Overall Rating
5
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Number One Contributor
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Chilling and stark
Date: March 4, 2009
This review is for the
Print
format.
"Day after day, Alice lives a life of confinement, inflicted on her by her abductor, Ray, who kidnapped her five years previously. Her life now is full of constant pain, from starvation to abuse, without any hopes of escaping...except through death. It's a route that Alice is willing to take, if only she could find the chance. But then even her desperate hope for death is marred by Ray's one last request: find a girl to replace Alice. Despite the horror of his demand, Alice sets about doing it, with only one thought on her mind: freedom.
Living Dead Girlis a spine-tingling novel. It is all at once alarming, disturbing, and powerful. Though short, it demands your attention as Alice slowly reveals the details of her life, and her state of mind is brought to light. Scott is daring, not leaving anything out, and offers intriguing insights concerning Alice's refusal to speak out against Ray. Readers won't help but feel conflicting emotions of immense pity and exasperation for Alice, especially as she resolves to escape from Ray at the cost of another little girl's life and innocence. Brilliantly executed and sensitively written, Living Dead Girl is a harrowing, heart-pounding experience that will make you cringe, give you hope, force you to think diferently, and ultimately haunt the mind for weeks to come."
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