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salgalruns's review against another edition
4.0
Loving this Bill Hodges series, and the audiobook is fantastic! Seriously, it's a book about a twisted individual with a passion for an author's work? Makes it even more of a draw for book lovers out there. The gist of the book starts with a robbery/murder and then the aftermath of the "loot" many decades later. I loved wondering what I would have done if I had found it myself!
The characters of Bill, Jerome and Holly come right back from the first book in the series, and provided me a giggle every once in a while. While the Mr. Mercedes plot is referenced, it's not dependent on the enjoyment of this read!
The ENDING....OMG. I'm off to start listening to the third book NOW.
The characters of Bill, Jerome and Holly come right back from the first book in the series, and provided me a giggle every once in a while. While the Mr. Mercedes plot is referenced, it's not dependent on the enjoyment of this read!
The ENDING....OMG. I'm off to start listening to the third book NOW.
emmaannmarie's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
megachurl's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
joan_anne's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
aspenleaf23's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
kfrazee's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
eesh25's review against another edition
5.0
This is the sequel to Mr Mercedes and, you could say, has the same protagonist, a retired detective, Bill Hodges. But really, you won't see that much of Hodges. He didn't even show up for, almost, the first hundred and fifty pages. The real protagonist is Pete Saubers. But before we get to him, we have to talk about the antagonist.
Morris Bellamy is a crazy big fan of the protagonist, Jimmy Gold, of a book series. Emphasis on the "crazy". He felt that the author has treated Jimmy badly and, on finding out that the author had kept writing, maybe about Jimmy, even after his retirement, he proceeded to break into the author's home, steal cash and the unpublished work, and kill him. Morris had to hide the stolen notebooks and was sentenced to life in prison before he got a chance to read them. After thirty-six years, he's back. And he wants what he claims is his.
Pete Saubers found the cash and the notebooks when he was thirteen. He never told anyone, using the money to help his parents in their misfortune after his father was gravely injured by a crazy person driving a stolen Mercedes. At seventeen, he still has the notebooks and Morris is out of prison. That's a big problem.
Morris Bellamy is scary. He's not the most spry or intimidated guy. What makes him scary is his craziness. You don't know what he might do, and he's willing to go as far as it takes to get to those notebooks. Normally, you wouldn't worry too much about a sixty-year-old man. But Morris's unpredictability makes you worry. You never know when he's going to kill someone. Great villain. For the last third of the book, I was on the edge of my seat, freaking out that he was going to kill Pete, and who know how many other people.
Speaking of Pete, he was a surprise. Morris was a smart guy, which only added to what made him scary. But Pete wasn't any less. Pete was a really good kid, cool under stressful situations and so freaking smart. I didn't expect to root for him as much as I did. I liked him more as a protagonist than Bill Hodges.
As for Bill, like I said, he wasn't as present in the novel. He still had a part to play, of course, but it's not one that needs to be talked about, especially if you're avoiding spoilers. This was a middle book, the bridge between the first and third, both of which have Bill as protagonist. But it was a really good middle book. We got a great story, we caught up with the people who survived the first book and we got a glimpse at what to expect from book 3, which I'm eager to read (but not just yet). The ending — holy fuck! — has me very excited to find out what will happen.
Morris Bellamy is a crazy big fan of the protagonist, Jimmy Gold, of a book series. Emphasis on the "crazy". He felt that the author has treated Jimmy badly and, on finding out that the author had kept writing, maybe about Jimmy, even after his retirement, he proceeded to break into the author's home, steal cash and the unpublished work, and kill him. Morris had to hide the stolen notebooks and was sentenced to life in prison before he got a chance to read them. After thirty-six years, he's back. And he wants what he claims is his.
Pete Saubers found the cash and the notebooks when he was thirteen. He never told anyone, using the money to help his parents in their misfortune after his father was gravely injured by a crazy person driving a stolen Mercedes. At seventeen, he still has the notebooks and Morris is out of prison. That's a big problem.
Morris Bellamy is scary. He's not the most spry or intimidated guy. What makes him scary is his craziness. You don't know what he might do, and he's willing to go as far as it takes to get to those notebooks. Normally, you wouldn't worry too much about a sixty-year-old man. But Morris's unpredictability makes you worry. You never know when he's going to kill someone. Great villain. For the last third of the book, I was on the edge of my seat, freaking out that he was going to kill Pete, and who know how many other people.
Speaking of Pete, he was a surprise. Morris was a smart guy, which only added to what made him scary. But Pete wasn't any less. Pete was a really good kid, cool under stressful situations and so freaking smart. I didn't expect to root for him as much as I did. I liked him more as a protagonist than Bill Hodges.
As for Bill, like I said, he wasn't as present in the novel. He still had a part to play, of course, but it's not one that needs to be talked about, especially if you're avoiding spoilers. This was a middle book, the bridge between the first and third, both of which have Bill as protagonist. But it was a really good middle book. We got a great story, we caught up with the people who survived the first book and we got a glimpse at what to expect from book 3, which I'm eager to read (but not just yet). The ending — holy fuck! — has me very excited to find out what will happen.
poorlyassembled's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jaycereadss's review against another edition
DNF
Not sure if I am going to continue the Bill Hodgers trilogy. Will read the outsider series ( the outsiders, if it bleeds, Holly )
Not sure if I am going to continue the Bill Hodgers trilogy. Will read the outsider series ( the outsiders, if it bleeds, Holly )