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螣 韦蔚谓蟿 螠伪魏苇喂 蔚委谓伪喂 苇蟿慰喂渭慰蟼 谓伪 伪蠀蟿慰蟺蠀蟻慰尾慰位畏胃蔚委, 蠈蟿伪谓 魏维蟺慰喂慰蟼 蠂蟿蠀蟺维 蟿慰 魏慰蠀未慰蠉谓喂 蟿畏蟼 蟺蠈蟻蟿伪蟼, 蔚蟺委渭慰谓伪鈥�
螣 韦蔚谓蟿 蔚委谓伪喂 蟺位慰蠉蟽喂慰蟼 魏伪喂 苇蠂蔚喂 蟿畏谓 蟿苇位蔚喂伪 慰喂魏慰纬苇谓蔚喂伪: 渭喂伪 蟽蠉味蠀纬慰 魏伪喂 未蠉慰 伪尉喂慰位维蟿蟻蔚蠀蟿蔚蟼 魏蠈蟻蔚蟼. 螝伪谓蔚委蟼 未蔚谓 胃伪 渭蟺慰蟻慰蠉蟽蔚 蟺慰蟿苇 谓伪 蠁伪谓蟿伪蟽蟿蔚委 蠈蟿喂 胃伪 苇蟺伪喂蟻谓蔚 蟿畏谓 伪蟺蠈蠁伪蟽畏 谓伪 伪蠀蟿慰魏蟿慰谓萎蟽蔚喂. 螌蟿伪谓 伪蟻蠂委味蔚喂 谓伪 蠂蟿蠀蟺维蔚喂 蟿慰 魏慰蠀未慰蠉谓喂 蟿畏蟼 蟺蠈蟻蟿伪蟼, 伪蟽蟿伪渭维蟿畏蟿伪, 伪蟻蠂喂魏维 胃苇位蔚喂 谓伪 蟿慰 伪纬谓慰萎蟽蔚喂 魏伪喂 谓伪 蟿蟻伪尾萎尉蔚喂 蟿畏 蟽魏伪谓未维位畏 渭喂伪 魏伪喂 魏伪位萎. 惟蟽蟿蠈蟽慰, 蟿蠈蟿蔚 尾位苇蟺蔚喂 苇谓伪 蟽畏渭蔚委蠅渭伪 蟽蟿伪 蠂伪蟻蟿喂维 蟿慰蠀, 苇谓伪 蟽畏渭蔚委蠅渭伪 渭蔚 蟿伪 未喂魏维 蟿慰蠀 纬蟻维渭渭伪蟿伪, 蟿慰 慰蟺慰委慰 伪谓伪纬谓蠅蟻委味蔚喂 蠅蟼 未喂魏蠈 蟿慰蠀, 渭伪 未蔚谓 胃蠀渭维蟿伪喂 谓伪 苇蠂蔚喂 纬蟻维蠄蔚喂:
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螒违韦螚 螘螜螡螒螜 螚 螠螣螡螚 螘螢螣螖螣危

496 pages, Paperback

First published March 13, 2016

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Federico Axat was born in La Plata, Buenos Aires, in 1975.

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Profile Image for Deanna .
734 reviews13.2k followers
February 7, 2017
3.5 Stars

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When I read the description of this book I thought the plot sounded really interesting. In the blurb it says that nothing is what it seems.... and they weren't kidding! My head was spinning right from the first sentence.

"Ted McKay was about to put a bullet through his brain when the doorbell rang, insistently."

He waits because he knows he can't shoot himself while someone is at the door. Then he hears someone yelling for him to open the door. They tell him they know he's in there. He waits for them to leave. However, the person keeps ringing the bell, banging and yelling for Ted to open the door.

Thankfully his wife and children are out-of-town.

As he's waiting for the person to go away he notices a note on his desk. "Open the door. It's your only way out" the note says. He has no idea where this note came from but the thing that freaks him out is that it's his handwriting on the note. How could that be? He has no memory of writing it. Ted gives in and opens the door. The man introduces himself. His name is Justin Lynch and he tells Ted he'll explain everything if he will let him come in. Ted slams the door but then the man says something that makes him open it right back up...

"I know what you're about to do"

How could this man possibly know what Ted was about to do?

Justin says he knows that Ted wants to kill himself. Before Ted can say a word, Justin tells him he has a proposition for him. He's inviting him to join a very special organization. A sort of suicide club. However, in order to be a part of this group Ted will need to kill two men. Then in return someone will kill him. The reasoning behind this is that it's easier for a family to deal with someone being the victim of a tragedy than if the person committed suicide.

But why two murders? And how did they find out that Ted even wanted to kill himself?

Ted decides that he'll do it. However, things do not go as planned. The intended victims aren't exactly like Justin described. Then weird things start happening. Ted begins having bizarre dreams. He feels like he's being watched and that he wasn't given all the information he would have needed to make a proper decision. Was that on purpose? Is Ted being manipulated somehow? From there, things get even worse and he starts to feel like he's losing his mind.

Dr. Laura Hill is Ted's therapist and she feels like she can help him. Through his meetings with Dr. Hill we are given some insight into Ted's past, his family life and some, very dark secrets.

I will stop there as I will be heading into spoiler territory if I say much more

After such a fantastic beginning I did feel the book start to drag a bit. It was interesting, but it felt like there was a lot of details and extra stuff that could have been left out. Also seemed like there were some holes in the plot which made things a bit confusing.

I enjoyed the book but it was completely different from what I was expecting, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. There were a lot of good twists and turns that kept me turning pages. Just when I thought I had the real story it would take off in another direction. I would just start to understand a character and their motives....but then I'd be thrown way off again.

I was pretty satisfied with how it all came together and how the author wrapped things up....but the epilogue did baffle me a bit. I may have to check around because I'm curious about what happened. I almost feel like I'm missing something big.

****Note**** There wasn't a lot of gruesome violence in this book but I will warn readers that there is a scene with an animal that is upsetting. I was able to skip over it but I thought it was worth a mention.

Thank you NetGalley, Mulholland Books, and Frederico Axat for providing an advanced readers copy of this book for me to read in exchange for my honest review.
Profile Image for Carolyn.
2,621 reviews719 followers
August 18, 2018
This most unusual psychological thriller is one that grew on me slowly. The first section is very confusing. Ted McKay the main character relates recurring episodes about being interrupted in killing himself and then killing two people except that the details keep changing so that it's not clear if he is hallucinating or dreaming. About a third of the way into the book, Ted's situation becomes clearer but there is still a mystery as to how he got to that point or what has actually happened so it became very compelling to read on and find the answers. To understand that we have to go back in time to Ted's early years and experiences and a much earlier murder.
I did enjoy the book more once it became clear what was happening to Ted and did not expect the major twist that came late in the book. I think my initial confusion would have been better if I hadn't read the blurb (and title!) as it gives the wrong idea of what the book is about (ie 'killing the next one'). The translation from Spanish must be exceptional the text flowed perfectly in English. I have to say the point of the epilogue (especially the possum in the flowerpots) totally escaped me so if anyone can enlighten me, I'd greatly appreciate it!
Profile Image for Maria Espadinha.
1,119 reviews481 followers
March 16, 2019
Um Come莽o de Bradar


Acerquem-se os amantes dos thrillers, para juntos desfrutarmos desta magn铆fica overture:

X est谩 prestes a suicidar-se no instante em que Y bate 脿 porta!...

- Ser谩 um vendedor? -- interroga-se X
- Vou aguardar que se canse e desista!

Por茅m, desistir n茫o est谩 nos planos de Y, que aumenta a cad锚ncia, e bate agora desenfreadamente 脿 porta!...

Perturbado, mas fiel 脿 sua decis茫o, X mant茅m-se im贸vel enquanto o seu olhar inquieto varre os objectos no seu raio de vis茫o, at茅 estancar num bilhete escrito na pr贸pria caligrafia, com os seguintes dizeres:

"Abre a porta. 脡 a tua 煤ltima sa铆da!"

