{"id":13958,"date":"2020-01-29T07:00:59","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T12:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/?p=13958"},"modified":"2020-01-23T22:09:23","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T03:09:23","slug":"review-doll-crimes-karen-runge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-doll-crimes-karen-runge\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Doll Crimes by Karen Runge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13959\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-doll-crimes-karen-runge\/dollcrimes\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/dollcrimes.jpg?fit=322%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"322,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dollcrimes\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/dollcrimes.jpg?fit=322%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-13959\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/dollcrimes-225x350.jpg?resize=225%2C350\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/dollcrimes.jpg?resize=225%2C350&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/dollcrimes.jpg?w=322&amp;ssl=1 322w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 85vw, 225px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Doll-Crimes-Karen-Runge\/dp\/1646693140\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=doll+crimes+karen+runge&amp;qid=1579751765&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Doll Crimes <\/em>by Karen Runge<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Crystal Lake Publishing (November 2019)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>222 pages; $11.66 paperback; $3.99 e-book<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Reviewed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidMSimms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dave Simms<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We could be looking at the next Jack Ketchum here. Actually, Karen Runge is quite her own identity, her own voice that simply delves into the deep, dark places which Ketchum mined so well. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doll Crimes<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a novel that will likely disturb while it also examines the human soul, the good, the bad, and the downright evil in a manner that digs so deep, readers will have a tough time forgetting the characters long after the final page is turned.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Runge opens the novel with a mother and her daughter on the run. From what, or who, we have no idea, but they\u2019re moving in a direction that appears dangerous. The daughter serves as the main character, her mother a mere fifteen years older than her, which makes for a relationship and dynamic that is closer to sisters or close friends than a maternal bond.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The two travel from town to town, scamming people for food and shelter, money and more. Yet, they are aiming higher. They seek something permanent, even if they\u2019re not quite sure what that entails. They shack up with a pair of interesting characters at different places in the story. One who may be helpful to the girl, or simply another shadow with varying degrees of darkness. The other, a drug dealer, just might be a bit more stable than the mother.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To write much about the specifics of the plot would spoil the emotional heft of the book, but <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">please<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> give this one a shot. The gut punch Runge inflicts upon the reader is a tough one, but there\u2019s a strong reason to wade through the razor-tinged gauntlet of the travels of these two broken characters: the writing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Karen Runge can turn the vicious into precious with a turn of the phrase and knows how to wring every ounce of passion and pain from a scene. The loss of one\u2019s innocence is key here, and made much more powerful by the fact that the character believes it to be what families do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recommended reading.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doll Crimes by Karen Runge Crystal Lake Publishing (November 2019) 222 pages; $11.66 paperback; $3.99 e-book Reviewed by\u00a0Dave Simms We could be looking at the next Jack Ketchum here. Actually, Karen Runge is quite her own identity, her own voice that simply delves into the deep, dark places which Ketchum mined so well. 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