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# Title: Let's Go Play at the Adams'
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## Author: Mendal W. Johnson
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**Started Reading**: 2021-02-28
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**Finished Reading**: 2021-03-02
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[Goodreads Link](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1202604.Let_s_Go_Play_at_the_Adams_)
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~~PDF file~~ (I found an [epub](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50490085-let-s-go-play-at-the-adams) from the [[Reading List - Paperbacks from Hell - The Twisted History of 70s and 80s Horror Fiction|Paperbacks from Hell Collection]])
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I don't know how I feel about this book. It's not something I would have picked up on my own, I don't think. The reputation was what drew me to it. Written in the 70's I think it probably was more shocking then. Not that it isn't a sad, twisted story. I read reviews praising it's "well-written" style and I guess I see that. For the subject matter - the book was pretty thorough in trying to flesh out the characters and see all the viewpoints.
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This quote from a [reviewer on Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/905239662?utm_content=reviews_full_review&utm_medium=email&utm_source=bookend&ref_=pe_7171740_474197500) sums it up pretty well:
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> 5 kids are not going to quickly turn into psychopaths able to systematically abuse and murder a person within a week unless they were already deranged. only one of them is characterized as having mental issues; none have traumatic backgrounds or guidance from a disturbed adult. there is no believable context to why they do the things they do, unless it is mere coincidence that brings these 5 deeply disturbed individuals together. that's a hell of a coincidence. no, I don't believe in the world of this book.
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I suppose it's books like this that inspired more graphic horror in the years following, but it's premise of "killing for killing's sake" is disturbing and sad. You don't finish this book feeling good, that's for sure.
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I'm glad I can say I read it, but I won't be looking for similar books.
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