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A Good Man is Hard to Find
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bookshelves: 3rd-person-pov, ebook, short-stories, suspense, literary-fiction
Nov 09, 2023
bookshelves: 3rd-person-pov, ebook, short-stories, suspense, literary-fiction
|| 2.5 stars ||
This review contains some spoilers:
This story follows a family of two small children, a mother, a father and a grandma who decide to go on holiday to Florida. Nobody in the family really listens to the grandma or cares about her wishes (most likely due to a generational divide), which leads the grandma to often use manipulation to get her way. It doesn’t always work, but unfortunately, it does work near the end of the story when the grandma wants to take a quick detour to visit some mansion. This detour leads to a series of unfortunate events where the family is eventually confronted with a criminal who escaped from prison and who seems to have no qualms about putting a family in the ground if it comes down to keeping himself safe and hidden�
Personally, I wasn’t a big fan of the writing style, but the story itself was pretty good and interesting.
This review contains some spoilers:
This story follows a family of two small children, a mother, a father and a grandma who decide to go on holiday to Florida. Nobody in the family really listens to the grandma or cares about her wishes (most likely due to a generational divide), which leads the grandma to often use manipulation to get her way. It doesn’t always work, but unfortunately, it does work near the end of the story when the grandma wants to take a quick detour to visit some mansion. This detour leads to a series of unfortunate events where the family is eventually confronted with a criminal who escaped from prison and who seems to have no qualms about putting a family in the ground if it comes down to keeping himself safe and hidden�
Personally, I wasn’t a big fan of the writing style, but the story itself was pretty good and interesting.
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Nov 09, 2023 01:46PM
Great review, lovely girl💓!!!!!!!
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@Cara � Thankyou, darling❤️
What an intriguing plot , Imme!! Too bad the writing didn’t live up to it. Though I love third person POV. ❤️
@Nicole � Definitely intriguing, I agree! I don’t mind third person pov either, especially for stories like these, but somehow the writing just didn’t draw me in completely. This was written in 1953, so perhaps that has something to do with it😅😂
Imme wrote: "@Nicole � Definitely intriguing, I agree! I don’t mind third person pov either, especially for stories like these, but somehow the writing just didn’t draw me in completely. This was written in 195..."Oh. Ooooohhh, that must be it then 🤣🤣🤣
@Nicole � Most likely, yea🤣🤣
That definitely does sound like a unique read - emotional blackmail that leads to some unexpected events. Sorry that the writing style didn't work well for you, Imme, but at least you got to read something a little different. 💞
oh no, what a pity that the writing couldn't live up to the plot. :((
@Amina � Thanks, love!❤️ Definitely pretty different and unique! I wish the writing style could have been equally as good as the story itself, but oh well🤷🏻♀�
@Melody � LMAO well, if you look at it that way🤣🤣
@Kati � It’s quite a shame yea, cus it could have been so cool!!
Sounds like one disastrous detour. Clearly one of those cases where Grandma doesn't know best. Glad it entertained, some :p. Fair review Imme!
@Federico � LOL yea, grandma definitely did not know best in this case😅😅
this is why i disagree when they say grandparents always know best. 🙄sorry this wasn’t that good, imme!
@elena � heheh yup, they definitely do not always know best, no matter how much they seem to think they do🥴😂
The title is so different from the premise lol
@SK � hahah it does seem that way, doesn’t it? I think the title mostly refers to the criminal at the end, and how the grandma tries to convince him not to kill them by repeatedly saying that she knows “he’s a good man�, but well, it doesn’t work…�
@Allison � Thankss, love!❤️ It wasn’t all bad, but the writing style just never elevated this to a high enough level for this to be considered great imo haha
I have to admit this isn't the type of book I'd normally see you reviewing but kudos to you for being more adventurous in your reading (something I am aspiring to do). Lovely review too 💛
@Charles � haha yea sometimes I try to be a little more diverse in my reading genres but I fail at that most of time too😂😂
The premise sounds quite intriguing, though it's a shame that the writing style wasn't as compelling for you. Excellent review, Imme💜
@A Mac � Definitely! Could have been so much better!
@Nazanin � Thankss, love❤️
