrator's self delusion reminded me a bit of Humbert Humbert
Full brutal is good so was the long shadows of October is very interesting read not disturbing underrated but excellent toxic love is very good as well ex boogie man is his latest it was ok
Hmm dunno about this one. The story has a familiar ring to it. Why does your title say "Am I jaded ?" ? Did I miss something ? I watched the video twice !! 🤣
I want to read this but I don't generally like disturbing content. If I find myself unable to sleep after reading this, I'll be letting you know about it 😄!
After reading anything by the Marquis de Sade, everything else is just a footnote when it comes to disturbing books. You probably need to undergo a course of several months reading nothing but sentimental romance novels and stories about cute three-legged dogs rescuing old ladies from wells to restore your sense of proportion.
Just finished it and while I like some aspects (more the beginning) it wasn't for me in general. My feelings for the main character went from dislike to annoyed hatred, it made it kind of hard to keep reading when I was so mad at everything she said or did! ^^ the part about the brother was hard to read for me, and made me really uncomfortable. In the future I need to check content warnings, sometimes this kind of stuff can be really triggering for me. I thought it was meh, in general. The letters were probably the most interesting part. The MC was just unlikeable and for me it wasn't really believable that she liked the Serial killer. If she was either more likeable, or smarter, and maybe it was also believable for us that she thought she could change this man or that this man really liked her, I would've preferred it. She seemed a bit silly to me.
I didn't even realize how much I disliked her until I saw how much I was going on about it haha ^^ but I'm glad you liked it! :D I was also excited to re-watch this review, which made the book a little more enjoyable! @@CriminOllyBlog
I was very disappointed by this, having seen it praised on Reddit. Not nearly as disturbing as I expected so didn’t enjoy it having expected so much more.
Story share: I was a college student in the late 80's and after a drunken night out with my girlfriends we went to the local "Village Inn" for a hangover breakfast. While we were there one of the waitress was coming off her shift and asked another waitress if she would like to see her wedding dress? This person was so excited to show it off so we all encouraged her. She goes into the public restroom to put it on and was so excited. She comes out to show it off and then we find out she is getting married to a prisoner with a history of domestic violence by our waitress. We were like wtf! I later over time felt sad for her to think she felt she was only worthy of marrying a man like that.
That's terrible! I hope she has moved on from that situation and found something/someone more worthy of her efforts.
That really is horrific, but I suspect all too common. Thanks for sharing
This story really hit the nail on the head when it comes to matters of love, how familial love can traumatize us in ways we can’t even describe.
The title of this novel is so beautiful, I think . So simple yet so intriguing .
Yes! It really is a great title.
I didn't like the title though. It's from a song by Nick Drake who was a long way removed from anything horrific (apart from dying far too young).
I think it’s so interesting what different people find disturbing. The only part of this book I really found disturbing was what happened to the brother. 😞 There were lots of other gross things but that part of the backstory was tough (and also gross).
Agree - that was definitely the hardest bit to read
I agree I was very surprised with the back story
Just finished the book and came back to this and yes that part was really hard for me as well. At least I learned something that should be avoided if I know I'm not in the best headspace for it in the future (should look into TW *before* reading a book anyway). I just grew to hate her so much over the course of the book 😶 she's just... Ew.
I just finished it tonight, and I couldn’t agree more. I was also somewhat nervous about starting this one due to the hype surrounding it, but, while there are some disturbing concepts, it didn’t make me feel like I needed to take a shower immediately after finishing it. With that being said, I thought it was fantastic. I think the buildup towards the climax and the climax itself are the best examples of effective horror that I’ve read in a long time. Really looking forward to reading more of his work!
Yeah I need to try some more by him too
I just started reading this because I knew you were having a go at it. Glad to hear it's not as disturbing as other splatter/extreme books. So far, I've just found the main character's judgement and intelligence questionable. The story about her sister and brother intrigues me enough to keep reading. So thanks! :)
The back story plays out nicely.
@@CriminOllyBlog I'm hoping that they're all as crazy as they seem.
@@authenticpoppy they pretty much are
I think this might be the only book on your disturbing books list I would read. I can do thrillers but some of those other books...not so much. Listening to you talk about them is enough for me haha! Keep up the great reviews!
LOL well happy to continue letting you experience them safely through my reviews
Listened to the audio book today after watching this video yesterday, fantastic book thanks for the review and suggestion
Brilliant! Glad you enjoyed it
Hey Ollie, have you read "And the Ass saw the Angel" by Nick Cave? It's not horror but it's disturbing and intense and the prose is to die for! It's the only book I have read multiple times
I have! But not for a very long time. I remember it being good though
Just started this book and I have the sequel as well, going to read them back to back.