Que intrigante!...
X encontra um bilhete escrito anteriormente, dirigido a si mesmo, como que a prever a situa莽茫o presente?!
Ou ser谩 que o autor do enigm谩tico bilhete, fora outrem que n茫o X?!
Cedo, come莽amos a divagar!...

Bem!... Adiante:
Entretanto, Y persiste em bater desenfreadamente 脿 porta, at茅 que finalmente, influenciado pela leitura do pr贸prio bilhete, X abre a porta a um Y desconhecido, que alega saber as raz玫es que o levaram a apontar uma arma 脿 t锚mpora!...

Ora digam l谩, se este come莽o n茫o 茅 promissor?!

E 茅 um promissor cumpridor!

S茫o 5 estrelas cintilantes!!! 馃グ

Livros que nos agarram na capa e libertam na contra-capa, s茫o raros e procuram-se 馃槉馃槏
N茫o deixem escapar este 馃槈馃憤
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192 reviews61 followers
May 20, 2020
TL; DR: If you dislike gratuitous, graphic animal torture scenes, this book is not for you. If you really dislike sticking with a book despite multiple plot problems and two-dimensional characters just to see if there is some kind of payoff, only to be hit by a gratuitous, graphic animal torture scene in the final pages, well, you should run like hell.

I'm sorry, I just didn't love this book. I did read the whole thing, even though I was frustrated with the two-dimensional characters, the plot that turned out to be so different from what I expected reading the blurb, the endless dream sequences (I loathe dream sequences), etc, etc, because I wanted to see how the author got out of the hole. After I saw how he got out, I wish I had just given up 50 pages in. This book had a lot of promise with little payoff and the whole thing seemed...sloppy. I can't really say more without giving important stuff away so I'll leave it at that.

SPOILERS
I was frustrated that the loose ends never got tied up in a way that made sense to the story, or had significance relative to how much buildup there was. And the little bombshell about Arthur also seeing the possum just wasn't shocking enough to be treated like it was. I am not really sure what the author was trying to convey with that reveal. That Arthur is also crazy? Mike and others were able to see animals, too. Or that the possum is real? I don't find possums scary so that has no impact either. Maybe if it had been a Canada goose... It was just a "so what?" moment for me, rather than the jaw-dropper I think the author thought he had. We got to spend a lot of time with Justin in the flashbacks, but I still don't know why any of that was necessary. Their friendship wasn't really remarkable or noteworthy and I never felt the author did a good job of explaining why Ted beat Justin. Also, I didn't care. Neither one of them ever felt like more than a cardboard cutout. I felt like we spent a lot of time with Dr. Hill peeling the onion of Ted's psyche, and what it revealed, layer by layer, was a hotbed of "meh."

Also, the unexpected kitten torture scene in the last 5% of the book was shocking and unnecessary. In this scene, a man named Randall Forster is giving an introductory speech about Dr. Laura Hill's book about a serial killer, and he describes an incident in the killer's youth when he killed a kitten in front of his playmate. This killer had already been well established as pig with no redeeming qualities so the kitten torture description was 100% gratuitous. I also had trouble buying it that Randall would have gone into such graphic detail speaking to a group of people who were basically there for a book signing. Not simply mentioning that the killer's young neighbor knew he was capable of murder because he saw him torture animals. That is sufficient for anyone to know. No, Randall gives the audience a blow-by-blow, detail-by-detail description of how the kitten was tortured--almost like a training manual. Yes, I found it offensive but the problem was, no one would actually do that in real life. And if they did, people would get up and walk out. NOBODY WANTS A KITTEN TORTURE TUTORIAL AT THEIR BOOK SIGNING, RANDALL. It was ridiculous in the context of the scene. I could go on, but I am done.

I just didn't like it at all, sorry.
Profile Image for Franco  Santos.
482 reviews1,495 followers
September 9, 2018
Mi tercer libro de Axat y uno m谩s que me deja sorprendido. El misterio no cesa en ning煤n momento y cada uno de sus cap铆tulos es una puerta abierta a lo inesperado. La 煤ltima salida, con su ritmo vertiginoso y sus escenas apabullantes, logr贸 captar mi atenci贸n hasta tal punto que se volvi贸 un compa帽ero inseparable en mi vida cotidiana.

Pocas veces he le铆do una novela negra con tantos giros. La historia no deja de cambiar de manera completa el paradigma de lo que se va revelando a medias. Entre la confusi贸n, la desconfianza y los secretos me era imposible predecir qu茅 podr铆a suceder en las siguientes p谩ginas. Axat juega con el delirio como pocos autores saben hacerlo. Y tambi茅n con el lector.

En fin. Aunque demasiado comercial para mi gusto, es una muy buena novela de misterio, que recomiendo absolutamente para pasar el rato. Adictiva, r谩pida, laber铆ntica, ideal para cualquier fan谩tico del g茅nero.
Profile Image for Maria Clara.
1,177 reviews685 followers
September 13, 2017
驴Sab茅is esa sensaci贸n de estar en una monta帽a rusa, esperando el segundo en el que caer茅is a toda velocidad por la rampa? Pues bien, este libro se puede adaptar a esta met谩fora; es vertiginoso desde el minuto cero. Y, si bien me ha parecido magistral el modo en que el autor juega con el lector, hay ciertos detalles al final del libro que me han frenado de darle las cinco estrellas.
Profile Image for Beatriz.
949 reviews843 followers
September 15, 2017
Hace tiempo que no le铆a algo que realmente me sorprendiera y, sin el 谩nimo de alardear, eso es cada vez m谩s dif铆cil. El autor juega con el lector en forma permanente y ninguna de las teor铆as que uno pueda ir elucubrando tiene sentido al llegar al siguiente cap铆tulo. Me llam贸 la atenci贸n que el autor lograra tama帽a intriga s贸lo con la trama y no, como en otros libros que he le铆do, con una prosa confusa. De hecho me encant贸 el estilo de Federico Axat, directo, centrado en lo que quiere contar en cada cap铆tulo que, por cierto, son cort铆simos. Pero no por ello falto de las descripciones y pistas necesarias para mantener al lector ah铆, pegado a sus p谩ginas, mordi茅ndose las u帽as.

No le pongo las cinco estrellas porque cada vez soy m谩s exigente con esa valoraci贸n y, a pesar que esta novela estuvo a punto, algunas cosillas, a mi gusto, no quedaron suficientemente atadas.

Absolutamente recomendable, tanto para los que les gusta el g茅nero como para los que no. Es imposible quedar indiferente frente a esta lectura.
Profile Image for Esti Santos.
249 reviews273 followers
April 27, 2025
Un thriller psicol贸gico en toda regla, de los que me gustan. Trama enrevesada y ritmo fren茅tico.
Ted McKay es un empresario de 茅xito, casado y con dos hijas maravillosas. Ted no es capaz de procesar como ha entrado en esa espiral, de la que no sabe c贸mo salir. Su mente es un batiburrillo de recuerdos, algunos nuevos e inexplicables y otros antiguos que le cuesta recuperar.
No se puede contar mucho m谩s, sin hacer spoiler.
Me ha encantado. Una trama muy bien planteada y con un desenlace sorprendente y coherente. El personaje de Ted, fascinante.
Profile Image for Linda Strong.
3,878 reviews1,700 followers
October 20, 2016
Ted McKay has a terminal brain tumor. While his wife and children are visiting her family out of state, he decides it is time to end his life. Putting a gun to his head, he prepares to pull the trigger.

But the doorbell ringing interrupts him. A stranger offers his a deal ... if he will shoot a criminal who walked away from justice before he dies, and also kill another man like himself ... terminally ill and waiting to die, the next man on the list will take Ted's life. It would be so much easier for his family if he dies of a random killing rather than committing suicide.

But is this really what happened? Did he actually murder two men? Why does he keep reliving certain moments of his life over and over again?

This was like riding a roller coaster ride in the dark. It's such a well-written book ... the reader doesn't quite know what to believe. It's a look at a terrified man .. what he will and won't do. Is the brain tumor causing hallucinations? Does he even have a brain tumor?

No spoilers here .. but I warn you ... beware of the possum.

