#cop town

[addicted2needles]

Let's see if this can satisfy me... Coptown By Karin Slaughter

[grazinginthefield]

“How can awful people be good?”

I have found this book at a thrift bookstore and only bought it because I kept hearing Karin Slaughter’s name at that time. I am really glad to own this copy now because it was such a good read.

This book kept me engaged and urged me on turning the page furiously. It doesn’t help the copy I got is in mass paperback format. The writing on the action scenes were intense and breathtaking. I love how that the sequences wasn’t described in detail, rather it was written from the character’s point of view. So, as the characters were taking in what’s going on around them, so was my mind. I love both of the protagonists on this book. Their upbringings are significantly different from one another and yet they found mutual respect. It is also so satisfying to see women standing up for each other on this one. At the same time, it didn’t turn a blind eye that there are still women out there who thinks that women in the same community are meant to compete against each other. Sadly, this is something I just heard recently from someone I know. I have just really identified with this book. I know I would keep coming back to that conversation of Kate and her father. Besides portraying a parent-friend relationship, that conversation was able to elaborate my own thoughts and feelings, which applies to me and which I can pass on to someone else. This tackled sexism, racism and homophobia as well. Some parts where hard to read due to descriptions of abuse and discrimination, but it was also a reality check especially reading it in the comfort of my home. I guess the period this was based on, was one of the waves of diversity cutting through our society. In my opinion, it was an insightful representation of those issues. 

An excerpt from the conversation between Kate and her dad:

She settled on banalities. “I will always be your daughter.”

“I know hat, sweetheart.” He gently cup his hand to her face. “Your mother was worried that this job would turn you into somebody you’re not. I worried it would turn you into the person you really are.”

Kate wondered why his honesty didn’t wound more. “Is that such a bad thing?”

The ending was satisfying for me as well. I love the tropes were the protagonist gives a monologue to an evil character or a villain, of how much of a cowards they are. It’s not necessarily proving that the protagonist was right, but more of showing the villain of what they really look like from the outside. Take away the bad person inside of them and present it in front of the remaining good person in them. They can allow it to redeem themselves, or to destroy. It’s sooooo good.

[water-is-a-good-idea]

It's raining outside...

[thefeelsofabook]

Rage had consumed her. She hadn’t wanted to just murder him. She had wanted to empty her gun into his chest. And then she wanted to fill the holes with burning oil and dance in his still-warm blood. She had felt dead inside.

Karin Slaughter, Cop Town

[thefeelsofabook]

It’s very important for your life to have meaning. Even on the days it makes you unhappy, you still need a purpose.

Karin Slaughter, Cop Town

[stacygreenauthor]

Happy Monday everyone! Here's some great inspiration by  Karin Slaughter to help motivate you all through the week!

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Cop Town, by Karin Slaughter

Has anything really changed from the racist, sexist 1970s-Atlanta in this book?

"Sometimes, women with a little bit of power can be much harder than men. Especially on other women.”

On a lighter note: “Shit, no man sulks unless a woman can see him. What’s the point otherwise?”

[steffisbuecherkiste]

Slaughter, Karin: Cop Town - Stadt der Angst

Slaughter, Karin: Cop Town – Stadt der Angst

Originaltitel: Cop Town Verlag: Blanvalet erschienen: 2015 Seiten: 544 Ausgabe: Hardcover ISBN: 3764505516 Übersetzung: Klaus Berr Klappentext: Atlanta, 1974: Kate Murphy fürchtet, dass ihr erster Tag beim Police Department gleichzeitig ihr letzter sein könnte. Denn ein Killer terrorisiert die Stadt – seine Opfer sind ausschließlich Cops. Und als würde das nicht reichen, machen auch Kates…

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