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Kirsten Jany

Auteur de Enter to Win

2 oeuvres 17 utilisateurs 2 critiques

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Enter to Win (2013) 12 exemplaires

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Enter To Win is as much a commentary on the current regrettable trend towards bare-all, tell-all reality programming as it is a murder mystery. Told using first person multiple point of view, the contestants tell their individual stories, explaining how they came to take part in a reality show contest that ends up being an ongoing murder investigation after the show's director is found murdered on the set of cheesy soap opera "Crystal Falls." The contestants, who are thrown together in a mansion, are vying for a large cash prize--basically competing with each other over who's got the most compelling life story with the winner's life eventually being written into the soap.

For me, this was a unique premise, and I thought the author did a good job interweaving the individuals' stories while developing their characters. I found myself smiling at some of their insights and incisive commentary while trying to guess the killer's identity. (I didn't.)

Enter To Win overall is an entertaining read that kept me turning the pages. The ending had a nice twist.
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mclesh | 1 autre critique | Sep 2, 2014 |
Decent murder mystery, although I must admit I'm not a fan of so many viewpoints to tell the story, particularly without much change in voice or tone. In this case, the feeling comes all too often that we are being told about things, rather than seeing direct action. Not much in the way of character development or evolving relationships. Still, the setup is interesting and the reveal is both surprising and satisfying. Astute readers have enough clues to at least suspect who the murderer is.
 
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Carrie.Kilgore | 1 autre critique | Dec 27, 2013 |

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