Review "His Bloody Project" by Graeme Macrae Burnet

Review (Helena):

In this book, we follow Roderick Macrae (Roddy), 17 years old, son of a crofter, living in an isolated place, who kills his neighbor and two other people. A century and a half later a researcher investigates the surroundings of this event.

The first thing that I have to say about this book is that it was an amazing idea. The story sounds so real, it looks like we are reading the archive.

The protagonist, Roddy, seems such a genuine person, he knows what he did and asks for no mercy. The description of this character was so detail that we can feel tenderness, gentleness, pitiless and revolt for him. In the end, he just wanted to defend his family.

The structure and design of the book, it's another factor of credibility: the statements, the map, the memories of Roddy, medical reports, trial...

The writing style of the memories was like reading a personal diary with a bonus... the simple language of that time.

All the moments that lead to the final were very well thought, we felt that nothing was left behind.

Rated 5 stars, was a fascinating historical setting around social, political and personal problems/themes.  

Written by Helena (semtudo.pt)

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Olá queridos leitores!!

Este foi um mês absolutamente louco. Recebi muito mais livros do que estava à espera. É algo que adoro mas o tempo é demasiado curto e neste momento tenho por volta de 10 livros à espera de serem lidos com exclusividade. 

Para quem não conhece, a Skyhorse é uma editora que eu pessoalmente adoro! Tem uma excelente variedade de livros e este foi um dos que mais me interessou.

Sinopse:

A brutal triple murder in a remote Scottish farming community in 1869 leads to the arrest of seventeen-year-old Roderick Macrae. There is no question that Macrae committed this terrible act. What would lead such a shy and intelligent boy down this bloody path? Will he hang for his crime?

Presented as a collection of documents discovered by the author, His Bloody Project opens with a series of police statements taken from the villagers of Culdie, Ross-shire. They offer conflicting impressions of the accused; one interviewee recalls Macrae as a gentle and quiet child, while another details him as evil and wicked. Chief among the papers is Roderick Macrae’s own memoirs, where he outlines the series of events leading up to the murder in eloquent and affectless prose. There follow medical reports, psychological evaluations, a courtroom transcript from the trial, and other documents that throw both Macrae’s motive and his sanity into question. Graeme Macrae Burnet’s multilayered narrative will keep the reader guessing to the very end.

Podem facilmente comprar o livro na Amazon uk, na Book Depository ou mesmo no site da editora:

http://skyhorsepublishing.com/titles/12218-9781510719217-his-bloody-project

Estou ansiosa para ler este livro e espero que também vocês o achem interessante :)

Thank you so much Skyhorse Publishing!