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A review by poplora
The Man in the Long Black Coat by J.L. Aarne
2.0
To be honest, I loved this-- until I didn't. After a certain point I found the characters to be patronising and hypocritical. Such as:
It's fine murdering innocent people when it's for yourself and your loved ones... But when OTHER people do it it's reprehensible.
Or:
It's terrible when people judge you for how you grieve... But if someone has a meltdown on TV it's "undignified" and "fake".
Cuz you know. Going on a self destructive drunken binge for over a year is so much more dignified and valid.
I also felt I got dropped smack in the middle of a story and wish I had read it all from the beginning. I also gave 0 fucks about the relationship since the man was literally gone for all of it except sex scenes.
This had a lot of potential, but failed ultimately for me.
It's fine murdering innocent people when it's for yourself and your loved ones... But when OTHER people do it it's reprehensible.
Or:
It's terrible when people judge you for how you grieve... But if someone has a meltdown on TV it's "undignified" and "fake".
Cuz you know. Going on a self destructive drunken binge for over a year is so much more dignified and valid.
I also felt I got dropped smack in the middle of a story and wish I had read it all from the beginning. I also gave 0 fucks about the relationship since the man was literally gone for all of it except sex scenes.
This had a lot of potential, but failed ultimately for me.