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JosephKnox,oneofthemostprolificandwell-knownserialkillersontheplanet.A...Readmore

JosephKnox,oneofthemostprolificandwell-knownserialkillersontheplanet.Apersonconsideredsodementedandmanicthateventryingtoreasonwithhimwasbelievedtobeawasteoftime.Amansofargonethatheseeminglydidn'tdeserveanypityevenonhisdeathbed.Sowhy?Whywouldamanlikehimreceiveasecondchance?Andwhydidtheworldaroundhimseemsofamiliar?Collapse

Assassins,BlindProtagonist,Bloodlines,ColdProtagonist,Master-DiscipleRelationship,PreviousLifeTalent,RuthlessProtagonist,SecretOrganizations,Fanfiction,Naruto,MultiplePOV

Itgotboring.Themc'sbackgroundisthatofaruthlessevilassassinthatdrawspleasurefromcuttingpeopleup:thewaytheauthorwrotehisbackstoryledusalltobelievethiswasastoryaboutapsychopath...whichcouldn'tbefurtherfromthetruth.Themc'sbackstoryexistsonlyforthesakeofprovidingsomeearlybonusesforthemc,likeknowinghowtofight,orknowinghowtosneakaround,orprojectinghis"killingintent"allovertheplacelikesomeprematureej*culation.Thelongerthenovelgoeson,themoretheauthor'sself-insertcomestothesurface,becausethisauthorhasnoideahowtowritethecharacterhestartedoutwithanddecidedtoswitchhimoutentirely.Somepeoplemightclaimthisischaracterdevelopment,buttome,thecontrastissojarringit'slikesomedoppelgangerjustreplacedthemc.Theauthortriestogivemanyreasonsforthischange,thatthemcwasshownfamilialloveforthefirsttimeanddecidedtojuststoplovingmurder...asifthattranslatesinanyway,andlateronheevenclaimsthatnatureenergyisthereasonbehindthemc'sdrasticchangeinpersonality...anditrulymeandrastic:themcgoesfromallegedpsychopathtogarystu-heevenstartsregrettingmurderinghisenemies,feelingthattheymighthavefamilies,healsostartscaringdeeplyaboutchildsoldiersandhisinnermonologuesbecomeacryingsnivelingfestofpointlessdrivelboohoopoormeandallthiswararoundme...ugh.Iwouldhavebeenfinewiththemcbeingakindcharacterfromtheget-go,it'sjustthatthissocalledcharacterprogressionistoodamnabrupt...idecidedtotreatchapter107astheendingforthisnovel,whichtome,isquiteaptsinceitcouldbeconsideredadecentenoughendingtoleaveiton.Theoveralljourneywasalright,somecoolmomentshereandthere,soiwouldrateit3stars,anaverageread.

Itwouldbesurprisingifaserialkillerwasarationalperson.Also,whyshouldwefeelsorryforaserialkiller,motherf#cker?

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