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[Bonus] What Would You Do: Perfect Little Children
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Have you ever wondered what Brook and Sarah say after recording? Usually we have a few thoughts that don't make it into the episode. and we will be sharing some of those thoughts with members of the Clued in Cartel, our paid subscription coming soon. You can register for the waitlist on our website at https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-cartel/. This bonus content is a few extra minutes of conversation about Perfect Little Children by Sophie Hannah.
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Perfect Little Children (2020) Sophie Hannah
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Introduction to Bonus Conversation
00:00:01
Speaker
Hi Brooke. Hi Sarah. So we just finished recording our what would you do episode about perfect little children by Sophie Hannah. Yeah. And so we're, this is just a little bit of a bonus conversation. The kind of thing that, uh, people who subscribe to the Clued in cartel will get access to.
00:00:22
Speaker
Yeah, this is something we typically do after every episode. And so sometimes we'll share these conversations with you.
Polarizing Reviews on Goodreads
00:00:29
Speaker
Typically, when I read a book, I don't look at Goodreads until afterwards to see what the reviews are. And that's how I approached this book. And the reviews were pretty polarizing. There were people who either really liked it or really did not like it.
00:00:46
Speaker
Yeah, I'm the same as you. I try not to look at other people's opinions before.
First Impressions of Sophie Hannah's Thriller
00:00:53
Speaker
And I will also say that this is the first psychological thriller by Sophie Hannah that I've read. I've read some of her. She does Poirot, right? Yes. Yeah, that's right.
00:01:04
Speaker
I've read one of her Poirot's and I think that's it, but she's somebody, I mean, obviously who's been on my radar and like I need to read something by her. And so I was really, really looking forward to it. And I was a little surprised because it was one of those kind of crazy plot stories. And I will say that I wasn't expecting that.
00:01:23
Speaker
So I'm with you. I had read a couple of the books that she's written as continuations of the Poirot series. And this was the first of her books that I've read. And I think I'll definitely read another because I liked the book. I would, you know, I'm not sure that I would say that it was my absolute favorite read of the year, but it was definitely something that I liked and I would read another.
Character Motivations Debate
00:01:50
Speaker
And the reviews on Goodreads were either people who really liked it or people who could not wrap their heads around either Beth's motivation or Lewis's motivation.
00:02:04
Speaker
And I can see both of those points, especially, you know, the explanation of what Lewis and Flora were up to was a little contrived, but it was also satisfying because, you know, we'd been spending all these pages wondering what in the world is going on. So it was, we finally did get satisfaction that way.
Praise for Characterization and Relationships
00:02:28
Speaker
One thing I think, and I said this in the episode, that Sophie Hannah
00:02:33
Speaker
did really well was her characterization. I loved the relationships. I loved the dialogue. Everybody really had their own feel. It wasn't difficult to keep people straight. She did a wonderful job characterizing a family. So I'm with you. I would definitely pick up another one of her books.
Critique of Character Presence and Plot Detours
00:02:57
Speaker
I agree with you with the exception of Ben, who is her son, who really doesn't appear in the book. He's the device that gets her to the neighborhood where she sees her friend, but then he's not present for any of the other conversations that she has with her husband and her daughter.
00:03:20
Speaker
That is a great point. I forgot. I didn't realize that Ben disappears, but he does. Oh, that's too bad for Ben. And then there was also that like side jaunt into Zana's school that kind of came out of nowhere and really didn't seem to have a place. But otherwise, yeah, I thought it was great.
00:03:46
Speaker
I really paid attention on my second reading because I wanted there to be a reason for that trip to Zana's school. Like, okay, what does this add to the plot or what do we learn about Zana that's important or something? And I couldn't find it. So I'm not sure why that. And you know, I saw that in some of the reviews as well that readers were
00:04:07
Speaker
surprised by that and weren't sure what that was for.
Future Reads and Production Credits Discussion
00:04:11
Speaker
Anyway, I look forward to reading another book by Sophie Hannah at some point in the future and doing another What Would You Do?
00:04:19
Speaker
Another time for sure. Absolutely. It was great fun. Clued in Mystery is produced by Brooke Peterson and Sarah M. Stephen. Music is by Shane Ivers at Silvermansound.com. Visit us online at cluedinmystery.com or social media at Clued in Mystery. If you liked what you heard, please consider subscribing, leaving a review or telling your friends.