Enjoy!
Just started Riverman, most enjoyable. Kind of reminds me of Nick Caves' first book And the ass saw the Angel. Appreciate your recommendations Ollie, found some great reads since watching the channel.
Yes, it does have that same kind of gothic vibe as the Cave book. So glad you're enjoying the channel!
I would love to hear your thoughts on the book Tony and Susan by Austin Wright. I don't think it will be too disturbing for you, but some do find it dark and upsetting. I would love to hear your thoughts on it though because there are things I just don't understand and maybe another reader can shed some light on what it all means lol. So if you read it, please have a spoiler section in your review where you give your interpretation!
I've not heard of that one! I'll look out for it!
I also really liked this book, and plan on picking up more Triana.
Right now I am reading Hidden Pictures, which was a bestseller here in the states and a very popular title in the library where I work. Unfortunately, to me it reads as if R.L. Stine was a Q-anon adherent and wrote a Goosebumps for adults. I am not on this book's wavelength, at all. It does read quickly, so I will finish, but I am ready to move on.
I’m going to be reading Hidden Pictures very soon. Your description kind of intrigues me 😂
Lol, you might enjoy it! It's very propulsive! I do feel like a bit of a snob.
@@beezus99 I often find that that kind of break out thriller doesn't work for me
Just finished it. Your assessment was absolutely spot on 😂
Just finished Full Burtal by Kristopher Triana and I can say it is more disturbing than Gone To See The River Man. Each chapter escalates in the disturbing factor and some of it actually got hard for me to read.
I didn't find Full Brutal disturbing, more of an outrageous romp than anything else. I think Triana was just having himself some fun with that one. That said, I really have to wonder about myself if that is how I describe that sort of content.
That sounds like a really interesting read - thank you!
They all died screaming is fantastic
Certainly a good title!
Just finished this one today after seeing this video a few days ago. I loved this book. I liked how the supernatural played with the psychological and how Lori's story was slowly unravelled. I thought the ending was well done aswell.
I'm trying another of this authors novels at the moment Do you have any other recommendations of novels around this length that pack as much punch as this one?
Glad you enjoyed it1 I actually made a video on that very subject!
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@@CriminOllyBlog thank you!
I think it would be helpful (and maybe you have already done this) if you did a video on what you do find disturbing. Like what concepts or acts or criteria makes for a disturbing read for you. Because digging through a corpse is super disturbing. 😄😄😄
I really enjoyed how messed up the main character was. She just kept using her previous bad choices as an excuse to make more bad choices. It was like "Oh i did this depraved thing so i might as well do this other depraved thing." It was wild. But yeah, like i said in my other post, this book was really nasty to me. The author packed a lot of gross into one little story. 😆
Ha! Yeah I do need to do a video on that. I'm planning one on categories of books that are labelled as disturbing
Hi Olly. The River Man is a wonderful song on Nick Drakes first album Five Leaves Left. Don't really know why I felt the need to impart the useless piece of trivia, but there you go! LOL
Paul, if you hadn't, someone else (perhaps me) would have had to. I recommend to you Elizabeth Hand's novel Wylding Hall.
@@AndrewWatson401 Thank you so much. What a kind community I have found myself in. I looked it up and it's now on my TBR.
LOVE Elizabeth Hand. Waking the Moon is an all-timer. Her short fiction is amazing too. Even if I am not totally sold on the story (looking at you, Glimmering) the writing is exceptional.
@@kevsplitterskull3209 Thank you for the recommendations. As I am such a fucktard I was thinking Glimmering? can't remember the last time I glimmered. What an asshole! I hope you appreciate my sense of humour, these are now all on my list of books to be read. Cheers!
@@kevsplitterskull3209 she writes particularly good novellas. some are in, believe it or not, the collection The Best of Elizabeth Hand
I liked this book. I'm quite a fan of Kristopher Triana. Can I suggest Toxic Love next if you want to be disturbed?
Cheers, I'll check that out!
I loved this book, one of my favorites I have read this year! I wouldn’t say it was “disturbing” so much as unsettling, creepy, icky, and in some points downright scary. I loved the build of dread, knowing the whole time, this is not going to end well. Have you read the sequel? It’s perhaps as good in my opinion. Thoroughly enjoyed both! Definitely not for the faint of heart, but I agree with you, not necessarily disturbing.
Sounds like an interesting book. I never find fiction as horrifying as reality, but I may check this one out. A good creepy read once in awhile is fun. :)
Yeah, I think we all need a bit of variety to our reading diet!
There's a saying that women like a bad man who will only be good with them.
