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A de Álibi by Sue Grafton

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

A classic whodunnit. 

Kinsey is a private investigator in a small wealthy coastal town. She’s a loner, a divorcee, and mystery solver. Very formulaic and basic, but who doesn’t love a basic whodunnit? 

Additionally, it was fun to read an 80s setting as a Gen Zer. The pay phones and have to reroute calls when traveling was interesting and a bit funny to imagine. 

However, Kinsey is definitely not a nice person. Major thing I disliked about her and her narration was the full on fatphobia. Would avoid this book is that is a trigger or something that upsets you. 

Now, something that confused me
was the detailed descriptions she gave about female characters. She detailed how attractive and sexy many of the female characters were for several paragraphs. The male characters, in comparison, were given more brief descriptions. Especially with Sharon Napier. Kinsey described how sexual she was and then imagined her performing sexual acts on others. Honestly, I really thought Kinsey was bisexual or lesbian while reading. I even googled if Kinsey was an lgbt character. She’s straight apparently.
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