A review by marco5599
The Woman by Jack Ketchum, Lucky McKee

dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Makes you wonder who's the real beast here. Capturing a savage; bold move. Trying to turn it into a pet; bad move. But what it exposes about the Cleeks is what attracts even more attention. Dysfunctional family stuff, the messed-up kind. Add a captive cannibal mom who just lost hers and you have a recipe for some seriously uncomfortable, depraved and blood soaked scenes. Ketchum and his blunt way of putting it had me hooked again. A beast of a writer.