A Kiss Before Dying
by Ira Levin
Taste attributes: crimemysterythrillerdetectivefresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeExpect a morally murky, serious crime novel, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.2 / 5
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About This Book
A Kiss Before Dying is the story of young man who has just come out of the horror of World War II and is loath to return to the quieter horror of the manufacturing town he grew up in. These two backgrounds have made him what he is: a young man on the make possessing a complete immorality in the ways he makes it.
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- Author
- Ira Levin
- Published
- 1953
- Pages
- 288
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