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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999RatingAverage:
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I had a hard time reading this one. Not because it isn't well written, but due to the subject matter. I think I just chose a bad time to read a book about mass shootings. Or maybe since there have probably been around 300 mass shootings in the 30 years since this was first published there may never come a time when I wouldn't struggle with such a plot. In Father's Little Helper, the son of a mass murderer comes back to town to shoot the survivors of his father's crime. It is gut wrenching, and brutal. The story opens with the original shooting spree, after which the killer's wife takes her young son into hiding. Sonny grew up never knowing what his father had done, but he always had an interest in serial killers and mass murderers. When he is 17 he learns the truth and sets out to make his daddy proud. I would only cautiously recommend this book to those who think they can handle it. ( )