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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I actually only got about a third of the way through this. I know Tana French is supposed to be brilliant, but I just get worn down by the interminable internal monologue of her characters. Too Much Information. Not for me.
A really, really long convoluted book... A good editor should have tightened it up by a good hundred pages.
I'd have given up if I hadn't gone to a lot of trouble getting this from the library during lockdown 2.
I'd have given up if I hadn't gone to a lot of trouble getting this from the library during lockdown 2.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Pretty decent story on the order of a good Ian Rankin novel. I will read her other books.
I can only handle so much she-knew-in-her-gut detective work. I get that detectives have a good sense of intuition, but this story was based almost entirely on the reading of micro-expressions and gut feelings. Even on the occasion when Conway's gut feelings didn't pan out, they were still the driving force behind her (and apparently every detective's) ability to solve cases and I just don't buy it.
In the Woods was my introduction to Tana French and I loved it. Since then I've read The Likeness and now The Trespasser and the last two have required too much suspension of disbelief on my part. I might come back to the Dublin Murder Squad at some point in the future, but for now I'm done.
In the Woods was my introduction to Tana French and I loved it. Since then I've read The Likeness and now The Trespasser and the last two have required too much suspension of disbelief on my part. I might come back to the Dublin Murder Squad at some point in the future, but for now I'm done.
Wow. Just wow. Even after all this time, Tana French still didn't lose her touch.
And please, please tell this isn't the last one. Pretty please?
And please, please tell this isn't the last one. Pretty please?
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes