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A review by aasplund
Six Stories by Matt Wesolowski
5.0
Holy heck, this book was incredible.
Six Stories is told in podcast form. Scott King, who runs the podcast "Serial" in the book, is doing an investigation of the events leading up to Tom Jeffries' death in 1996. As each person is interviewed, we learn more and more about the details surrounding Tom's death and the group of teenagers who were there.
I really really REALLY enjoyed this story. I honestly don't know if I can find any flaws with it. It's dark, it's real, it's brilliantly told, and such a fascinating book to read.
The best part of this story was the way it was told. As the entire story is told from the podcast (plus some notes from another involved individual), the readers are kept mostly in the dark about a lot of things. We begin with only the bare bones of a story - we know the basics and the conclusion. But we don't know how it happened. As more and more people are interviewed, the story gradually changes. The reader suddenly understands more and we lose some of the sympathy for some of the characters and gain sympathy for others. With the story being told this way, it's a slow build that leads to a rewarding conclusion that I definitely didn't see coming.
My one complaint is that the endingwas what I expected in a lot of ways. I suspected Brian for a long time (I also suspected Anyu until her interview), though the author started leading me to believe there may have been paranormal forces involved. When Brian confessed, I wasn't surprised, though his motivations were unexpected. In spite of this, I thoroughly enjoyed the book and the ending did through me for a loop (though not in the way I expected).
Highly recommended to anyone who enjoys true crime (though this isn't true crime at all, the processes used by the podcast host could be interesting to true crime fans), horror stories, or books that are told in creative ways.
Six Stories is told in podcast form. Scott King, who runs the podcast "Serial" in the book, is doing an investigation of the events leading up to Tom Jeffries' death in 1996. As each person is interviewed, we learn more and more about the details surrounding Tom's death and the group of teenagers who were there.
I really really REALLY enjoyed this story. I honestly don't know if I can find any flaws with it. It's dark, it's real, it's brilliantly told, and such a fascinating book to read.
The best part of this story was the way it was told. As the entire story is told from the podcast (plus some notes from another involved individual), the readers are kept mostly in the dark about a lot of things. We begin with only the bare bones of a story - we know the basics and the conclusion. But we don't know how it happened. As more and more people are interviewed, the story gradually changes. The reader suddenly understands more and we lose some of the sympathy for some of the characters and gain sympathy for others. With the story being told this way, it's a slow build that leads to a rewarding conclusion that I definitely didn't see coming.
My one complaint is that the ending
Highly recommended to anyone who enjoys true crime (though this isn't true crime at all, the processes used by the podcast host could be interesting to true crime fans), horror stories, or books that are told in creative ways.