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The Butterfly Garden Hardcover

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  3. Language
    English
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    15.24 x 3.18 x 22.86 cm
  5. ISBN-10
    168324303X
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1683243038
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  • Edition ‏ : ‎ Large Print
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 391 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 168324303X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1683243038
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 590 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 3.18 x 22.86 cm
  • Book 1 of 4 ‏ : ‎ The Collector
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Dot Hutchison is the author of A Wounded Name, a young adult novel based on Shakespeare’s Hamlet, and the adult thriller The Butterfly Garden. With past experience working at a Boy Scout camp, a craft store, a bookstore, and the Renaissance Faire (as a human combat chess piece), Hutchison prides herself on remaining delightfully in tune with her inner young adult. She loves thunderstorms, mythology, history, and movies that can and should be watched on repeat. For more information on her current projects, visit www.dothutchison.com or check her out on Tumblr (www.dothutchison.tumblr.com), Twitter (@DotHutchison), or Facebook (www.facebook.com/DotHutchison).

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Customers find the content amazing, fascinating, and a page-turner. They describe the story as thrilling, compelling, and suspenseful. Readers also describe the book as creepy, disturbing, and haunting. Opinions are mixed on the ending, with some finding it satisfying and melancholic, while others say it feels kind of "meh."

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79 customers mention "Content"74 positive5 negative

Customers find the book amazing, fascinating, and a page-turner. They say the story is incredible and unbelievable. Readers also mention the narrative structure works well and the duality of the book is truly remarkable.

"...really hoping the ending would be a bit more climactic but it was a great read, I liked everything about it the way it was written; the imagery was..." Read more

"...Regardless, this was a good read, and the horrors of the Garden will likely be in my mind for some time after these pages have been shut and tucked..." Read more

"This book captivates you and doesn’t let you go. Well written and I couldn’t put it down...." Read more

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25 customers mention "Engaging"21 positive4 negative

Customers find the book thrilling, disturbing, and incredibly engaging. They say it's addictive, suspenseful, and captivating. Readers also mention the book has never a dull moment and captures them from page one.

"...The story was absolutely riveting. Very well written and compelling. Characters were fascinating and kept you engaged throughout the story" Read more

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"...constructed and written with an almost poetic flair; it was completely addicting...." Read more

"I devoured this book in 2 days. It was captivating, and I enjoyed it and the originality it brought to a sometimes repetitive genre...." Read more

11 customers mention "Creepy"11 positive0 negative

Customers find the book thrilling, disturbing, and incredibly engaging. They also say it's haunting, claustrophobic, and wrenchingly original.

"Extraordinary! Creepy as hell! Disturbing and provoking! One of the few good books I have had the pleasure to read recently...." Read more

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"Haunting, Claustrophobic and Wrenchingly Original... Near an isolated mansion lies a beautiful garden......" Read more

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Customers find the book well-constructed, brilliant, and written with an almost poetic flair. They say the story is incredible, unbelievable, and truly exceptional. Readers also mention the first-person telling is well-done.

"...It was brilliantly constructed and written with an almost poetic flair; it was completely addicting...." Read more

"...and his delusions concerning his butterflies’ affections are well developed...." Read more

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Haunting, Claustrophobic and Wrenchingly Original... Near an isolated mansion lies a beautiful garden... Blooming with flowers of every conceivable color -man made cliffs, caves and waterfalls. A riotous profusion of leaves and trees... And butterflies that drift freely amongst them. But these butterflies are human and they are not free; their blue skies are made of glass. They were captured around the age of 16 by a man referred to as The Gardener. For thirty years he's stolen butterflies, renamed them, branded them and once they reached their short lived lifespan, he expired and preserved them... his lovely specimens that would remain forever young. The duality of this book was truly remarkable; both beautiful to some extent and yet terribly and deeply disturbing. It's told from an FBI interrogation room through the voice and flashbacks of a survivor named Maya. Her recollections of life inside the atrium are grisly and wildly unnerving but they also paint a stark portrait of sisterhood and resilience. Aside from the scenery, these contrasting themes held the book back from plunging into pure darkness. This was not your typical serial ki**er story; and the gardener was not our typical serial ki**er. It was subtle enough in most of it's visual horror and left readers to read between the lines. That's not to say that sensitive souls should not take caution before reading, because they absolutely should. This book is still VERY dark even without the bl**dshed. I picked this book up two years ago, read about 5 pages before giving up and I couldn't feel more dumb about it. The Butterfly Garden is a 5 star literary nightmare I couldn't seem to pull myself away from. It was brilliantly constructed and written with an almost poetic flair; it was completely addicting. I highly recommend to those with a stomach for it! IG @onthe_nightstand
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  • Erika
    5.0 out of 5 stars Not For The Sensitive Souls 🖤
    Reviewed in Canada on July 13, 2024
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    Haunting, Claustrophobic and Wrenchingly Original...

    Near an isolated mansion lies a beautiful garden...

