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The Speed Queen (Paperback)

by Stewart O'Nan (Author)
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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Grove/Atlantic; Reprint edition (Sep 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0802138535
  • ISBN-13: 978-0802138538
  • Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 13.8 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,124,684 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Dark, shocking, sad & drug fuelled, 13 Nov 2001
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Marjorie Standiford awaits her death; mere hours away she is from it, yet she seems at peace, chattering away about her life & the impending termination of it tonight. She is on death row, her execution is tonight & this is her story, dictated to us on a tape recorder, put onto paper for us to read, to put right the wrongs claimed in a book by her ex lover, Natalie.

This fictional but 'but it seems so real!' book is about young Marjorie, a mother, wife & daughter being executed for intentionally causing the deaths of innocent Sonic Burger workers.

During time in imprisonment for drug charges, Marjorie meets Natalie, an attractive, malicious bi-sexual female. Alone & missing her young son & husband, Marjorie finds comfort in Natalie... and more. A web of lies spun by Natalie convinces Marjorie that her new found friend is alone & need of help and so allows her to move in with herself and her family on their release... A drug deal gone wrong after a raid starts a chain of events that threatens Marjories relationship with Natalie, her son & her husband...

Stewart O'nan has created a strange book; one that I am unable to compare to another; he's managed to get inside the head of a serial killer & make us become quite fond of the amphetamine craving girl. The book does not move slowly, yet at a pace where one feels comfortable reading it. Hard to put down & strangely enjoyable; one would almost wish that Natalie had written a book too to see the other side of the story.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic journey, 23 Dec 1999
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I cannot rate this book highly enough. The story is told in response to questions from Steven King by a woman on death row. The fall into personal destruction is beautifully laid out.
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