Yeah maybe there is something of that in it
I just finished this book - a very good and interesting book for sure! But it didn’t disturb me as much as it’s disturbed others 🤷🏻 I just enjoyed it
I totally agree!
Hoping I can fit this one in this month because I’m just curious at this point. They All Died Screaming by him is so crazy bonkers, maybe give that one a go. 😂
Is it bananapants though? I think that’s usually your highest ranking for bonkers.
@@CriminOllyBlog hmmm….maybe not all the way bananapants, but definitely crazy bonkers. 😝
Good to know!
So I read mainly horror and disturbing books. I started reading Turn the Other Way by Stuart James. I haven't finished it yet, but I did have a moment last night where I thought maybe this might be too scary? Of course I'll keep reading it. But I often don't have that thought when reading books. I wonder if it will continue being disturbing. Have you read this book?
Too scary? That got my attention! I haven't read it, but will check it out!
@@CriminOllyBlog I'm embarrassed to even say that. You probably won't think it's scarey at all 😂
@@erinharris7663 LOL we shall see
@@CriminOllyBlog so I finished the book Turn the other way. It was only scary for 1 minute. Then it became cumbersome. Why can't I find a truly scary book?
@@erinharris7663 Ah, sorry to hear that!
Extra thumbs up for a Jerry Springer reference
Not my normal jam but being short, and your analysis, are enough to give it a shot.
Hope you enjoy it!
Take care of yourselves and each other!
Just finished this one! I listened to the audiobook and I don’t recommend anyone do that. (The narrator was a miss for me) Read the hard copy if you can (it’s a short book). Just a suggestion 🤓
Thank you!
I am definitely jaded. I read John Saul's Suffer The Children when it first came out. It scared me pretty bad. I just recently purchased it to read again. Though I really enjoyed the trip down memory lane, it didn't have the oomph it did before. Still enjoyed it.
Saul is one of those authors that for reasons I can't explain I've never read
There’s a nonfiction book, “The Road Out of Hell” by Anthony Flacco and Jerry Clark, that I found incredibly disturbing.
I'll have to look for that - thank you!
I found out about this book from “disturbing book” lists and such. While I do find multiple subject matters a bit disturbing, the book wasn’t very disturbing. I really liked it. I think the word you used to describe it “TAUT” is just perfect. I started a Chandler Morrison book today to sort of test my sensibilities. Thank you for the content Olly. Cheers!
Thanks John! Glad you enjoyed the review. I'll be trying Morrison soon
am currently listening to the audio book of this, and while i agree so far i am not disturbed by content
but the reveal of a certain character and their weird decisions, i will say triana does great with evil female characters,
you should get on full brutal, it is essentially mean girls meets american psycho, really good
Cheers, I'll check that one out!
So I listen to the audiobook version of this, and I cannot imagine reading this book any other way. And all I wanna know is, is the narrator OK? I just need an update from her LMAO.
Ha ha I know what you mean
Nick Drake’s “Five Leaves Left”?
Just purchased $4 AUS on kindle thanks to your review.
Not sure if you read YA but just finished INHERITANCE GAMES and it’s a surprise crime mystery whodunit - what-the heck-happened mystery with a brilliant brilliant ending so not sure if you have reviewed or heard of it!
Hope you enjoy River Man! I have heard of the Inheritance Games books but not read them. I tend not to read YA, but also I never say never when it comes to books!
I read The Thirteenth Koyote by K. Triana and really enjoyed it. It's a splatter Western epic that really has it all. There are a lot of characters and KT manages to develop them all quite well. While it's not disturbing, there is lots of extreme violence and I think the writing does a good job of knowing when less or more is needed. Werewolves, witchcraft, a cult, that book was a good time.
That sounds like a lot of fun!
The only thing I found disturbing about this book is that she has this relationship with this serial killer. The rest is shocking. I really enjoyed this book and would probably read it again.
Glad you enjoyed it
🖤💚
Just finished it last night and was very much unnerved but read it in one sitting because I wasn't able to put it down. The horror in it was oddly... human.
I know what you mean! There was something quite convincing about it all despite the weirdness going on
One thing I've noticed with a lot of Horror book reviews (not all reviewers) mainly American ones nearly find every book horrifying and scary. I saw one who claimed that Dracula was terrifying - I read that book at 10 and it was a enjoyable read, scary hell no. I find it interesting. Like with horror films when my brother visited America he went to see a horror film at the cinema and the audience was screaming (like in the audience trailers you used to get for films). Well upon returning back to the UK he decided to watch it again but this time the audience just laughed and were not scared at all 😂.
It is disturbing, in a constant but low intensity. It is like a background disturbing feeling. I don't know how to describe it.
I have the book, but it has always intimidated me. But after your views I
I’m going to give it a go. I really like a good, taut dark thriller.
Hope you enjoy it!
Cunning folk by Adam Nevill, can't recommend it highly enough he has mastered his craft.
I have that one to read soon!
For really disturbing stuff, maybe you need to switch over to nonfiction -- David Quammen's book about COVID ... the January 6 report ... Spare by Prince Harry. 😃
😂
@@CriminOllyBlog Forgot to mention: I bought some McVitie's chocolate-topped HobNobs last night on the way home. I assume the entire sleeve is a single serving. 😁
@@troytradup Good work! They're so good
I hope we can still discuss this with Kelsi. I am not as favorable as you are.
We definitely can!
I don't know if you went back and watched my review again, but what sort of crept out of nowhere was the SA and ED. That's the kind of thing that creeps up and can knock over someone with PTSD and background trauma. I don't even have "stuff" in my background and it caught me a little off guard, especially the ED (watch Of Herbs and Altars' videos about pro-ana meetups/websites and you'll see what I mean). I had a discussion with someone who had some of these kind of issues, and they said it's not gore and violence and monsters that are a problem, in fact they read horror BECAUSE the monsters aren't real...so much as reminders of their own past traumas. And it can really cause panic and anxiety for the person. I think that's kind of crappy. As writers, we want to entertain our readers, not harm them. I think it's helpful to have these discussions so that a person with trauma can know about it and make up their own damn minds.
Yeah I thought that gradual revelation about the fact that there were more monsters in the story than it appeared at first was very good. The narrator's self delusion reminded me a bit of Humbert Humbert
Ummmmm, not adding to the must read list, but will definitely be a runner up! ☺️ - 📚MJ
Ha! There are too many books to read runners up
Okay, call me weird, but it's loading on my Kindle as I write. Curiosity is gonna get me one of these days. ;-)
Ha! Hope you enjoy iy!
Full brutal is good so was the long shadows of October is very interesting read not disturbing underrated but excellent toxic love is very good as well ex boogie man is his latest it was ok
Thanks, I'll check those out!
My friend,,,we are totally desensitized.
You're probably right
I didn’t think it had much disturbing content either. My guess is that the main character’s sexual proclivities is what upsets some readers.
Yeah quite possibly!
Hmm dunno about this one. The story has a familiar ring to it. Why does your title say "Am I jaded ?" ? Did I miss something ? I watched the video twice !! 🤣
Ha! I just meant that I wasn't that disturbed by it.
@@CriminOllyBlog Oh. I'd probably call it conditioning.
I want to read this but I don't generally like disturbing content. If I find myself unable to sleep after reading this, I'll be letting you know about it 😄!
Ha ha! Be sure to report back and I'll recommend something cosy as a remedy if needed
Not jaded, call it experienced! That's the Ikea equivalent to disturbing, whereas people like us have built houses XD
haha maybe you're right
After reading anything by the Marquis de Sade, everything else is just a footnote when it comes to disturbing books. You probably need to undergo a course of several months reading nothing but sentimental romance novels and stories about cute three-legged dogs rescuing old ladies from wells to restore your sense of proportion.
Ha! Maybe you're right!
Just finished it. 75% amazing but what a terrible end! Hated it soon as she got to the riverman
Wow Lori she ummm sure is something huh
Just finished it and while I like some aspects (more the beginning) it wasn't for me in general. My feelings for the main character went from dislike to annoyed hatred, it made it kind of hard to keep reading when I was so mad at everything she said or did! ^^ the part about the brother was hard to read for me, and made me really uncomfortable. In the future I need to check content warnings, sometimes this kind of stuff can be really triggering for me. I thought it was meh, in general. The letters were probably the most interesting part. The MC was just unlikeable and for me it wasn't really believable that she liked the Serial killer. If she was either more likeable, or smarter, and maybe it was also believable for us that she thought she could change this man or that this man really liked her, I would've preferred it. She seemed a bit silly to me.
Ha! I can see how disliking the MC that much would get in the way of enjoying the book
I didn't even realize how much I disliked her until I saw how much I was going on about it haha ^^ but I'm glad you liked it! :D I was also excited to re-watch this review, which made the book a little more enjoyable! @@CriminOllyBlog
I was very disappointed by this, having seen it praised on Reddit. Not nearly as disturbing as I expected so didn’t enjoy it having expected so much more.
I enjoyed it for what it was, but definitely agree it was overhyped
This book was nearly comedic to me. Way too cheesy. Plot contrivances were too convenient.
Sorry you didn't enjoy it more!