Reviews

Track of the Cat by Nevada Barr

pennygale's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

daumari's review against another edition

2.0

It was okay- entertaining enough, but didn't blow me away. Some things contemporary to 1993 felt dated by now (I'm sure some folks live without a phone if possible, or in remote park places, but payphones are virtually extinct in 2019. Same goes for being concerned about the # of pictures left on a canister of film- while there is still a limit with digital, you'd be hard pressed to hit that).

We did find the murderer in the end, but it feels like the book ends abruptly- I wonder if the beginning of the second will mention how things resolved in Guadalupe? Other reviews note the attention to detail for the parks, and it does feel authentically true, though I've never been to GMNP.

alexathoms's review against another edition

2.0

It was tough to get through with days/weeks skipping all over and not knowing the lingo, but I’m going to try to read the second since the plot twist was very good at the end.

kaykal's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

missyjohnson's review against another edition

2.0

a bit slow to begin. did not flow well for me. Glad that I did not read this one first for the Anna Pigeon series or I may not have read another. I will give it another go

pajamadog's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

terrym10's review against another edition

3.0

I thought this book was just ok. I liked the writing style, but it was pretty predictable. The desert scenery was well described and by far my favorite part of the book. I won’t be going out of my way to read the rest of the series, but if the next one was at hand and I had nothing else, I’m sure it would be an adequate read.

jessvm's review against another edition

It was just OK, couldn't be bothered 

perfectpinkypie's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

mheckman0429's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-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? No

3.0

It was an interesting read, but I found the writing to be a little dull.