A Thousand Cuts: A Novel Audiobook

" I picked this one up when I was crushing on The Facility; that is, before I had reached the point where the more I read, the less I liked it. So I was prejudiced to not like this one, and while I admire the narrative voices, this novel did not achieve anything. I did not believe the character, Inspector May, who seemed like an naive innocent who had just wandered into her job. I wished the individual chapters had names identifying the voice, so I would not have to work at guessing who was speaking (that seemed especially gimmicky and trying to be too clever. Why make the reader do all the work?). The plot symmetry of having Lucia May experience the bullying and harassment at her work place seemed forced. Is any of that enough to make a police inspector sympathetic to a school shooter? You must be nuts. Quit your job, find another line of work: bringing a gun to a school assembly is not an option. "

" Had a hard time getting through this one. Boring. So I did the only thing I knew how to do - read it in one day just to be done with it. :) "

" Good book about an awful subject. Liked the main characters. "

" This one has stuck with me, particularly the story of Felix, whose mother tells a Detective that not one single person will remember her son once news of his death has passed from the media. The Detective in question is investigating a horriffic school shooting: a bullied teacher brings a gun to an all-school assembly addressing the bullying beating of an underclassman. Rifewith moral questioning, this story, told in alternating chapters between the Detective's first-person experiences as a harrassed woman in the Police Bureau, and the one-sided interviews of subjects spoken to regarding the case, brings issues of bullying, respect, and responsibilit to the fore. "

" Very well done and hard to imagine that this is a first book. Despite each chapter from a different point of view each character is well developed. I would recommend this book whether you are a Mystery fan or not. "

" A thought provoking read, I enjoyed the concept and the style of writing "

" A pretty depressing book about bullying in school, life and police. not a lot to make things seem better but quite powerfully written. First book I think. "

" I thought this was an amzing book. An unusual style, telling the story from differentperspectives through witnesses, with the central character holding it all together. Should be read by all to see the effect of constant harassment in and out of school. A few lessons would be learnt. "

" wow...that is all I can say..very explicit story about the horrors of bullying..told in a very different manner, one sided interviews with those involved in the case..highly reccomended. "

" A little slow moving in beginning.. but a great story.. another sad killing that could have been prevented. "

" A Thousand Cuts is a book that illustrates such deep seated cruelty on many levels. From the students to the principal in charge of the school, we see a portrayal of bullying which is both different but terrifying. A must read! "

" Interesting subject matter....who is responsible for kids who bully and are bullied?<br/>Did not like the narrative style. It was hard to follow. "

" I was unable to continue reading this book- it was not what I had expected and I was not blown away by the first 50 pages- therefore it will not be finished. "

" The author takes a contemporary theme, bullying,gives it an unexpected twist to explore how many factors come together to create a tragedy. Good, subtle writing, well drawn characters. A good read. "

" i dont really write what i think about books but this was a very very very good book catches your attention right from the beginning and it carries you all the thru hope to see more from this arthur. "

" Lelic's debut novel is not to be missed. I couldn't put it down. Readers will never look at bullying the same way again. "

" The ending, hyped up in reviews, left me feeling it was lacking...oomph, or a bigger disclosure. "