What some might find gross, disgusting and unappealing in the novel; I actually found quite interesting. In the story the author often used very strong dialog filled with dark humor and sexual dialog. Some scenes in the book were very graphic and I honestly found this as good writing. I feel that the more details that are used and the more graphic it gets, the better you can get a visual image and have a better understanding of what is happening in the book. Some scenes that got rather graphic were when Jasper was forced to watch his father kill people and nailed to the ceiling. Another scene was when Jeff Fulton's daughter was killed then stripped naked and nailed to the roof of the church. I really don't mind scenes like these and actually prefer it when it comes to horror and mystery novels like this. It only adds to the drama and makes the book that much better.
I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga
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I totally agree. Many people would rather not know so many details but it helped me to better understand what the characters were going through. It also showed more connections between Billy and The Impressionist. The more details given with Billy's victims, the more The Impressionist used. It really showed how similar these two killers were.
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