Evil in its purest form
The carer of two teenagers – Bobby and Cindy Adams – perceives her pupils as intelligent and well-mannered children. He likes to spend his free time with them, and in escapades are accompanied by older friends of Bobby and Cindy – John Randall and the McVeight siblings: Diane and Paul. To the reader’s surprise, young people quickly become bored and seek exciting experiences. To this end, they decide to have fun at Barbara’s expense. The woman, who does not expect anything bad, is imprisoned by her charges. What initially appears to be an innocent prank turns into a game of life and death. In the novel, five children (importantly, of different ages) cross the border between humanity and bestiality. A macabre game where teens drag their babysitter into it engages the reader no less than the participants of the described events. The psychological aspect of the novel is its undisputed advantage, especially since the torturers are still children.
Cultural references
Mendal W. Johnson’s story brings to mind other literary propositions – Jack Ketchum’s Girl Next Door , House of Evil . The Indiana Torture Slaying (St. Martin’s True Crime Library ) by John Dean, The Basement : Meditations on a Human Sacrifice Kate Millet or By Sanction of the Victim Patti Wheat. We can also find loose inspiration in the films The Girl Next Door by Gregory Wilson or in American Crime.Tommy O’Haver. All the quoted texts of the culture are linked by a hero similar to the real character – Sylvia Likens, a murder victim from Indiana. In the light of this information, it is worth paying attention to the fact that Let’s Have Fun with the Adams requires an appropriate attitude. The book – despite the macabre descriptions – reads really well, but the events presented remain in the memory for a long time. Readers interested in the subject will surely regret that the novel is only a little over three hundred pages long, those who judge the literary proposition of Vesper as too brutal will probably try to flip through this item as soon as possible. Either way, it’s worth it!
A cover that can scare you
The Vesper publishing house has chosen a very specific cover for its latest proposal – Let’s have fun with the Adams . A tied woman with a noose around her neck will undoubtedly arouse fear in the potential recipient, but it also suggests the subject of the novel. When viewing a book in a bookstore, we should have no doubts that this is reading for adults. The brutality of the message suggested on the cover is most appropriate to the content, but – if you like such novels – you can read the book overnight, and you will keep the tab from the Vesper publishing house for the future. Attention, the novel is captivating.
