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Nerdy high school outcast, CLARISSA LAWRENCE, has always felt like she didn't belong in this world....
The Frame-Up (The Golden Arrow Mysteries Book 1)
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By day she writes comic books. By night, she lives them. MG Martin lives and breathes geek...
The Corset
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The new Victorian chiller from the author of Radio 2 Book Club pick, The Silent Companions. Is...
How to Date Men When You Hate Men
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Mera: Tidebreaker
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David McK (3857 KP) rated Batman the Killing Joke in Books
Jan 28, 2019 (Updated Sep 26, 2025)
Commonly cited as one the best Batman stories (after [b:The Dark Knight Returns|59960|Batman The Dark Knight Returns|Frank Miller|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327892039s/59960.jpg|1104159]), The Killing Joke is, in reality, an origin story.
However, rather than being the origin story of a Superhero, this takes the somewhat unusual idea of being that of a villain instead: in this case, how did the most Notorious (and deadly) of Batman's foes - The Joker - come to be how he is?
This also draws parallels between The Joker and Batman himself, depicting them each as, if you will, two sides of the same coin - both have had a very bad day, but each have reacted to it differently (or have they?).
Personally, I feel that the origins of The Joker would have been better left to mystery rather than detailed as in this story; however, that's not denying that this is a good (if short) read in its own right.
The Fourth Rule (Riley Wolfe #4)
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