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Population 3000
This story takes place in modern times in a town that is on the verge of reaching 3000 citizens. Two of its inhabitants are pregnant with their due dates only days apart. As soon as the second baby is born it all goes to hell in a handbasket. Freak accidents occur, a murderer becomes active and for some reason someone is pretty adamant in changing the population sign. Somehow, it's all connected, but how? Very explicit content, sexual violence, blood and gore.
237 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 22, 2019
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August 15, 2019
I often have sinking feelings when starting a book written by a friend. This one was no exception, because the layout is the first obvious downside. Each paragraph is separated by a blank line. There are no indents or smartquotes. There are run on sentences galore, because there are no semi-colons. It was obviously spellchecked and proofed but obvious things were still missed. So I had sinking feelings, because Lay Dee is the pseudonym of a friend of mine who sent me a signed copy from the Netherlands.
Fortunately, all this kind of works because the novel is told by an unnamed narrator in stream of consciousness style, somewhat like a diary without any dates. It's matter of fact, conversational and information heavy. It's also insightful, because we learn a lot about our narrator through her attitudes to and interactions with the ensemble cast: mother, stepfather, real father, neighbours, friends, teachers, the police, all the way up to special agents, because this book knows how to escalate.
Because this is a sort of diary, this narrator doesn't actually tell us who she is. We don't know her name or her age. During early chapters, we wonder how old she must be. She's certainly a kid but she doesn't always act like one, as she has both common sense and maturity. Then again, she doesn't act like a child all the time because she's sometimes judgemental, pessimistic and cynical, rather like the teenager she is. We eventually learn that she's sixteen.
She's also apparently close to the heart of what's going on, even though she is also clearly not responsible for it. It, in this instance, is a heck of a lot of deaths: a murder or two, but mostly just tragic accidents. No, she's not a teenage Dexter. She merely flouts the odds often enough that we can't fail to guess at why. And, to give the author credit, when we do guess, we fail because the inevitable revelation is brutal and twisted and fantastic.
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Fortunately, all this kind of works because the novel is told by an unnamed narrator in stream of consciousness style, somewhat like a diary without any dates. It's matter of fact, conversational and information heavy. It's also insightful, because we learn a lot about our narrator through her attitudes to and interactions with the ensemble cast: mother, stepfather, real father, neighbours, friends, teachers, the police, all the way up to special agents, because this book knows how to escalate.
Because this is a sort of diary, this narrator doesn't actually tell us who she is. We don't know her name or her age. During early chapters, we wonder how old she must be. She's certainly a kid but she doesn't always act like one, as she has both common sense and maturity. Then again, she doesn't act like a child all the time because she's sometimes judgemental, pessimistic and cynical, rather like the teenager she is. We eventually learn that she's sixteen.
She's also apparently close to the heart of what's going on, even though she is also clearly not responsible for it. It, in this instance, is a heck of a lot of deaths: a murder or two, but mostly just tragic accidents. No, she's not a teenage Dexter. She merely flouts the odds often enough that we can't fail to guess at why. And, to give the author credit, when we do guess, we fail because the inevitable revelation is brutal and twisted and fantastic.
Full review at http://www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-....
April 2, 2019
Great deaths
The MC is very likable and compelling. There are many eventful character deaths, which are imaginative and well described. The story is interesting.
Lost a couple of stars because the pacing is a little slow at the beginning and a little fast at the end, and the whole book could do with a line edit and reformatting, but added in another star because it’s such a fun read.
Will definitely read more by this author.
The MC is very likable and compelling. There are many eventful character deaths, which are imaginative and well described. The story is interesting.
Lost a couple of stars because the pacing is a little slow at the beginning and a little fast at the end, and the whole book could do with a line edit and reformatting, but added in another star because it’s such a fun read.
Will definitely read more by this author.
March 29, 2019
Good read from a new author
This book had a lot of surprises and unexpected turns in this, a good read if you like some gore.
This book had a lot of surprises and unexpected turns in this, a good read if you like some gore.
May 16, 2019
Surprisingly good.
After stumbling thorough some Grammer issues in the beginning this ended up a great book. It's a mixture of suspense, thriller and mystery. I was engrossed.
After stumbling thorough some Grammer issues in the beginning this ended up a great book. It's a mixture of suspense, thriller and mystery. I was engrossed.
September 7, 2019
Good book, it really picked up toward the end with a surprising twist.
November 26, 2020
Love this book
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