Many thanks to the author / Text Publishing / Netgalley who provided a digital copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.
Profile Image for Marianne.
4,130 reviews310 followers
November 22, 2016
Kill The Next One is the third novel by Argentinian author, Federico Axat. Successful businessman, husband and father, Ted McKay has a brain tumour. He is sitting in his study with a gun. He鈥檚 about to put it to his head when someone persistently knocks on his door. Justin Lynch has a proposition: instead of leaving his family to deal with the stigma of his suicide, he can die by another鈥檚 hand.

He must first kill two people who need to die: a murderer (who got off on a technicality) and another prospective suicide; then someone will do the same for him. Perhaps it鈥檚 a sign of Ted鈥檚 desperation: he finds himself agreeing; he does as he is asked.

Really? This tale seems to be full of holes. Ah, but wait. Read on. It soon becomes apparent that Ted鈥檚 narrative is rather unreliable. Is his perspective affected by his brain tumour? Is Lynch for real? Does the second victim actually want to die?

Axat has cleverly crafted a fast-paced psychological thriller that does not go where expected. Nothing and no-one is what they first seem. Each time the reader believes he has solved a puzzle, the story turns. There are so many twists the reader鈥檚 head will spin: lawsuits for whiplash injury should be anticipated.

Axat鈥檚 novel features a myriad of topics, none of which can be revealed without being a plot-spoiler. Flawlessly translated from Spanish by David Frye, this is a brilliant page-turner.
Profile Image for Entre mis libros y yo.
356 reviews155 followers
April 2, 2016
Brutal. Un novel贸n. Hace tiempo que no le铆a nada igual. Mi rese帽a completa en
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325 reviews26k followers
June 24, 2016
Ted esta a punto de pegarse un tiro cuando unos golpes en la puerta lo interrumpen. Una nota escrita por el mismo que no recuerda haber escrito. Una propuesta, una realidad dudosa, un thriller en toda la extensi贸n de la palabra, que te mantendr谩 en vilo hasta la 煤ltima p谩gina.
A trav茅s de cap铆tulos cortos y con finales inesperados, giros de tuerca y una escritura 谩gil, Axat logra su cometido y nos regala una novela indispensable en el g茅nero que hoy por hoy domina.
Profile Image for Carlos.
671 reviews305 followers
March 25, 2017
It's been a while since I been so encaptured by a fiction novel as I was with this one . To be honest there were moments when I was like WTF did I just read? ... but the more I read on the more twists I was finding and the more it made me feel unsure as to what the ending would be . I had no idea what the e ding would be until the last 10 pages and for a seasoned reader that is very unexpected. The story is unique and complex , it moves in different levels and it keeps you in edge every page .... highly recommend it to anyone with a love for thrillers and crime novels .
Profile Image for Louise Wilson.
3,433 reviews1,673 followers
February 6, 2017
Ted McKay had it all, a beautiful wife, two lovely daughters and a high paid job. He has just been diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour.

A stranger makes him a proposition. Kill two deserving people before you die. The first target will be a criminal, the second will also have terminal cancer. After Ted has killed his next two targets Ted will become the next persons target.

I loved this book. With its well written and thought out plot and a different style to most. This is another storyline I got hooked into very quickly.

I would like to thank NetGalley, Text Publishing and the author Federico Axat for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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236 reviews77 followers
September 19, 2019
螔伪胃渭慰位慰纬委伪: 鈽呪槄鈽呪槄

螚 芦韦蔚位蔚蠀蟿伪委伪 苇尉慰未慰蟼禄 蔚委谓伪喂 苇谓伪 蟺慰位蠉 未蠀谓伪蟿蠈 蠄蠀蠂慰位慰纬喂魏蠈 胃蟻委位蔚蟻, 伪蟺蠈 伪蠀蟿维 蟺慰蠀 伪位位慰蠉 尉蔚魏喂谓慰蠉谓 魏伪喂 伪位位慰蠉 魏伪蟿伪位萎纬慰蠀谓, 渭蔚 渭蟺蠈位喂魏蔚蟼 伪谓伪蟿蟻慰蟺苇蟼 蟽蟿畏谓 蟺慰蟻蔚委伪 蟺慰蠀 蟽蔚 魏伪胃畏位蠋谓慰蠀谓. 螣喂 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿萎蟻蔚蟼 蔚委蠂伪谓 蠁蠀蟽喂魏维 蟿伪 蔚位伪蟿蟿蠋渭伪蟿维 蟿慰蠀蟼, 伪位位维 蟿慰 蟽蠀纬蠂蠅蟻蠋, 纬喂伪蟿委 萎蟿伪谓 伪蟺伪蟻伪委蟿畏蟿慰 纬喂伪 蟿慰 渭蠀蟽蟿萎蟻喂慰 谓伪 渭畏 纬谓蠅蟻委味慰蠀渭蔚 蔚尉 伪蟻蠂萎蟼 蟺慰喂慰蟼 蔚委谓伪喂 伪胃蠋慰蟼 魏伪喂 蟺慰喂慰蟼 苇谓慰蠂慰蟼. 螚 蟺位慰魏萎 渭慰蠀 蠁维谓畏魏蔚 蟺慰位蠉 蔚谓未喂伪蠁苇蟻慰蠀蟽伪 魏伪喂 畏 蔚尉苇位喂尉萎 蟿畏蟼 渭蔚 魏维位蠀蠄蔚. 螒蠀蟿蠈 蟺慰蠀 尾蟻萎魏伪 蟺蔚蟻喂蟿蟿蠈 蔚委谓伪喂 苇谓伪蟼 螒蟻纬蔚谓蟿喂谓蠈蟼 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼 谓伪 纬蟻维蠁蔚喂 蟿蠈蟽慰 芦伪渭蔚蟻喂魏维谓喂魏伪禄 魏伪喂 蔚喂未喂魏维 谓伪 蟿慰蟺慰胃蔚蟿蔚委 蟿畏谓 蟺位慰魏萎 蟿慰蠀 蟽蟿畏谓 螒渭蔚蟻喂魏萎, 魏维蟿喂 蟺慰蠀 蟺蟻慰蠁伪谓蠋蟼 苇纬喂谓蔚 纬喂伪 蔚渭蟺慰蟻喂魏慰蠉蟼 位蠈纬慰蠀蟼 魏伪喂 蔚委蠂蔚 伪蟺慰蟿苇位蔚蟽渭伪. 螛伪 蟺蟻慰蟿喂渭慰蠉蟽伪 谓伪 未喂伪未蟻伪渭伪蟿喂味蠈蟿伪谓 蟽蟿畏谓 螒蟻纬蔚谓蟿喂谓萎.
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As soon as I turned the last page of this novel I had to question (once again) the publisher's decision to a) change the title and b) come up with a dustjacket blurb that hardly matches what goes in in this book, because when all is said and done, the original Spanish title is much more reflective of the nature of what happens here and the blurb points people in a sort of misleading direction. I'm not surprised that so many readers were frustrated with this book, since they were expecting one thing and got something completely different. I bought this one based on the fact that it's a crime novel from Argentina more than for any other reason since I enjoy translated crime, especially from authors I've never read before.

Let's get back to that blurb, referring to the main character of the story, Ted McKay, who as the novel opens, is on the edge of shooting himself in the head to end it all. He's at home, locked into his own study; his wife Holly is away on vacation with their two daughters, and he's even been thoughtful enough to leave a note telling Holly where he's left the key to the study and not to let the kids in after she opens the door. As he works up the courage to shoot himself, a "barrage of shouts and banging" at the door draw his attention, and he knows that "he'd have no choice but to see what it was all about." He opens it to find a man he doesn't know standing there, but strangely, the man, who gives his name as Justin Lynch, who somehow knows Ted's name. Ted slams the door closed once again, but Lynch is persistent and through the door reveals to Ted that he knows what he's about to do with the gun, and if Ted would open the door, he promises not to try to stop him. After a bit of time, Lynch comes right to the point and (quoting the blurb)

"...makes him a proposition: why not kill two deserving men before dying? The first target is a criminal, and the second is a man with terminal cancer, who, like Ted, wants to die."

The tradeoff for Ted is that

"after executing these kills, Ted will become someone else's next target, like a kind of suicidal daisy chain."

It's an idea that Ted doesn't necessarily dismiss and he even goes as far to work out a plan but, of course, things don't exactly work out as Ted (or we) expected, diverging in a very, very big way. That bit of plot will come back much later, but in a hugely different way that allowed for an "aha" moment by the time I got there. I can't really go into too much detail here because saying pretty much anything would constitute a major spoiler and ruin the reading experience, but the point is that while we actively start with the blurb's premise in mind, it turns out that that's not really the story at all.

Kill the Next One messed with my head for quite a while, because it is one of those stories where things seem to make sense and yet they don't if you are reading carefully; things tend to move and change quickly here making it even more of a head scratcher as time goes on. Even as things start to become a little clearer, it's like being in a gradually-lifting fog where you can sort of make out shapes but you know that your vision is still a bit distorted; it isn't until the very end that everything comes into focus. The enigmatic on the whole appeals to me; the book is like one giant puzzle where pieces are gradually filled in but there is still a lot of space on the table before the full picture emerges.

It's neither a great nor perfect book by any means with character issues that crop up, lengthy, sometimes over-the-top scenes that could have been pared down quite a bit to give the story more punch, and it seems to me that there were still some things that could have been a bit more fleshed out (especially concerning the real story underpinning everything here), but even with its issues, it has a sort of eerieness about it that for me made it a worthwhile, page-flipping, and entertaining read that I had trouble putting down.

My advice to potential readers: don't look at reviews that give away the show because as you move away from the expected into deeper, darker territory, you really don't want to know beforehand what's coming at you -- it will totally ruin things. While I've seen it referred to as a thriller, it really moves into that territory only toward the end; before that though, it's much more in the psychological category, but even that may be saying too much about it.
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December 13, 2016
When Ted McKay finds out that he has a brain tumor he decides to take matters into his own hands and end things his own way. With meticulous planning Ted comes to the day that he finds himself alone in his study with his wife and children far away so he is determined to end his own life but just as soon as he begins there is a knock at the door.

Answering the door Ted is faced with an offer to join a suicide circle, he must kill one man that is a criminal and another that is in the same situation as Ted. The offer makes sense as it would be easier on his family to think him the victim of a crime but can Ted actually take others lives?

Kill the Next One is one of those books that while it sounded really interesting the story took a turn that just wasn't a direction that I'm a huge fan of reading. Hopefully without giving away too much of a spoiler I'll just say that this would be a thriller that while you think you are reading and following along with the story the events keep being reset on you. I can see some people loving the way this one is written and the idea behind the story but unfortunately I'm just not one that did.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.

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November 15, 2016
**3.5 stars**

Yes well. Kill the Next One was certainly unexpected. But I liked it. Clever. Ok there are some things in here, especially the last bit, that may discombobulate and upset some (and I don't really feel that bit needed to be in there) but overall I found it to be highly addictive.

A game of two halves really. Or 2 and a bit halves. Or something. Starting off with an offer, then heading into fairly surreal territory where you may clutch your head a bit then settling into a rather fascinating psychological study/thriller/something like that which will have you twisted every which way. Really enjoyed it. I like the more out there stuff and this one was out there.

Written very well to keep you immersed into the story being told, I felt for poor Ted I really did. I mean honestly all the poor guy wanted was to kill himself. Then his whole world tilted sideways. Kill the Next One is the tale of why, when, how and where. And many other things.

Difficult to say too much. Its one of those books that you can't really describe that well because it has its own vibe and thing going on. Hence my enjoyment I think.

Recommended




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螆谓伪 蠄蠀蠂慰位慰纬喂魏蠈 胃蟻委位蔚蟻 渭蔚 蟺位慰魏萎 蟺慰蠀 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿畏蟻委味蔚蟿伪喂 伪蟺蠈 伪纬蠅谓委伪, 伪谓伪蟿蟻慰蟺苇蟼 魏伪喂 苇谓蟿慰谓伪 蟽魏伪渭蟺伪谓蔚尾维蟽渭伪蟿伪, 蟿慰 芦韦蔚位蔚蠀蟿伪委伪 苇尉慰未慰蟼禄 蟿慰蠀 Federico Axat 蠀蟺蠈蟽蠂蔚蟿伪喂 蟿蟻蔚位维 伪谓伪纬谓蠅蟽蟿喂魏维 魏伪蟻未喂慰蠂蟿蠉蟺喂伪.

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螒蠀蟿蠈 蟿慰 蟽畏渭蔚委蠅渭伪 胃伪 蟽畏渭伪蟿慰未慰蟿萎蟽蔚喂 苇谓伪谓 魏蠀魏蔚蠋谓伪 纬蔚纬慰谓蠈蟿蠅谓 蟽蟿畏 味蠅萎 蟿慰蠀 韦蔚谓蟿, 伪谓伪蟿蟻苇蟺慰谓蟿伪蟼 蠈位伪 蠈蟽伪 纬谓蠋蟻喂味蔚 魏伪喂 胃蔚蠅蟻慰蠉蟽蔚 未蔚未慰渭苇谓伪 渭苇蠂蟻喂 蔚魏蔚委谓畏 蟿畏 蟽蟿喂纬渭萎. 韦慰 蟺蟻蠈蟿蠀蟺慰 蟿畏蟼 蟿苇位蔚喂伪蟼 慰喂魏慰纬苇谓蔚喂维蟼 蟿慰蠀 魏伪蟿伪蟻蟻苇蔚喂, 蔚谓蠋 苇蟻蠂慰谓蟿伪喂 蟽蟿慰 蠁蠅蟼 蟽魏慰蟿蔚喂谓苇蟼 蟺蟿蠀蠂苇蟼 渭喂伪蟼 蟺蟻伪纬渭伪蟿喂魏蠈蟿畏蟿伪蟼 蟺慰蠀 胃蠀渭委味蔚喂 蔚蠁喂维位蟿畏. 螣 韦蔚谓蟿 尾蟻委蟽魏蔚蟿伪喂 蟺伪纬喂未蔚蠀渭苇谓慰蟼, 蟿蠈蟽慰 蟽蠅渭伪蟿喂魏维 蠈蟽慰 魏伪喂 蟺谓蔚蠀渭伪蟿喂魏维, 魏伪喂 胃伪 蟺蟻苇蟺蔚喂 谓伪 伪纬蠅谓喂蟽蟿蔚委 渭蔚 蠈位蔚蟼 蟿慰蠀 蟿喂蟼 未蠀谓维渭蔚喂蟼, 蟺蟻慰魏蔚喂渭苇谓慰蠀 谓伪 尾纬蔚喂 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰 慰渭喂蠂位蠋未蔚蟼 蟿慰蠉谓蔚位 蠈蟺慰蠀 魏喂谓蔚委蟿伪喂. 螛伪 蟺蟻苇蟺蔚喂 谓伪 蟺伪位苇蠄蔚喂 纬喂伪 谓伪 魏伪蟿伪谓慰萎蟽蔚喂 蟿慰 蟺慰喂慰蟼 蔚委谓伪喂, 蟿喂蟼 蟺蟻维尉蔚喂蟼 蟿慰蠀, 蟿慰 蟺慰蠉 蟿慰谓 慰未萎纬畏蟽伪谓 伪蠀蟿苇蟼, 伪位位维 魏伪喂 纬喂伪 谓伪 蠁蟿维蟽蔚喂 蟽蟿畏谓 蟿蔚位喂魏萎 魏维胃伪蟻蟽畏 魏伪喂, 委蟽蠅蟼, 蟿畏 蟽蠅蟿畏蟻委伪 蟿慰蠀鈥�

