I have been wondering what others thought of I Was Dora
Suarez. A couple of weeks ago, I tried to look it up in the
archives, with no luck. I was surprised it had generated no
discussion. The mystery was solved in a recent digest, and in
the same digest, there was some talk about the very book,
prompting me to write.
I began to read the book in the fall, but put it away at the
point where the pathologist invites the detective to look at
Dora's corpse. I found I was really not interested in any
more horrific details. It was already grisly enough. A pity,
though, because I was just getting to like the author's very
dry, albeit grim, humour.
In my view, the violence is not gratuitous. That is, it seems
essential to the story, and the author did base the book on
three real-life cases. But for me, it was just too much. I
did not want any more graphic nightmare images burned into my
brain.
As it is, the word shred now has another set of associations
that I could've lived without.
I may try one of his other books some time. Meanwhile, I Was
Dora Suarez is in a box to go back to the second-hand
bookstore.
Karin Montin
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