Kai reviewed A Time to Kill by John Grisham
Review of 'A Time to Kill' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
This is a short story about a group that tricks pedophiles into going to a house, only to trap and punish them. It starts interesting enough, with good horror elements and enjoyable narration, but then it derails into something close to absurd that seems to make light of the situation.
There's little development of actual personalities, and the characters didn't seem much different from each other. However, this doesn't weigh too heavily against the narrative due to the nature of the story.
The plot reads almost as if the ones luring the criminals in are recording a TV show, which starts off as an interesting idea, much like exploitation horror, which could lead to a compelling discussion. Instead, it leads to an absurd turn in the narrative with how things begin to describe afterward. It seems to make light of the situation and takes a sudden turn from the mood …
This is a short story about a group that tricks pedophiles into going to a house, only to trap and punish them. It starts interesting enough, with good horror elements and enjoyable narration, but then it derails into something close to absurd that seems to make light of the situation.
There's little development of actual personalities, and the characters didn't seem much different from each other. However, this doesn't weigh too heavily against the narrative due to the nature of the story.
The plot reads almost as if the ones luring the criminals in are recording a TV show, which starts off as an interesting idea, much like exploitation horror, which could lead to a compelling discussion. Instead, it leads to an absurd turn in the narrative with how things begin to describe afterward. It seems to make light of the situation and takes a sudden turn from the mood beforehand. Given the subject of the story, this doesn't seem like the smartest decision.
The afterword eases a bit of that uneasiness because the author explains his goal with the story and saves a bit of the second half's awkwardness. Still, the narrative should speak for itself, and, for me, that ended up being somewhat lacking.
