Donoghue, Emma - Slammerkin (spoilery)

[oyceter]

So, by popular demand, the spoilery summary of Slammerkin!

Well, if "by popular demand," you mean "by the request of three people."

Here's my previous entry on the book.

Comments

[kate_nepveu]

. . . what was the author *thinking*?!

[oyceter]

In Donoghue's defense, the part with the cleaver is actually historical fact. She came across the tidbit on the execution of Mary Saunders for murdering Jane Jones with a cleaver and decided to write a book on how Mary got there.

[telophase]

Oh, lovely. Yeah, don't need to read it. :D

[oyceter]

Hee, yes! Truly, it is the Cross of literary fiction.

[rachelmanija]

You forgot to mention that she gives the clergyman the clap!

[oyceter]

I totally did! Too much depressingness!

You must post that this is the winner or top contenders for your Gratuitously Depressing award!

[jinian]

Wasn't it awful? And yet I found it too compelling to stop reading it.

[oyceter]

I know, me too! Also, I was in Italy and didn't have that much reading material with me. And by the time I got to the cleaver, it was too late.

[rilina]

You know, at some point I was thinking of reading this. Can't remember why. I am so glad that I didn't.

[oyceter]

I now rest, having done my duty to the public ;).