螖喂伪尾维味慰谓蟿伪蟼 魏伪谓蔚委蟼 蟿畏谓鈥� 喂谓蟿蟻喂纬魏伪未蠈蟻喂魏畏 蟺蔚蟻委位畏蠄畏 蟿慰蠀 尾喂尾位委慰蠀, 蟺蔚蟻喂渭苇谓蔚喂 谓伪 未喂伪尾维蟽蔚喂 苇谓伪 伪蟻魏蔚蟿维 蟽蠀谓伪蟻蟺伪蟽蟿喂魏蠈 胃蟻委位蔚蟻. 螌渭蠅蟼 慰 Axat 苇蠂蔚喂 未畏渭喂慰蠀蟻纬萎蟽蔚喂 魏维蟿喂 蟺慰位蠉 蟺蔚蟻喂蟽蟽蠈蟿蔚蟻慰: 苇谓伪 维蟻蟿喂慰 魏伪喂 魏伪位慰纬蟻伪渭苇谓慰 渭蠀胃喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏渭伪 蟺慰蠀 胃蠀渭委味蔚喂 位伪尾蠉蟻喂谓胃慰, 伪蠁慰蠉 魏伪喂 慰 萎蟻蠅伪蟼, 伪位位维 魏伪喂 慰喂 伪谓伪纬谓蠋蟽蟿蔚蟼 蟺蔚蟻喂蟺位伪谓喂慰蠉谓蟿伪喂 蟽蟿伪 渭慰谓慰蟺维蟿喂伪 蟿畏蟼 味蠅萎蟼 魏伪喂 蟽蟿慰蠀蟼 未喂伪未蟻蠈渭慰蠀蟼 蟿慰蠀 渭蠀伪位慰蠉 蟿慰蠀 韦蔚谓蟿, 蔚位蟺委味慰谓蟿伪蟼 谓伪 尾蟻慰蠀谓 蟿畏谓 苇尉慰未慰 魏伪喂 谓伪 伪谓蟿喂魏蟻委蟽慰蠀谓 蔚蟺喂蟿苇位慰蠀蟼 蟿畏 位蠉蟽畏 蟿慰蠀 伪喂谓委纬渭伪蟿慰蟼. 螠蠈谓慰 蟺慰蠀, 魏维胃蔚 蠁慰蟻维, 蔚谓蠋 蟺喂蟽蟿蔚蠉慰蠀谓 蟺蠅蟼 苇蠂慰蠀谓 尾蟻慰蠀谓 蟿畏谓 伪位萎胃蔚喂伪, 纬委谓蔚蟿伪喂 魏维蟿喂 魏伪喂 畏 胃蔚蠅蟻委伪 蟿慰蠀蟼 伪谓伪蟿蟻苇蟺蔚蟿伪喂 蔚谓蟿蔚位蠋蟼路 魏伪喂 尉蔚魏喂谓慰蠉谓 蟺维位喂 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 伪蟻蠂萎!
螣 蟺蠀蟻萎谓伪蟼 蟿慰蠀 尾喂尾位委慰蠀 慰蟺蠅蟽未萎蟺慰蟿蔚 蔚委谓伪喂 蟿慰 渭蠀蟽蟿萎蟻喂慰, 渭蔚 蟺慰位位维 伪谓伪蟺维谓蟿畏蟿伪 蔚蟻蠅蟿萎渭伪蟿伪 谓伪 蠄维蠂谓慰蠀谓 伪蟺维谓蟿畏蟽畏: 蟿喂 蟽畏渭伪委谓蔚喂 蟿慰 蟽畏渭蔚委蠅渭伪 蟺慰蠀 蠁苇蟻蔚蟿伪喂 谓伪 苇纬蟻伪蠄蔚 慰 韦蔚谓蟿; 韦喂 蟽蠀谓苇尾畏 蟿蔚位喂魏维; 螤慰喂伪 伪蟺鈥� 蠈位蔚蟼 蟿喂蟼 蔚魏未慰蠂苇蟼 蔚委谓伪喂 畏 蟽蠅蟽蟿萎; 螣 韦蔚谓蟿 蔚委谓伪喂 胃蠉蟿畏蟼 萎 胃蠉渭伪; 螤慰喂伪 胃伪 蔚委谓伪喂 畏 魏伪蟿维位畏尉畏 伪蠀蟿慰蠉 蟿慰蠀 蟺伪蟻维尉蔚谓慰蠀 纬蟻委蠁慰蠀; 螣 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼 蠂蟻畏蟽喂渭慰蟺慰喂蔚委 渭蔚 伪蟻喂蟽蟿慰蟿蔚蠂谓喂魏蠈 蟿蟻蠈蟺慰 蟿畏谓 蟿蔚蠂谓喂魏萎 蟿畏蟼 伪尾蔚尾伪喂蠈蟿畏蟿伪蟼 魏伪喂 慰蠀蟽喂伪蟽蟿喂魏维 蟺伪委味蔚喂 渭伪味委 渭伪蟼, 蟺伪蟻伪蟽蠉蟻慰谓蟿维蟼 渭伪蟼 蟽蔚 渭喂伪 鈥樝勏佄滴晃€� 蟺慰蟻蔚委伪 纬蔚渭维蟿畏 伪蟺慰魏伪位蠉蠄蔚喂蟼 魏伪喂 伪谓伪蟿蟻慰蟺苇蟼, 未蔚未慰渭苇谓伪 蟺慰蠀 伪位位维味慰蠀谓 渭蔚 蟿伪蠂蠉蟿畏蟿伪 伪蟽蟿蟻伪蟺萎蟼, 伪谓伪蟺维谓蟿畏蟿伪 蔚蟻蠅蟿萎渭伪蟿伪, 蠄蠀蠂慰位慰纬喂魏苇蟼 蔚尉维蟻蟽蔚喂蟼 魏伪喂 苇谓伪 魏蟻维渭伪 蟽蠀谓伪喂蟽胃畏渭维蟿蠅谓 蟺慰蠀 蟿伪蟻维味蔚喂 蟿慰谓 伪谓伪纬谓蠋蟽蟿畏 魏伪喂 蟿慰蠀 蟺蟻慰蟽蠁苇蟻蔚喂 蟿伪蠀蟿蠈蠂蟻慰谓伪 蟿慰 蔚蟺喂胃蠀渭畏蟿蠈 蔚蟻苇胃喂蟽渭伪 蟿伪蠉蟿喂蟽畏蟼, 渭苇蠂蟻喂 谓伪 谓喂蠋蟽蔚喂 蟺蠅蟼 慰 韦蔚谓蟿 蔚委谓伪喂 未喂魏蠈蟼 蟿慰蠀 维谓胃蟻蠅蟺慰蟼, 渭苇蠂蟻喂 谓伪 蔚谓未喂伪蠁蔚蟻胃蔚委 渭伪谓喂蠅未蠋蟼 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 蟿慰蠀, 渭苇蠂蟻喂 谓伪 渭维胃蔚喂 蟿畏谓 伪位萎胃蔚喂伪 蟺慰蠀 魏蟻蠉尾蔚蟿伪喂 蟺委蟽蠅 伪蟺蠈 蟺伪蟻伪蟺蔚蟿维蟽渭伪蟿伪 胃蔚蠅蟻喂蠋谓.
螣 韦蔚谓蟿 蔚委谓伪喂 苇谓伪蟼 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿萎蟻伪蟼 蟺蔚蟻委蟺位慰魏慰蟼, 慰 慰蟺慰委慰蟼 蟽蔚 蠈位畏 蟿畏 未喂维蟻魏蔚喂伪 蟿慰蠀 尾喂尾位委慰蠀 蔚尉蔚位委蟽蟽蔚蟿伪喂 魏伪喂 伪蟺慰魏伪位蠉蟺蟿蔚蟿伪喂 蟽蠀谓蔚蠂蠋蟼. 危蠀谓蔚蟺蠋蟼, 伪蟺慰未蔚喂魏谓蠉蔚蟿伪喂 蔚尉伪喂蟻蔚蟿喂魏维 未蠉蟽魏慰位慰 谓伪 蟽蠂畏渭伪蟿委蟽蔚喂 慰 伪谓伪纬谓蠋蟽蟿畏蟼 维蟺慰蠄畏 纬喂鈥� 伪蠀蟿蠈谓路 胃伪 蟺蟻苇蟺蔚喂 谓伪 蠁蟿维蟽蔚喂 苇蠅蟼 魏伪喂 蟿畏谓 蟿蔚位蔚蠀蟿伪委伪 蟽蔚位委未伪 蟺蟻慰魏蔚喂渭苇谓慰蠀 谓伪 伪蟺慰蠁伪谓胃蔚委 纬喂伪 蟿慰谓 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿萎蟻伪 魏伪喂 蟿喂蟼 蟺蟻维尉蔚喂蟼 蟿慰蠀. 螤蟻慰蟽蠅蟺喂魏维, 渭慰蠀 维蠁畏蟽蔚 苇谓伪 伪委蟽胃畏渭伪 蟽蠀渭蟺维胃蔚喂伪蟼 魏伪喂 蟽蠀渭蟺蠈谓喂伪蟼. 韦慰 蟿苇位慰蟼 蟿畏蟼 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪蟼 蟿慰蠀 蔚委谓伪喂 纬位蠀魏蠈蟺喂魏蟻慰 魏伪喂 蟻蔚伪位喂蟽蟿喂魏蠈 蟽蠀谓维渭伪, 伪蠁萎谓蔚喂 渭喂伪 纬蔚蠉蟽畏 谓慰蟽蟿伪位纬委伪蟼, 慰蟺蠅蟽未萎蟺慰蟿蔚 蠈渭蠅蟼 胃伪 蟺蟻慰蟿喂渭慰蠉蟽伪 魏维蟿喂 未喂伪蠁慰蟻蔚蟿喂魏蠈, 魏维蟿喂 魏伪位蠉蟿蔚蟻慰 纬喂伪 蔚魏蔚委谓慰谓. 螘委谓伪喂 蟺维谓蟿蠅蟼, 伪谓伪渭蠁委尾慰位伪, 苇谓伪蟼 伪蟺蠈 蔚魏蔚委谓慰蠀蟼 蟿慰蠀蟼 位慰纬慰蟿蔚蠂谓喂魏慰蠉蟼 萎蟻蠅蔚蟼 蟺慰蠀 渭苇谓慰蠀谓 蔚谓蟿蠀蟺蠅渭苇谓慰喂 尾伪胃喂维 渭苇蟽伪 蟽慰蠀, 蟺慰蠀 魏维蟺慰喂蔚蟼 蟽蟿喂纬渭苇蟼 蟺喂维谓蔚喂蟼 蟿慰谓 蔚伪蠀蟿蠈 蟽慰蠀 谓伪 蟿慰蠀蟼 伪谓伪蟺慰位蔚委 魏伪喂 蟺慰蠀 蟺维谓蟿伪 蟽魏伪蟼 苇谓伪 蠂伪渭蠈纬蔚位慰, 蠈蟿伪谓 伪谓慰委纬蔚喂蟼 尉伪谓维 蟿慰 尾喂尾位委慰 魏伪喂 蟺苇蠁蟿蔚喂蟼 蔚蟺维谓蠅 蟿慰蠀蟼.

