bennysbooks's Reviews (668)

I actually think this is a clever idea, and the meeting of Victorian principles and Draconic violence made SO MUCH SENSE. I enjoyed reading the book, but have been struggling to want to pick it up. I don't think about the characters or even really remember them until I'm reading it again. With so little reading time at this stage of life, I need to DNF it, but I hope to try again one day! 

The beginning was rough, it took me a few pages to get into the flow of the essay. But once I did I was hooked! I laughed through most of it, and read a lot aloud to my partner. An interesting insight into De Quincey's thoughts on violent crime (and people's obsession with it) in the early 19th century. Can only imagine what he would say if he could witness the prevalance of true crime in the 21st!