Only Child
by Jack Ketchum
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Author: Jack KetchumEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-03
ISBN: 1934267015
Number of pages: 404
Publisher: Gauntlet Press
Book Reviews of Only Child
Book Review: Very good...but...
Summary: 5 Stars
I'd like to deduct a star from this rating...but it wouldn't be fair. Based upon the novel Ketchum meant to write -- based upon a true story, it turns out -- it's hard to criticize a word here. Ketchum is a good writer, and, I believe, wrote exactly the book he intended to. It's a solid, effective thriller.
My only hesitation lies in the expectations I brought to the book. I haven't read a lot of Ketchum's work, and was excited to leap into this one. I expected a horrific ride, based upon Ketchum's hard core reputation. And it WAS horrific, but also somewhat restrained, probably owing to Ketchum's desire to be faithful to his source incidents. Fully half of the novel takes place in a court room -- intense matters are being considered, but the incidents themselves are, for the most part, off-camera. I admire Ketchum's restraint, but it didn't completely jibe with the "pull no punches" reputation I'd heard about.
Also -- with a couple chapters to go, I saw a twist ending coming, and it was a doozy. I was already getting impressed by Ketchum's clever manipulations. The only trouble is -- it never happened. The real ending was pretty straightforward, again probably owing to the "real world" incidents he was documenting. Again, not fair to deduct points for that, but moderately disappointing as a reader.
Anyway, the book Ketchum actually did write -- it's a first rate thriller, and I would recommend it to any fan of the genre.
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