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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
Ogólnie było spoko. Pierwsza sprawa, a właściwie druga sprawiła, że zaczęłam się zastanawiać kto zabił.
Co do zakończenia, to jest niepotrzebne. To po prostu za dużo i czuć ten przesyt. Dałabym 4 gwiazdki, gdyby nie to zakończenie.
Co do zakończenia, to jest niepotrzebne. To po prostu za dużo i czuć ten przesyt. Dałabym 4 gwiazdki, gdyby nie to zakończenie.
I enjoyed the ride but was really disappointed with how it ended. I don't know why I was disappointed... It seems like an appropriate ending for this kind of story, but it made me sad. Still, I love Tana French forever and for always.
I'm a big fan of Tana French, but could not finish this one. Slooooow pace with much detail. Not for me.
French needed some heavy editing on this one. The story dragged on and on, almost boring me to tears at several points. The main plot point didn't even emerge until well into the book (I think about 9 hours, as I was listening to the audiobook), and there were many times when I inadvertently zoned out for 20 minutes only to discover, when I snapped my attention back, that absolutely nothing of consequence had occurred. Do not recommend.
I wasn't sure how I would like this stand-alone book because I've been such a fan of the Murder Squad Mysteries. But Tana French can still create characters that are real, flawed, and so very interesting. And then insert them into a family and community full of secrets to unearth.
The first Tana French that I have not enjoyed. Very disappointing. Garbled plot line. Way too long. Really sorry I bothered. It was superbly read on Audible but that could not compensate
I absolutely tore through this book, and now the summer project is to work my way through the rest of Tana French's detective novels. If that's not a strong recommendation, I don't know what would be.
That said, this book isn't perfect. It's a crime novel, but the main crime doesn't appear until halfway through. The protagonist-narrator is generally awful, but by the end you don't only pity him, you wonder how similar you might be, in the shadowy recesses of your mind. It's a book that makes you think, and that's sort of a stupid cliche, but it does. Not just "omg whodunit," but fuzzier, more unsettling thoughts about what makes up a personality, and a life.
I would really accept even what bothered me about the book, if it weren't for that final twist, which I found unlikely and unlikable and unnecessary. Which means I perhaps don't entirely get what French was doing, but it soured my impression a bit at the end. So difficult to end a novel well! Anyway, I'm already reading In The Woods, and its first book 'ambitiousness' (that's the nice way to put it) is making me like this book even more.
That said, this book isn't perfect. It's a crime novel, but the main crime doesn't appear until halfway through. The protagonist-narrator is generally awful, but by the end you don't only pity him, you wonder how similar you might be, in the shadowy recesses of your mind. It's a book that makes you think, and that's sort of a stupid cliche, but it does. Not just "omg whodunit," but fuzzier, more unsettling thoughts about what makes up a personality, and a life.
I would really accept even what bothered me about the book, if it weren't for that final twist, which I found unlikely and unlikable and unnecessary. Which means I perhaps don't entirely get what French was doing, but it soured my impression a bit at the end. So difficult to end a novel well! Anyway, I'm already reading In The Woods, and its first book 'ambitiousness' (that's the nice way to put it) is making me like this book even more.