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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
It'd been awhile since I read the first books from this series, and I had pretty much forgotten the asinine sarcasm. It's odd -- I normally appreciate sarcasm, but the eye rolls and the banter just kind of ring a touch childish to me.
Still, a good weekend read -- obviously I appreciate the actual intelligence behind the writing. I just had to get back into the "yeah, you'll be annoyed if you focus on the humor" mindset.
Still, a good weekend read -- obviously I appreciate the actual intelligence behind the writing. I just had to get back into the "yeah, you'll be annoyed if you focus on the humor" mindset.
dark
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
3.5 This was one of my least favourite Tempe Brennan book to date, it had the makings of a better book, but somehow never made it there, which is very irregular for a Kathy Reichs novel. I felt that the main character missed many extremely obvious things that she shouldn't have, and didn't make connections that were obvious, I was extremely disappointed in this because when she made her big breakthroughs, I had already known them for a hundred pages, so there was really no excitement to it. I could definitely explain my complaints more eloquently and in more detail, but I feel my point comes across very strongly; what were meant to be surprises to the reader were ridiculously obvious and unsurprising, so it was no fun to read, by the end of the book you were just frustrated and ready to put the darned thing away and not read it again.
A solid mystery but all the comments about people's looks and chatter about Tempe's past with Ryan caused much eye rolling.
I didn't enjoy this that much, maybe because I haven't read the previous books or because this was so different from the TV-series, which I enjoy a lot.
As much as I enjoyed the duality of the plot, both the 'present' mystery and the flashback mystery...I think parts of it were too obvious. S
I figured out what was going on with the sabotaging of Brennen's cases.. but I didn't expect the twist at the end.
I haven't read/listened to all the books in the series, but this was my favorite so far.
It started off incredibly slow; I thought this book could put me off reading Kathy Reichs in the future, which would be a shame because I own four more Kathy Reichs books (all unread). Thankfully, the story picked up its pace by the middle of the book. It turned out to be an OK mystery.
I did have a few gripes. First, the first half's atrociously and frustratingly slow. Too much driving details; not enough juice (I don't care much about roads and landmarks in Chicago). Second, I found the style of writing the dialogue a tad bit confusing. Strange, I haven't had similar issues with other books I've read. For 206 bones, however, I kept getting lost. The multiple crimes almost got jumbled up in my head too - and it took slight efforts of rummaging through dots and details in my head to piece together what was going on in the book. Perhaps the French sentences kept throwing me off?
Anyway, I really like Reichs' exploration of the importance of ethics and professionalisation, and her recognition of the expertise needed in doing Anthropology. As an anthropology student, it's exciting to see this in a popularised fiction novel - especially because quite a lot of people claim to be anthropologists, even though they have not been rigorously trained in the discipline (*cringe*).
I did have a few gripes. First, the first half's atrociously and frustratingly slow. Too much driving details; not enough juice (I don't care much about roads and landmarks in Chicago). Second, I found the style of writing the dialogue a tad bit confusing. Strange, I haven't had similar issues with other books I've read. For 206 bones, however, I kept getting lost. The multiple crimes almost got jumbled up in my head too - and it took slight efforts of rummaging through dots and details in my head to piece together what was going on in the book. Perhaps the French sentences kept throwing me off?
Anyway, I really like Reichs' exploration of the importance of ethics and professionalisation, and her recognition of the expertise needed in doing Anthropology. As an anthropology student, it's exciting to see this in a popularised fiction novel - especially because quite a lot of people claim to be anthropologists, even though they have not been rigorously trained in the discipline (*cringe*).
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated