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Monster Love

By Carol Topolski

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| Paperback | 9780141033389

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Book Description

'I've kicked myself that I didn't do anything about it then. I've often thought, what if I had? Would she be alive now?' Charlotte, neighbour 'I wonder at how gullible I was...because when I asked them if I could see Samantha, just for the record, she said she was playing at the rec with her friendsContinue

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'Monster Love' by Carol Topolski

It's been quite awhile since I've read a book as dark and oppressive as Monster Love, which was long-listed for last year's Orange Prize. In fact, I found myself in a bit of a funk all week, for no good reason, and the only thing I could put it down ... (read full critics)

readingmatters published on Tue, 28 Sep 2010

Monster Love

Marketed as another psychologically twisted family drama in the vein of Lionel Shriver's We Need to Talk About Kevin, Carol Topolski's debut novel sets its sights impressively high. As told in a series of monologues, the story revolves around the abu ... (read full critics)

guardian.co.uk published on Fri, 24 Sep 2010

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the algorithm of evil? bad parenting, in the usual shapes and colours. but in real life you may have a mother/father from hell and NOT become a child killer; and the hype here is annoyingly on the obsessed love addicts, rather than on the sense of their crime.

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