螚 芦韦蔚位蔚蠀蟿伪委伪 苇尉慰未慰蟼禄 蔚委谓伪喂 苇谓伪 蟽蠀纬魏位慰谓喂蟽蟿喂魏蠈 胃蟻委位蔚蟻, 苇谓伪 渭蠀胃喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏渭伪 蟺慰蠀 尉蔚蠂蔚喂位委味蔚喂 伪蟺蠈 蟽蠀谓伪喂蟽胃萎渭伪蟿伪, 伪谓伪蟿蟻慰蟺苇蟼 魏伪喂 苇谓蟿慰谓慰 蟽伪蟽蟺苇谓蟼. 螝伪蟿慰蟻胃蠋谓蔚喂 蔚蟺喂蟿蠀蠂蠋蟼 谓伪 未畏渭喂慰蠀蟻纬蔚委 魏伪喂谓慰蠉蟻喂蔚蟼 慰蟺蟿喂魏苇蟼 魏伪喂 未蔚未慰渭苇谓伪, 未喂伪蟿畏蟻蠋谓蟿伪蟼 苇谓伪谓 蟿蠈谓慰 渭蠀蟽蟿萎蟻喂慰 魏伪喂 蟽蠀纬蠂蟻蠈谓蠅蟼 未蟻伪渭伪蟿喂魏蠈, 蠂蠅蟻委蟼 谓伪 尉蔚蠁蔚蠉纬蔚喂 伪蟺蠈 蟿喂蟼 喂蟽慰蟻蟻慰蟺委蔚蟼 蟿慰蠀 魏伪喂 谓伪 蟻苇蟺蔚喂 蟺蟻慰蟼 蟿畏谓 蠀蟺蔚蟻尾慰位萎, 蔚谓蠋 蟿伪蠀蟿蠈蠂蟻慰谓伪 蟺伪蟻伪蟽苇蟻谓蔚喂 蟿慰谓 伪谓伪纬谓蠋蟽蟿畏 魏伪喂 魏伪蟿伪魏蟿维 蟿慰蠀蟼 位维蟿蟻蔚喂蟼 鈥撐何蔽� 渭畏鈥� 蟿慰蠀 蔚委未慰蠀蟼.
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October 31, 2016
DNF @ 40%

I think this got a little lost in translation because this was all over the place. I had a hard time getting my head around one path of the plot, only for Axat to go and change the direction of the story again! The twists in this weren鈥檛 thrilling or shocking, they were a nuisance! The story was hard enough to follow at the best of times, with the unreliable narrator and dream sequences, so to add a bundle of twists in over and over again just got to be tiring to read. I had to put this down eventually, just because it felt like tons of bits had been edited out of this story, but they still decided it publish it with all the missing parts. Very confusing!

The blurb needs to be changed. It leads you to believe this is going to be a kind of emotional thriller novel about a dying man and an unusual proposition from a stranger but it was nothing like that. Minor spoiler here: the events in the blurb happen within the first 15% of this book.

Thanks to Netgalley and Text Publishing for giving me the opportunity to read this in exchange for an honest review.
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April 16, 2018
A Gem


Books that grab you from the beginning are rare, needed and wanted!

They belong to the kidnappers-book-club!

This one is a member!

