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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
The journey into the past to discover the truth continues.
In the second novel of the trilogy, Penn Cage must navigate the waters of chaos that surround him. His soon-to-be wife, Caitlin, is on a mission to break the biggest civil rights story in history, no matter the cost. His father is still on the run and holds the secrets he knows close to him. Special Agent John Kaiser is determined to uncover the answer to the decades-ago assassination of President Kennedy in relation to those in Louisiana and Mississippi. And the Know family looms large, always on the defensive and steps ahead of those who seek to bring their crimes to light in the pursuit of justice.
While I think this book, especially the last 20% of it, does an incredible job of setting the stakes and positions of characters on the metaphorical chessboard as we head into the finale, I also think it is noteworthy to include that I did not enjoy The Bone Tree as much as I did Natchez Burning. For this reason, I’d like to bring up the differences in the approach to storytelling, for Natchez Burning often returned to the past to tell the stories of Tom Cage, Viola Turner, Jimmy Revels, Frank Knox, etc. When Natchez did that it became a book impossible to put down, for the horrors of racial hatred and violence were incredibly riveting in accordance of how they stood on their own and in connection to the crimes being committed in Penn’s present.
The Bone Tree did not reflect back on these people, and because of that I often felt as if they were forgotten. The death of Viola Turner is what sets all of the events of this trilogy into motion, but I heard nothing new in relation to her past and the truth of what happened the night she died. Instead, the focus of crimes in this installment was based upon historical figures and the conspiracy theories. Some might enjoy this, but I often found my eyes glazing over; sometimes I had the feeling the Kennedy storyline is more story than is needed, but I hope all of this is proven to be worthwhile in the finale.
In the second novel of the trilogy, Penn Cage must navigate the waters of chaos that surround him. His soon-to-be wife, Caitlin, is on a mission to break the biggest civil rights story in history, no matter the cost. His father is still on the run and holds the secrets he knows close to him. Special Agent John Kaiser is determined to uncover the answer to the decades-ago assassination of President Kennedy in relation to those in Louisiana and Mississippi. And the Know family looms large, always on the defensive and steps ahead of those who seek to bring their crimes to light in the pursuit of justice.
While I think this book, especially the last 20% of it, does an incredible job of setting the stakes and positions of characters on the metaphorical chessboard as we head into the finale, I also think it is noteworthy to include that I did not enjoy The Bone Tree as much as I did Natchez Burning. For this reason, I’d like to bring up the differences in the approach to storytelling, for Natchez Burning often returned to the past to tell the stories of Tom Cage, Viola Turner, Jimmy Revels, Frank Knox, etc. When Natchez did that it became a book impossible to put down, for the horrors of racial hatred and violence were incredibly riveting in accordance of how they stood on their own and in connection to the crimes being committed in Penn’s present.
The Bone Tree did not reflect back on these people, and because of that I often felt as if they were forgotten. The death of Viola Turner is what sets all of the events of this trilogy into motion, but I heard nothing new in relation to her past and the truth of what happened the night she died. Instead, the focus of crimes in this installment was based upon historical figures and the conspiracy theories. Some might enjoy this, but I often found my eyes glazing over; sometimes I had the feeling the Kennedy storyline is more story than is needed, but I hope all of this is proven to be worthwhile in the finale.
Reading this book again was a drag. By the end of it i honest to god hate Tom Cage. The amount of repetition and side quests in this book had me skipping paragraphs. Did no one edit this book?!
Horrifically complicated and quite boring
I love Greg Iles novels, but this one was very disappointing. Didn't finish it.
Absolutely loving this trilogy....even though I missed the first 3 books in the prior trilogy - I will go back and read them. Anxiously awaiting the third in this part of the series. Un-put-down-able! Really enjoying the thriller aspect of a civil rights novel. Totally recommended!
Violence and deaths sometimes don't fit....., disappointing, unnecessary at times, don't move story forward.
Story is so clearly written with third book in the works. I knew it is part of a trilogy, but I wanted the ending to be more contained. While the history included is interesting, the author tends to be detailed to the point of tedium at times.
Story is so clearly written with third book in the works. I knew it is part of a trilogy, but I wanted the ending to be more contained. While the history included is interesting, the author tends to be detailed to the point of tedium at times.
I'm not sure these books need to be quite this long, but they do keep me interested.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense