A promising true-crime book about serial killers in 19th century Scotland is marred by poor storytelling as many of the scenes and characters make little sense until you've read all the end notes that explain what the author failed to communicate in the main part of the book.
Though it was obvious from appearances from the first page, the author announces in the end matter that he modeled the book on Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell's From Hell. I'm not sure why you'd want to set yourself up for that comparison, because the odds are not good for coming off well.… (más)
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Though it was obvious from appearances from the first page, the author announces in the end matter that he modeled the book on Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell's From Hell. I'm not sure why you'd want to set yourself up for that comparison, because the odds are not good for coming off well.… (más)