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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
tense
3.5.
Il libro è stato quello che, parecchi anni fa, mi ha fatta affacciare sul genere. Ciò che non mi piace è che sembra essere diviso in due parti, che poco hanno a che fare l'una con l'altra.
Riletto a distanza di molti anni, continuo a preferire la parte iniziale :D
Il libro è stato quello che, parecchi anni fa, mi ha fatta affacciare sul genere. Ciò che non mi piace è che sembra essere diviso in due parti, che poco hanno a che fare l'una con l'altra.
Riletto a distanza di molti anni, continuo a preferire la parte iniziale :D
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really enjoy medical thrillers. And part of what I love about this one is that it concerns a virus that has never been seen before.
Once again Kay Scarpetta finds herself knee deep in a case that could be tied to other cases, but of course her gut says otherwise. The thing I love about Patricia Cornwell's writing is that she makes you feel for the characters. On the other hand I find myself irritated 90 percent of the time because Kay wants to be analytical and avoid her emotions. These sort of side trips sometimes pulls away from the story.
In Unnatural Exposure she does avoid her feelings for most of the book, yet again, but finally does have a break through towards the end. And in the list of characters to love and hate, Cornwell introduces an investigator named Ring who literally makes you want to kick him in the shin. He's constantly causing trouble and unlike the others in the book, he consistently is doing things to bungle the investigation and do things to fit his idea of what happened instead of looking at the evidence (as we've seen in actual cases before.)
All in all I enjoyed this book and once again I'm glad I've picked this series back up. I am going to continue on with the next book as well.
Once again Kay Scarpetta finds herself knee deep in a case that could be tied to other cases, but of course her gut says otherwise. The thing I love about Patricia Cornwell's writing is that she makes you feel for the characters. On the other hand I find myself irritated 90 percent of the time because Kay wants to be analytical and avoid her emotions. These sort of side trips sometimes pulls away from the story.
In Unnatural Exposure she does avoid her feelings for most of the book, yet again, but finally does have a break through towards the end. And in the list of characters to love and hate, Cornwell introduces an investigator named Ring who literally makes you want to kick him in the shin. He's constantly causing trouble and unlike the others in the book, he consistently is doing things to bungle the investigation and do things to fit his idea of what happened instead of looking at the evidence (as we've seen in actual cases before.)
All in all I enjoyed this book and once again I'm glad I've picked this series back up. I am going to continue on with the next book as well.
adventurous
fast-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
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Cornwell's styles is always engaging and does not disappoint with "Unnatural Exposure". That being said she does get a little technical when it comes to the forensic side of the descriptions. This is part of what makes her writing so great as it paints such detailed pictures. I am working my way through the whole Scarpetta series and have not read one yet i would not highly recommend.
This book was written in 1997 and because of the advance of technology, it does not hold up well. That and the fact that Scarpetta is not one of my favorite protagonists was the cause for the low rating.
Book #30 read in 2006
Not bad, considering that a lot of her later Scarpetta books fell flat. I thought the story was interesting, and it wrapped up nicely. Maybe Cornwell and Scarpetta are on their way back!
Not bad, considering that a lot of her later Scarpetta books fell flat. I thought the story was interesting, and it wrapped up nicely. Maybe Cornwell and Scarpetta are on their way back!