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Kill Show: A True Crime Novel
Kill Show: A True Crime Novel | Daniel Sweren-Becker
6 posts | 6 read | 3 to read
When sixteen-year-old Sara Parcell goes missing, it's an utter tragedy--and an entertaining national obsession--in this thoughtful and addictively readable novel that offers a fresh and provocative take on whodunits and true crimeSara Parcell disappeared without a trace on a crisp April morning in Frederick, Maryland. Her tragic story was a national obsession and the centerpiece of a controversial television docuseries that followed her disappearance in real time. But is it possible that everyone missed the biggest secret of all?Ten years after these events, the people who knew Sara best are finally ready to talk. In this genre-bending novel, Daniel Sweren-Becker fashions an oral history around the seemingly familiar crime of a teenage girl gone missing. Yet Kill Show, filled with diabolical twists and provocative social commentary, is no standard mystery. Through "interviews" with family members, neighbors, law enforcement, television executives, and a host of other compelling characters, Sweren-Becker constructs a riveting tale about one family's tragedy--and Hollywood's insatiable desire to exploit it.By revealing the seedy underbelly of the true crime entertainment machine, Kill Show probes literary territory beyond the bounds of the standard whodunit; it's a thoughtful exploration into America's obsession with the mysteries, cold cases, and violent tales we turn to for comfort. Groundbreaking, fast-moving, and informed, this is a novel about who's really responsible for the tragedies we love to consume.
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AudiobookingWithLeah
Kill Show: A True Crime Novel | Daniel Sweren-Becker
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4.5⭐
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-The fantastic narration made this story.
-It was told in a format that works for me.
-It feels, at first, like it‘s headed in an uninteresting direction and then bam, the tension is ramped up.
-I thought it would be overtly moralizing but it wasn‘t all that bad…not to the degree I thought it might be.
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-Overall, my preconceived cons didn‘t come to fruition.

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ShelleyBooksie
Kill Show: A True Crime Novel | Daniel Sweren-Becker
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Mehso-so

Listened to this one on audio, and I feel that helped - multi cast recording. I feel this is an example of a fictional book trying so hard to make a point/deliver a message (about societies obsession with true crime) that the story was lost. I was not invested in the missing person and was left with "meh" at the end.

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Ephemera
Kill Show: A True Crime Novel | Daniel Sweren-Becker
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Although this is a novel, it calls itself a true crime story. The premise is that a 16 year old girl goes missing and a reality show producer swoops into town to cover the story. It‘s all too plausible that this could happen and how it affects the townspeople and the investigation rings true. Lots of twists in the story and tragedy too. If you read true crime, you might like this. Very telling about human nature.

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LeslieO
Kill Show: A True Crime Novel | Daniel Sweren-Becker
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Completed both #bookspin and #doublespin but no bingo.

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OutsmartYourShelf
Kill Show: A True Crime Novel | Daniel Sweren-Becker
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Mehso-so

Inspired by the popularity of the genre & endless fascination that people seem to have with true crime, & the emotional manipulation of people behind the scenes to create drama & make people want to tune in. The narrative takes the form of transcripts of interviews with those involved in the case for a book about the TV show, & these are cut into short paragraphs from multiple points of view per chapter. (Continued)

OutsmartYourShelf It makes the narrative rather choppy & it's difficult to really get a read of any of the characters. Most reviewers liked the format but it didn't really work for me, although it was well-written & the plot was good if rather easy to work out. I seem to be in the minority though so don't let it put you off. 3⭐

My thanks to #NetGalley & publishers, Hodder & Stoughton, for the opportunity to read an ARC.
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Rhondareads
Kill Show: A True Crime Novel | Daniel Sweren-Becker
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A unique true crime novel told through the voices of the people of the town.What happened to Sara.?