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'You're lucky to be alive.' I thought, Fuck me. If this is what luck feels like, curse me any time.
Joseph Knox, from True Crime Story
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'You're lucky to be alive.' I thought, Fuck me. If this is what luck feels like, curse me any time.
Joseph Knox, from True Crime Story
September 24, 2022
Got some new books today! I’ve discovered recently that I am a short book person, and I think this selection really shows that. Anything that’s about 200 pages is, I think, the perfect length. All that needs to be said is said, and there’s no room for the author to put in unnecessary and confusing sub-plots or side character romances.
True Crime Story by Joseph Knox is the outlier of this haul, and that is because I listened to the audiobook way back in January of this year, and then today when I saw the physical copy in the bookstore for the first time I decided to pick it up. It is a truly unique book, because it was written as if you are reading from a police report, with each character’s speech being encapsulated in it’s own section on the page, similar to how plays are formatted. The plot follows a group of friends in the aftermath of the disappearance of one of the friends sister. You get to see how well some of these characters move on with their lives, and how some seem to be crushed under the weight of guilt and sorrow. There’s also a huge reveal at the end that completely blew my mind!
I just think, by and large, people aren't that special. You're lucky if you meet even one special person in your life.
Joseph Knox, from True Crime Story
The rest of them were kids, but he seemed old, like he'd lived one life already and been a bit disappointed by it.
Joseph Knox, from True Crime Story
I'd been using any distraction I could to stay at one remove from reality, one step ahead of it, but that felt like a nearly lethal dose of the stuff. I couldn't take it, I freely admit.
Joseph Knox, from True Crime Story
It was like she gave the unspoken some physical presence.
Joseph Knox, from True Crime Story
She made everything seem possible for him, she was like a thousand green lights in a row.
Joseph Knox, from True Crime Story
That's not actually funny, is it? It's actually wretched—I'm sorry, sometimes I can't spot the difference.
Joseph Knox, from True Crime Story