Don't miss such a gem !
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April 26, 2019
Dugo mi se nije desilo da moram uzeti papiri膰 i pisati nelogi膷nosti, da se uvjerim da nisam ja ta koja je luda! Svega je tu bilo na po膷etku, te tko ga isfura, kre膰e bolje. Razumijem i one koji odustanu! :P
Vu膷e pri膷a, na trenutke sam 膷itala s nestrpljenjem i nervozom.. Brzo 膷itaju膰i da vidim 拧to 膰e na kraju biti. Pla拧ila sam se da 膰e se sve to skupa zbrljati i eto mi ga na!
Kada kompleksnu pri膷u zavr拧i拧 u zadnjih 20-ak stranica, bude ofrlje, zbrkano, hladno.. Jo拧 da je kraj bio vauuu, to bih i zanemarila. Ovako, solidno, ali barba mora pojesti jo拧 puno palente!
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June 30, 2017
To Shutter Island 纬喂伪 蠁蟿蠅蠂慰蠉蟼
螕魏蟻蔚渭委味蔚喂 蟿畏谓 魏伪蟿伪蟺位畏魏蟿喂魏萎 蟿慰蠀 伪蟻蠂喂魏萎 喂未苇伪 萎未畏 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰 1/3 蟿慰蠀 尾喂尾位委慰蠀 纬喂伪蟿委 魏伪蟿伪位伪尾伪委谓蔚喂 蠈蟿伪谓 未蔚谓 渭蟺慰蟻蔚委 谓伪 蟿畏谓 蠀蟺慰蟽蟿畏蟻委尉蔚喂. 螒蟺蠈 蔚魏蔚委 蟺苇蟻伪 纬委谓蔚蟿伪喂 苇谓伪蟼 伪蠂蟿伪蟻渭维蟼 未喂伪蠁慰蟻蔚蟿喂魏蠋谓 Points of Views, 魏伪蟿伪蟽蟿蟻伪蟿畏纬蔚委 尾维谓伪蠀蟽伪 蟿慰谓 蟺蔚蟻委蠁畏渭慰 魏伪谓蠈谓伪 "Show, don't tell" 渭蔚 蠄蠀蠂伪谓伪位蠀蟿喂魏苇蟼 伪谓伪位蠉蟽蔚喂蟼 蟿慰蠀 魏蠋位慰蠀, 维蠂蟻畏蟽蟿伪 sublots (蠈蟺蠅蟼 伪蠀蟿蠈 蟿慰蠀 蔚蟻蠅蟿蔚蠀渭苇谓慰蠀 蠄蠀蠂喂维蟿蟻慰蠀), 魏伪喂 苇谓伪 蟺喂蟽蠅纬蠉蟻喂蟽渭伪 蟽蟿慰 蠂蟻蠈谓慰 纬喂伪 谓伪 蟺蟻慰蟽胃苇蟽蔚喂 苇谓伪 伪魏蠈渭畏 维蠂蟻畏蟽蟿慰 subplot-魏位蔚喂未委 蟿慰蠀 渭蠀蟽蟿畏蟻委慰蠀 蟽蟿慰 位伪蠂伪谓喂伪蟽渭苇谓慰 蠁喂谓维位蔚.
螣 蠁蟿蠅蠂蠈蟼 慰 螒蟻纬蔚谓蟿委谓慰蟼 蟿慰蟺慰胃蔚蟿蔚委 蟿畏谓 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 蟿慰蠀 蟽蟿畏谓 螒渭蔚蟻喂魏萎 纬喂伪蟿委 蟺蟻慰蠁伪谓蠋蟼 魏伪喂 纬慰蠀蟽蟿维蟻蔚喂 慰 魏伪畏渭苇谓慰蟼 Hollywood. 螠苇蠂蟻喂 魏伪喂 蔚渭蟺蟻畏蟽蟿喂魏蠈 蠁喂谓维位蔚 苇蠂蔚喂 (纬蟻维蠁蔚喂 魏伪位维 蟽蟿慰 蟽喂谓蔚渭维) 魏伪喂 苇谓伪 未萎胃蔚谓 plot-twist 纬喂伪 蠁喂谓维位蔚 蟺慰蠀 伪蟺蠈 蠈蟿喂 蔚委未伪 蔚未蠋 魏伪谓蔚委蟼 未蔚谓 伪纬维蟺畏蟽蔚 魏伪喂 魏伪谓蔚委蟼 未蔚谓 魏伪蟿维位伪尾蔚.
螒谓伪魏慰委谓蠅蟽喂蟼 : I am a sucker for plot twists. 韦慰 蟽蠀纬魏蔚魏蟻喂渭苇谓慰 蠈渭蠅蟼 萎蟿伪谓 蟿蠈蟽慰 纬蔚位慰委慰, 维蟽蔚 蟺慰蠀 伪蠁慰蟻慰蠉蟽蔚 苇谓伪 味蠅维魏喂 (苇谓伪 慰蟺蠈蟽慰蠀渭 !) 蟺慰蠀 蟿蟻蠉蟺蠅谓蔚 蟽蟿畏谓 蠄蠉蠂蠅蟽畏 蟿慰蠀 萎蟻蠅伪 蟽蠀纬蠂苇慰谓蟿伪蟼 蟺蟻伪纬渭伪蟿喂魏蠈蟿畏蟿伪 魏伪喂 蟺伪蟻伪委蟽胃畏蟽畏. 螒魏慰蠉纬蔚蟿伪喂 蠅蟻伪委慰 ; 螌蠂喂 蟽蟿慰 蠂伪蟻蟿委 萎蟿伪谓 伪蟺委蟽蟿蔚蠀蟿伪 纬蔚位慰委慰.
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703 reviews259 followers
March 27, 2019
4.5

Wow.
This was such an astonishing book. Arguably the best psychological thriller I鈥檝e read so far.

The story starts with our main character, Ted McKay, as he prepares to commit suicide but is interrupted by the door bell. On the other side is a man who offers a way out. The only thing Ted has to do is kill a criminal and a man who wants to die, it鈥檚 like an initiation for the organization, and then someone, who also gets a proposition like Ted, will come to end his suffering and spare his family of the shame and greater pain.

One would assume the book is about that suicide organization that Ted鈥檚 offered to join, and one would assume wrong. It starts like that but it鈥檚 so much, so much more. The story has layer upon layer, and as you think you鈥檝e figured something out you鈥檙e proven wrong. There鈥檚 only one thing that I suspected that turned out to be correct, and even then it was a bit more entangled than I thought and had connections to things I didn鈥檛 even think of.

I can鈥檛 really comment on the writing as I read a translation, but also I was so engrossed with the story that I didn鈥檛 pay much attention. The first part was slow and I had problems getting into it, I鈥檓 glad I pushed through because wow, I loved the way it played out. I liked that the book was split into parts (four of them) and every part showed Ted鈥檚 state of mind.

I had minor problems with the chapters talking about the relationship between the doctors in the later parts of the book; I didn鈥檛 care how that was going to go and after finishing the book I see there was no real reason it had to be in, it was a stepping stool for some other things.
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342 reviews2 followers
January 28, 2018
Bleccch! I vote we kill this one. It's a bad time-memory-insanity writing experiment that somehow escaped the slush pile and not only got published, but garnered much drooling blurb praise. I ended up speed-skimming through the second half, a desperate salvage operation in search of something -- anything -- that might justify all the hoo-hah. But that was just more time wasted on this brick. And now my only satisfaction is to write a brief and biting review. I'll show that bastard author!

Yes, there are murders and constant plot shifts that prevent you from knowing what is going on. But this isn't suspenseful writing -- it's disrespectful to readers. Every plot revelation is countered by "new information" in subsequent chapters. And the new info is then spun or disproven, until several hundred pages in, I not only had no clear idea of what was going on, I had no interest in the characters or the events (real or imagined). Bad author! You broke your solemn compact with your readers, and failed to entertain, enrich or enlighten.

