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labunnywtf's review against another edition
2.0
Always wanted to check out these "_ is for _" books by Grafton. I see them at random at book sales all the time, so I thought I'd give the audio book a listen. I do not care for it so far, and I can't STAND this narrator.
10/20 - I'm not saying I will never read another book by Sue Grafton. However, I will have to apply two rules to this.
1) I will NEVER read another book narrated by whoever this woman is. She sounds like an incompetent Ellen Degeneres, and since I don't have a problem with Ellen's voice, I find it grating that I have a problem with hers. Her male voices are literally laughable, and her female voices sound like a man trying to mimick a woman. GOD that's irritating.
2) I will go into these books knowing that Grafton can write some SERIOUSLY convoluted stories. I don't understand WTF I just listened to/read. She took too long getting to some parts, and not long enough explaining others.
I do enjoy a good murder mystery. This was not a good murder mystery. But, if I happen to stumble across a free version of another book in this series, I might be willing to give it a try.
10/20 - I'm not saying I will never read another book by Sue Grafton. However, I will have to apply two rules to this.
1) I will NEVER read another book narrated by whoever this woman is. She sounds like an incompetent Ellen Degeneres, and since I don't have a problem with Ellen's voice, I find it grating that I have a problem with hers. Her male voices are literally laughable, and her female voices sound like a man trying to mimick a woman. GOD that's irritating.
2) I will go into these books knowing that Grafton can write some SERIOUSLY convoluted stories. I don't understand WTF I just listened to/read. She took too long getting to some parts, and not long enough explaining others.
I do enjoy a good murder mystery. This was not a good murder mystery. But, if I happen to stumble across a free version of another book in this series, I might be willing to give it a try.
kanejim57's review against another edition
4.0
This is my first Sue Grafton book and I really enjoyed it. I read it in part as part of a 2012 fiction genre challenge I took on at the beginning of this year. But I enjoy a good mystery and have read several Dorothy Sayre books over the years. This is the first of the Kinsey Millhone alphabet series.
I found it to be challenging and engaging with good twists and turns and Kinsey is definitely NOT Miss Marple!
I found it to be challenging and engaging with good twists and turns and Kinsey is definitely NOT Miss Marple!
charlie9_9's review against another edition
4.0
first of Sue Grafton books i have read so figured i start from the beginning. i enjoyed the book with the different twist and turns along the way. i did have an idea who did it 3/4 away trough the book but took almost to the end to confirm. i will be looking forward to continuing my way trough the alphabet with her.
pheonix1995's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
dankinia's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
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
4.0
meredith_gayle's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
4saradouglas's review against another edition
3.0
It was just okay. I had correctly guessed one of the two guilty parties, but did not expect the other. That automatically makes this a pretty okay mystery to me, however... I didn't enjoy the writing style. I found it very dry and methodical. I get that it goes well with the genre and the detective's way of thinking and living, but I don't find it enjoyable.
emerygirl's review against another edition
3.0
I read this book many years ago and remembered liking it better than I did this time. I'm going to try B, which I also read a long time ago and then decide if I will continue on.