    Blooming with flowers of every conceivable color -man made cliffs, caves and waterfalls. A riotous profusion of leaves and trees... And butterflies that drift freely amongst them. But these butterflies are human and they are not free; their blue skies are made of glass. They were captured around the age of 16 by a man referred to as The Gardener.

    For thirty years he's stolen butterflies, renamed them, branded them and once they reached their short lived lifespan, he expired and preserved them... his lovely specimens that would remain forever young.

    The duality of this book was truly remarkable; both beautiful to some extent and yet terribly and deeply disturbing. It's told from an FBI interrogation room through the voice and flashbacks of a survivor named Maya. Her recollections of life inside the atrium are grisly and wildly unnerving but they also paint a stark portrait of sisterhood and resilience. Aside from the scenery, these contrasting themes held the book back from plunging into pure darkness.

    This was not your typical serial ki**er story; and the gardener was not our typical serial ki**er. It was subtle enough in most of it's visual horror and left readers to read between the lines. That's not to say that sensitive souls should not take caution before reading, because they absolutely should. This book is still VERY dark even without the bl**dshed.

    I picked this book up two years ago, read about 5 pages before giving up and I couldn't feel more dumb about it. The Butterfly Garden is a 5 star literary nightmare I couldn't seem to pull myself away from. It was brilliantly constructed and written with an almost poetic flair; it was completely addicting.

    I highly recommend to those with a stomach for it!

    IG @onthe_nightstand
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    Erika
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Not For The Sensitive Souls 🖤

    Reviewed in Canada on July 13, 2024
    Haunting, Claustrophobic and Wrenchingly Original...

    Near an isolated mansion lies a beautiful garden...

    Blooming with flowers of every conceivable color -man made cliffs, caves and waterfalls. A riotous profusion of leaves and trees... And butterflies that drift freely amongst them. But these butterflies are human and they are not free; their blue skies are made of glass. They were captured around the age of 16 by a man referred to as The Gardener.

    For thirty years he's stolen butterflies, renamed them, branded them and once they reached their short lived lifespan, he expired and preserved them... his lovely specimens that would remain forever young.

    The duality of this book was truly remarkable; both beautiful to some extent and yet terribly and deeply disturbing. It's told from an FBI interrogation room through the voice and flashbacks of a survivor named Maya. Her recollections of life inside the atrium are grisly and wildly unnerving but they also paint a stark portrait of sisterhood and resilience. Aside from the scenery, these contrasting themes held the book back from plunging into pure darkness.

    This was not your typical serial ki**er story; and the gardener was not our typical serial ki**er. It was subtle enough in most of it's visual horror and left readers to read between the lines. That's not to say that sensitive souls should not take caution before reading, because they absolutely should. This book is still VERY dark even without the bl**dshed.

    I picked this book up two years ago, read about 5 pages before giving up and I couldn't feel more dumb about it. The Butterfly Garden is a 5 star literary nightmare I couldn't seem to pull myself away from. It was brilliantly constructed and written with an almost poetic flair; it was completely addicting.

    I highly recommend to those with a stomach for it!

    IG @onthe_nightstand
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  • Kyla
    4.0 out of 5 stars Original, Creepy, Enthralling
    Reviewed in Canada on April 2, 2025
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    I devoured this book in 2 days. It was captivating, and I enjoyed it and the originality it brought to a sometimes repetitive genre. It made my skin crawl, it made me cry, it read in my mind as if I were watching it all unfold on a screen. This would have been a 5 star, but the ending didn't satisfy in the way I was hoping it would. Regardless, this was a good read, and the horrors of the Garden will likely be in my mind for some time after these pages have been shut and tucked away on my shelf.
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  • Jennifer Roseberry
    5.0 out of 5 stars Read this book in one day
    Reviewed in Canada on July 15, 2025
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    I couldn’t put this down. The story was absolutely riveting. Very well written and compelling. Characters were fascinating and kept you engaged throughout the story
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  • Mike
    3.0 out of 5 stars Over rated
    Reviewed in Canada on November 18, 2023
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    The story was good till the end....period.
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  • Breathable and comfy
    4.0 out of 5 stars incredible but lacklustre ending
    Reviewed in Canada on July 18, 2024
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    Was really hoping the ending would be a bit more climactic but it was a great read, I liked everything about it the way it was written; the imagery was immersive just wish the ending had a few more answers, could have gone way further with it but still wonderfully written
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  • Chey Sedore
    5.0 out of 5 stars amazing
    Reviewed in Canada on June 11, 2025
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    Absolutely amazing book, kept me hooked from start to finish coming back for a second read because I loved it so much
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  • Linda
    4.0 out of 5 stars The Collector
    Reviewed in Canada on January 27, 2022
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    I really enjoyed this book. It kept me interested and engaged. I really connected with the young women. I can see myself reading more of this series.
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  • L.E. Fraser
    5.0 out of 5 stars If obeying meant survival, would you submit?
    Reviewed in Canada on November 11, 2016
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    WARNING: This book contains graphic imagery and disturbing subject matter that is not suitable for all audiences. The content deals with the oppression of women and includes adolescent abduction, rape, and murder.

    A deluded billionaire with a fascination for butterflies abducts beautiful young girls and turns them into a human collection for his personal amusement and admiration. Trapped in a flourishing garden under an impregnable dome, the girls must adjust to their prison and follow strict rules. Beauty has an expiration date, and the gardener has found a chilling way to preserve the magnificence of his creatures. As a survivor recounts the victims’ experiences inside the garden, FBI agents try to piece together a shocking tale of obsession. But this girl was the gardener’s favourite butterfly. Is she truly a survivor or is she hiding something?

    The POV switches between first and third-person perspectives during an FBI interview. Hutchison uses split screens to show Maya’s real-time reactions to past events, followed by the investigators’ present-day responses to the tale she’s narrating. This style works to weave a dark story of perversion. Severe trauma manifests in odd behaviour, and Maya’s detachment in telling the story is appropriate. Through the first-person perspective, the reader follows the various degrees of Stockholm syndrome experienced by Maya and her co-captives.

    Maya's submission shows her protective nature to her fellow hostages because her attempt to attach with the antagonist empowers her to seek favours for the less revered girls in the garden. Due to abandonment and neglect—delineated through her backstory—Maya’s passive compliance with the antagonist’s rules is plausible. The antagonist’s psychosis and his delusions concerning his butterflies’ affections are well developed. There is sufficient dissimilarity between the secondary and tertiary characters to illustrate emotional complexity when conditions force people to pick between short-term survival (freeze) or death (fight).

    Some readers will find the acquiescent behavior of the captives implausible. Some will expect the girls to form a collective and fight. Given the circumstances of their abduction, confusion, and fear, it is reasonable for them to choose submission. The girls are between the ages of 16-20 and most have limited life experience. Like a beaten dog who cowers to its master, the obedient response is realistic. They cling to tenuous hope and have faith that rescue is imminent. If they obey, they can stay alive long enough to be saved.

    The setting heightens the sense of foreboding as the girls execute day-to-day activities. The beauty of the garden and illusion of freedom strongly contradicts the macabre reality in which the girls live. This juxtaposition symbolises the antagonist’s insidious manipulation.

    If you like action-filled suspense, you won’t find it here. Split screen reading stalls the pace of a novel; however, the literary device works to develop the protagonist and to show the shifting attitudes of the FBI agents as Maya’s story unravels. It is the simmering anticipation that thrusts the plot forward, and the prosaic passages build that sense of unease.

    This is an excellent story. It is a dark, unapologetic tale of the lengths humans will go to cling to life.
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  • Vibha I
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great read.
    Reviewed in India on June 19, 2019
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    I wasn't sure about this title but once I started reading , I really didn't feel like keeping my kindle down for a moment. The storyline is not very complex but the depiction and thrill is kept throughout the story which is really worth appreciating.
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  • Adriana Sofia
    5.0 out of 5 stars Could not stop reading
    Reviewed in Mexico on April 27, 2025
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    Different interesting couldnt put it down.
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  • Camilla
    5.0 out of 5 stars Guess I got a new favorite thriller.
    Reviewed in Brazil on July 23, 2020
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    This book did everything absolutely right: it managed to have lots of interesting characters without being confusing; fantastic creative plot; breathtaking ending.
    This is the story of a beautiful garden, where the Gardener is the ruler and collects butterflies. The problem is that his butterflies are actually kidnapped teenage girls, who get very detailed wing tattoos. The book starts with Maya, one of the butterflies, telling the FBI about her time in the Garden and the mystery lies in how everybody managed to escape.
    I just couldn't believe how perfect this book was. The story was so disturbing, but told in such a delicate way that it matched the setting perfectly. The Gardener is now my favorite villain: he created a metaphor that he believe in so thoroughly that he thought he was doing the right thing. Also, I highlighted a lot, because there were so many enchanting quotes.
    I can't recommend this book enough, it really managed to blow me away.
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  • Bridgette
    5.0 out of 5 stars Tastefully written
    Reviewed in Australia on October 25, 2024
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    I ummed and arghed about reading this book due to the disturbing subject matter, but Im glad I did, and the distasteful sides of the story blurred into the background for me because of the clever way the story was told, which was basically about a strong young woman who had been dealt a dud hand from the beginning of her life. Her character is someone we would all love to be - strong and caring enough to help others even when we know we don’t necessarily have the skills to do so easily.

    The storyline for me was more about how her amazing resilience got her and the others out of a hell, somehow based on a sick form of heaven!

    Well done Dot, you have an amazing imagination and a very creative way of weaving a great story around unfathomable ick!
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  • cristina
    5.0 out of 5 stars Soddisfatta
    Reviewed in Italy on February 21, 2021
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