A Secret Rage
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Charlaine Harris
Charlaine Harris is a New York Times bestselling author who has been writing for over thirty years. She was born and raised in the Mississippi River Delta area. She has written four series, and two stand-alone novels, in addition to numerous short stories, novellas, and graphic novels (cowritten with Christopher Golden). Her Sookie Stackhouse books have appeared in twenty-five different languages and on many bestseller lists. They’re also the basis of the HBO series True Blood. Harris now lives in Texas, and when she is not writing her own books, she reads omnivorously. Her house is full of rescue dogs.
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Reviews for A Secret Rage
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Very, very dated, but that's part of what makes this so fun. (The most notable example is when the police are working to determine the rapist's blood type, but no mention of DNA evidence is made.) I'm not sure why this hasn't been made into a Lifetime movie yet. Or maybe it has? Almost impossible to guess whodunit, probably because by the end of the book I had completely forgotten who the character was, even when told his name.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Will keep you up late reading page after page.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5One of the best books I've seen by a very talented writer. This is a tale of a small Southern town and an academic community suddenly terrorized by a serial rapist who eventually turns to murder as well. Harris does an excellent job of getting inside the head of a rape survivor; in fact, the only downside of the book is that its realism might be triggery for survivors of rape or sexual abuse. A deeply disturbing book, but one that will keep you turning pages.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I normally check goodreads before picking up new books just to get a general feeling for what people thinks of books. I don't always follow the crowd recommendation, but on this one I should have checked first. I thought, hey, I've read most of the other books by this author, how different could it be? Overall, not very different, but the graphic nature of the content was unexpected. Not that her other books aren't graphic, but the rape theme was hit really hard over and over and over again in this one. I'm sure there was some insight the author was able to give on this, I just had trouble with one particular reaction. And...
Spoiler to follow...
So the brother of her friend has wanted to hook up with her for ages, and they both decide that right after the rape is a good time to do it? Again, ok, I'm sure that's true to reality for some people. But this guy is a psychologist who is counseling the rape victims. And SHE IS HIS PATIENT. That just tanked this book for me. Yes, I predicted who the bad guy was, and other foreshadowing was pretty heavy. I was being pulled along with the story in spite of these things, but the bit with the brother just brought this down a few notches. - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This was a tense little story. There's not very much action - it focuses on the psychological impact of living in a town with a serial rapist who's specifically targeting you and people you know - and I think it's actually more effective for that. It's a brief book, and the ending is viscerally satisfying if a little too perfect. I like Harris's better-developed characters more overall but this is a solid little one-shot.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Charlaine Harris gives us a satisfying mystery set in small-town Arkansas. New York model Nicky returns to the south after years of success, but her homecoming is poisoned by a viscious rapist. Harris obviously did some great research on the psychology of rape victims and rapists, because her characterizations ring chillingly true. Her knowledge of the Arkansas, of course, is first hand. The result is finely drawn characters and setting, and a mystery that rises above a simple whodunnit to give the reader a deeper understanding of victimology. This is not a comfortable book to read, but the charms of the south give some spots of lightness and the ending a satisfaction that makes the journey worthwhile.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This was one of Charlaine Harris’s first books, written before she began any of her series. I thought it was pretty good. It’s the story of Nickie, a model who has reached the end of her career and is a little bit at odds about what she wants to do. She ends up moving in with her best friend, back in the town where she spent her childhood in boarding school. Unfortunately, someone else has been showing up in town… a serial rapist. After Nickie herself is attacked in her own bedroom, she feels the need to conduct her own search for the rapist. In most ways this book is a whodunnit, but it’s also about rape and how it affects not only the victim, but those around her. This is definitely worth a read if you’re a Charlaine Harris fan.