One star granted for the promise of the first few chapters. Four withheld because this stunk on ice.
164 reviews24 followers
February 7, 2018
螚 伪位萎胃蔚喂伪 蔚委谓伪喂 蠈蟿喂 维蟻纬畏蟽伪 蟺慰位蠉 谓伪 纬蟻维蠄蠅 魏蟻喂蟿喂魏萎 纬喂' 伪蠀蟿蠈 蟿慰 尾喂尾位委慰, 慰蟺蠈蟿蔚 蟿慰 伪蟻蠂喂魏蠈 蟽蠀谓伪委蟽胃畏渭伪 渭蔚蟿维 蟿慰 蟿苇位慰蟼 蟿慰蠀 蟽委纬慰蠀蟻伪 苇蠂蔚喂 蠂伪胃蔚委 萎 渭蔚蟿蟻喂伪蟽蟿蔚委.
危委纬慰蠀蟻伪 蟺维谓蟿蠅蟼 渭喂位维渭蔚 纬喂伪 渭蔚纬维位畏 伪蟺慰纬慰萎蟿蔚蠀蟽畏!!!
螚 蟺位慰魏萎 尉蔚魏喂谓维蔚喂 蟽蟿慰 蟺蟻蠋蟿慰 渭苇蟻慰蟼 渭蔚 蟿畏 位慰纬喂魏萎 蟿畏蟼 '螠苇蟻伪蟼 蟿畏蟼 螠伪蟻渭蠈蟿伪蟼', 蟽蔚 蟺伪委蟻谓蔚喂 魏伪喂 蟽蔚 蟽畏魏蠋谓蔚喂 魏伪喂 未蔚谓 蟽蔚 伪蠁萎谓蔚喂 谓伪 蟺维蟻蔚喂蟼 伪谓维蟽伪! 螝喂 蔚魏蔚委 位蔚蟼, 尾蟻萎魏伪 蟿畏谓 螜胃维魏畏 渭慰蠀 魏伪喂 蟿蟻苇蠂蔚喂蟼 谓伪 蟽蠀谓蔚蠂委蟽蔚喂蟼 蟺伪蟻伪魏维蟿蠅, 谓伪 蟺维蟻蔚喂蟼 位委纬畏 伪魏蠈渭畏 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏 未蠈蟽畏 蟽慰蠀.
韦慰 未蔚蠉蟿蔚蟻慰 渭苇蟻慰蟼 蟽蠀谓蟿畏蟻蔚委 蟿慰 渭蠉胃慰 蟿慰蠀 蟺蟻蠋蟿慰蠀, 纬蔚渭委味慰谓蟿维蟼 蟽蔚 渭蔚 伪魏蠈渭伪 蟺蔚蟻喂蟽蟽蠈蟿蔚蟻伪 伪谓伪蟺维谓蟿畏蟿伪 蔚蟻蠅蟿萎渭伪蟿伪.
危蟿慰 蟿蟻委蟿慰 渭苇蟻慰蟼 伪蟻蠂委味慰蠀谓 位委纬慰 蟿伪 蟺蟻维纬渭伪蟿伪 谓伪 渭蟺伪委谓慰蠀谓 蟽蔚 蟽蔚喂蟻维, 畏 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 蔚蟺伪谓伪蟿慰蟺慰胃蔚蟿蔚委蟿伪喂, 未委谓慰谓蟿伪喂 魏维蟺慰喂伪 蔚蟺喂蟺位苇慰谓 蟽蟿慰喂蠂蔚委伪 魏伪喂 蟽蠀谓蔚蠂委味蔚喂蟼 谓伪 伪谓伪蟻蠅蟿喂苇蟽伪喂 蟺慰蠀 蟿慰 蟺维蔚喂 慰 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼. 惟蟽蟿蠈蟽慰, 伪蟻蠂委味蔚喂蟼 谓伪 未喂伪蟺喂蟽蟿蠋谓蔚喂蟼 蠈蟿喂 魏维蟺慰蠀 慰 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼 蠂维谓蔚喂 蟿慰谓 苇位蔚纬蠂慰 蟿畏蟼 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪蟼 蟿慰蠀.
韦慰 蟿苇蟿伪蟻蟿慰 渭苇蟻慰蟼 蔚委谓伪喂 畏 伪蟺蠈位蠀蟿畏 螔伪尾苇位! 螝伪蟿伪蟻蠂维蟼 蔚委谓伪喂 蟺慰位蠉 渭蔚纬伪位蠉蟿蔚蟻慰 蟽蔚 苇魏蟿伪蟽畏 伪蟺蠈 蟿伪 蟺蟻慰畏纬慰蠉渭蔚谓伪. 螘蟺委蟽畏蟼, 蟺蔚蟻喂位伪渭尾维谓蔚喂 渭喂伪 喂蟽蟿慰蟻喂魏萎 伪谓伪未蟻慰渭萎 蟺慰蠀 蟽蟿慰 渭蔚纬伪位蠉蟿蔚蟻慰 渭苇蟻慰蟼 蟿畏蟼 蟺蔚蟻喂苇蠂蔚喂 伪蠂蟻蔚委伪蟽蟿蔚蟼 位蔚蟺蟿慰渭苇蟻蔚喂蔚蟼 魏伪喂 蟽魏慰蟺蠈 渭维位位慰谓 苇蠂蔚喂 谓伪 蟺伪蟻伪蟺位伪谓萎蟽蔚喂 蟿慰谓 伪谓伪纬谓蠋蟽蟿畏, 蠅蟽蟿蠈蟽慰 蟺蔚蟿蠀蠂伪委谓蔚喂 谓伪 蟿慰谓 伪蟺慰蟽蠀谓蟿慰谓委蟽蔚喂. 螤伪蟻维位位畏位伪, 伪蟺蠈 苇谓伪 蟽畏渭蔚委慰 魏伪喂 渭蔚蟿维 蠀蟺维蟻蠂蔚喂 魏伪喂 畏 蟺伪蟻慰蠀蟽委伪蟽畏 蟿慰蠀 蟺伪蟻蠈谓蟿慰蟼 魏伪喂 畏 蟽蟿伪未喂伪魏萎 位蠉蟽畏 蟿慰蠀 渭蠀蟽蟿畏蟻委慰蠀, 畏 慰蟺慰委伪 蔚委谓伪喂 蟺蔚喂蟽蟿喂魏萎 伪位位维 魏维蟺慰蠀 苇蠂蔚喂 伪蟻蠂委蟽蔚喂 谓伪 伪蟿慰谓委味蔚喂 蟺位苇慰谓 蟿慰 蔚谓未喂伪蠁苇蟻慰谓 蟿慰蠀 伪谓伪纬谓蠋蟽蟿畏.
螖蔚谓 尉苇蟻蠅 伪谓 蟿慰 蔚魏蠁蟻维味蠅 蟽蠅蟽蟿维, 伪位位维 蔚委谓伪喂 伪蟺蠈 蟿伪 尾喂尾位委伪 蟺慰蠀 蟿慰 蟿蔚位蔚喂蠋谓蔚喂蟼 魏伪喂 谓喂蠋胃蔚喂蟼 蠈蟿喂 魏维蟿喂 蟽慰蠀 位蔚委蟺蔚喂, 蠈蟿喂 魏维蟿喂 未蔚谓 蟽慰蠀 魏慰位位维蔚喂. 螘渭苇谓伪 蟺维谓蟿蠅蟼 渭慰蠀 苇渭蔚喂谓伪谓 蟺慰位位维 伪谓伪蟺维谓蟿畏蟿伪 蔚蟻蠅蟿萎渭伪蟿伪 渭蔚 魏蠀蟻喂蠈蟿蔚蟻慰 蟿慰 蟻蠈位慰 蟺慰蠀 蟺伪委味蔚喂 蟿蔚位喂魏维 伪蠀蟿蠈 蟿慰 '慰蟺慰蟽慰蠀渭'!!! (7/10)
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381 reviews131 followers
April 29, 2017
韦慰 尉蔚魏委谓畏蟽伪 蠂胃蔚蟼 蟿慰 尾蟻维未蠀 魏伪喂 渭蠈位喂蟼 蟿慰 蟿蔚位蔚委蠅蟽伪.螒蠀蟿蠈 未蔚谓 萎蟿伪谓 尾喂尾位委慰,roller coaster 萎蟿伪谓蔚!螒位位喂蠋蟼 尉蔚魏喂谓维蔚喂 ,蟽蔚 伪谓蔚尾维味蔚喂,蟽蔚 魏伪蟿蔚尾维味蔚喂,伪位位慰蠉 蟽蟿蟻委尾蔚喂 ,伪位位慰蠉 蟺伪蟼 ,味伪位委味蔚蟽伪喂 伪位位维 蟽蠀谓蔚蠂委味蔚喂蟼.螛蔚蟼 谓伪 未蔚喂蟼 蟺慰蠀 胃伪 魏伪蟿伪位萎尉蔚喂,魏维谓蔚喂蟼 蠀蟺慰胃苇蟽蔚喂蟼 魏伪喂 魏伪胃蔚 蠁慰蟻维 蟺慰蠀 谓慰渭委味蔚喂蟼 慰蟿喂 尉苇蟻蔚喂蟼 蟿喂 蟽蠀渭尾伪委谓蔚喂 慰 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼 蟽慰蠀 魏位蔚委谓蔚喂 蟺慰谓畏蟻维 魏伪喂 蔚位伪蠁蟻蠋蟼 蔚喂蟻蠅谓喂魏维 蟿慰 渭维蟿喂 魏伪喂 蟽慰蠀 位苇蔚喂 "伪渭 未蔚!".韦喂 蔚委谓伪喂 伪位萎胃蔚喂伪 ,蟿喂 蔚委谓伪喂 蠄苇渭伪,蟿喂 蔚委谓伪喂 蠈谓蔚喂蟻慰 魏伪喂 蟿喂 蟺蟻伪纬渭伪蟿喂魏蠈蟿畏蟿伪 蟿蔚位慰蟽蟺维谓蟿蠅谓;
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February 25, 2016
隆BRUTAL! Creo que es la palabra que puede definir a este pedazo de thriller psicol贸gico.
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