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Title: vastly overrated
Review: I must admit I just don't understand why so many people think this is a superior crime novel -- the central character of Francis seems incredibly hard to believe -- a meek little guy with Superman's body and the whole business with the fake teeth?? I couldn't get scared of him because I never could believe such a figure existed. He's nothing like real serial killers, who are so much more typical of people around us: that's scary. He's such an anomaly that the chances of running into him are minimal: so why should I be scared? I find the writing in this book to be embarrisingly overwrought as well. When I've shown fans some of the worst passages, they say, "well, I skip over most of that stuff." So their idea of a great book is one you skip writing in?? This book does offer thrills, no question, but it doesn't show the talent of dozens of over crime writers out there.
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