People were so shocked by the Making a Murderer hoax that there’s now a whole little sub-genre of novels about manipulative makers of true-crime TV series. Daniel Sweren-Becker’s Kill Show is one of such novels. It doesn’t mention Making a Murderer but it appeals to the outrage we all feel against the makers of that famous early BLM-fest.
The problem with the novel is that the hoax it comes up with is significantly less egregious than the one in Making. It is tame and boring in comparison.
Also, the author likes to preach. Dude, we got it, manipulative TV producers are scum. You don’t need to go on for 30 pages, lecturing us about it. I truly wish more authors had some restraint and let the readers figure out what they think by themselves. Emma Cline’s The Guest is perfect in that sense. Cline avoids the temptation to lecture the readers with beautiful ease.
Verdict: moderately entertaining but too preachy and simplistic. Read Cline instead.
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I wonder if anyone will ever write a book about Capturing the Friedman’s. Making a Murderer was far from the first of its kind.
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I never heard of this one. Should I watch?
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It’s icky.
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If you enjoy being shamelessly manipulated and lied to
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I live in America. This is practically a lifestyle. 🙂
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