I Am Not A Serial KillerJohn Wayne Cleaver is dangerous, and he knows it. |
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I enjoyed this quick read for a number of reasons, but primarily due to the well characterized protagonist. It is ironic that while John Wayne Cleaver is a sociopath who spends a lot of time dwelling on his inability to understand the emotions of others it is this very distance that makes his character so easy to relate to. Everyone can empathize with emotional distance and confusion during adolescence, and John's psychopathic casts him in an intriguingly distant, but also oddly sympathetic, light. I also enjoyed the antagonist, who was both initially unexpected and well rounded given his nature, although the remainder of the supporting cast has somewhat scant characterization, in particular the mother, I presume due either to the brevity of the novel.
I also appreciated the way the supernatural elements were included. The progression felt very gothic, and made the stories progression that much more interesting. There stark contrast between how the world was perceived and understood by the protagonist was made more concrete by his secret knowledge, and reinforced the strong individualism in his character.
Fun read, not too deep, and definitely easy to relate to.
P.S. I listen to Writing Excuses, which is a fun podcast, and is probably one of the reasons I liked this book.
This was the best book I have ever read. I love the way in the begining the detail on embalming. I also loved that the main character's name is named after a real life serial killer (John Wayne Gacy). I loved every second of this book. Thank You Dan Wells.
Contents
7 | |
13 | |
24 | |
Chapter 3 | 38 |
Chapter 4 | 55 |
Chapter 5 | 67 |
Chapter 6 | 82 |
Chapter 7 | 94 |
Chapter 11 | 151 |
Chapter 12 | 164 |
Chapter 13 | 178 |
Chapter 14 | 192 |
Chapter 15 | 206 |
Chapter 16 | 217 |
Chapter 17 | 228 |
Chapter 18 | 241 |