First of all, a trigger warning: 'Schroeder' contains extremely graphic descriptions of a string of murders. If you can handle that, Neal Cassidy's book is a quite riveting read, following a trail of slaughter and the thoughts, lifestyle and circumstances of the killer.
The author adds social, political and religious context to the character's mindset, and there's an awful lot that makes sense when you consider the world today.
You may well be scratching your head, wondering how an individual who can appreciate kindness and compassion whenever he sees it can sink to such an apparent disregard for human life. The answer makes for a harrowing read in itself.
'Schroeder' is beautifully written, full of acute observations on the life of this loner and the way he views this essentially planet in turmoil ,and makes the killer's short bicycle journeys fascinating as past, present and future are presented in often poetic detail.
Certainly not a book for the fainthearted but I found it a compelling read, and a 5 star experience.
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