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Broken
Broken
Author: Karin Fossum
A gripping novel set on the boundary between fact and fiction. — A woman wakes one night to find that a strange man has walked into her bedroom. She lies there in terrified silence unable to move. The woman is an author and the man one of her prospective characters. So desperate is he to have his story told that he has resorted to breaking into h...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781846550614
ISBN-10: 1846550610
Publication Date: 7/2/2008
Pages: 272
Edition: Airports / Export Ed
Rating:
  • Currently 2.9/5 Stars.
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2.9 stars, based on 5 ratings
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 2
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okbye avatar reviewed Broken on + 24 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
The last book of hers I read was brilliant, this one not so much. It was boring and redundant and I had a hard time making myself finish it. Up until about 80% (I read it on the kindle) it sucked. The ending picked up and was alright but man the rest of it was terrible. Nothing happened, except a bunch of whining. It was really a shame too because the idea was so clever. The chapters alternate between the author being bothered by the lead character coming to life in her house and trying to find out what is going to happen to him and trying to steer his own story, and his actual story. It should have been really good but all they do is whine and complain about how pathetic they are. Very disappointing.
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Helpful Score: 1
I seldom write a review, however, this book was very different and I found myself unable to put it down. There was not any great drama or events. It is about the internal struggle people have in their heads while the world is spinning around them. People who are used to Karin Fossum's police detective will find this a very different type of book. Very quite and unassuming, but with the internal dialogue that always draws me to Ruth Rendell. When I read these authors I always feel that I have read a book about real people. I read a lot of action, mystery and scifi so this book was a nice change of pace.
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