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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
Can be read as a standalone in my opinion; the background of the characters are enough hinted at or mentioned to understand it without having read previous books.
I really liked how the case goes from being about dismembered bodies to being about a virus. Kay is someone who I can relate to in her ways of being and she's a strong character. Some issues raised in the book are not really solved by the end but I expect they might come back in the following ones.
The flow is very good and consistant, a little fastpaced but that would be to be expected when you're dealing with a virus.
I really liked how the case goes from being about dismembered bodies to being about a virus. Kay is someone who I can relate to in her ways of being and she's a strong character. Some issues raised in the book are not really solved by the end but I expect they might come back in the following ones.
The flow is very good and consistant, a little fastpaced but that would be to be expected when you're dealing with a virus.
What I learned from this book: I don't want to be a medical examiner, and I surely never want to be exposed to any disgusting diseases. All kidding aside, this is a good addition to the Scarpetta series. The good doctor's life is a mess, but she tries her best to fulfill her obligations to her niece Lucy, her boyfriend Benton Wesley, and her policeman partner, Pete Marino. This is not the best of the series, but it is not the worst, either.
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I've only read one Cornwell book before this one: a non-fiction account of Cornwell's theory on Jack the Ripper. Not only did I not agree with her theory, I wasn't crazy about the writing. So, it was with much trepidation that I tackled Unnatural Exposure.
Boy was I surprised! Cornwell's fiction reminds me of Kathy Reichs and Beverly O'Connor. Yes, I realize that Cornwell has most likely been publishing longer thatn either Reichs or O'Connor. So, I'm a little late to the party.
From the start, Cornwell snagged my interest. Dr. Kay Scarpetta is faced with a serial killer - one who leaves torsos in landfills. Just torsos, nothing else. But now, the killer seems to coming straight for Scarpetta. She's receiving e-mails, photos. This killer wants Dr. Scarpetta to know something, and to pay. Will she figure it out in time, or suffer at the hands of a psychotic killer?
Boy was I surprised! Cornwell's fiction reminds me of Kathy Reichs and Beverly O'Connor. Yes, I realize that Cornwell has most likely been publishing longer thatn either Reichs or O'Connor. So, I'm a little late to the party.
From the start, Cornwell snagged my interest. Dr. Kay Scarpetta is faced with a serial killer - one who leaves torsos in landfills. Just torsos, nothing else. But now, the killer seems to coming straight for Scarpetta. She's receiving e-mails, photos. This killer wants Dr. Scarpetta to know something, and to pay. Will she figure it out in time, or suffer at the hands of a psychotic killer?
This book brings Scarpetta to Ireland, and it’s a little jumpy. It wasn’t my favorite. But I still really enjoy this series.
Cornwell returns with a powerful mystery that pits Scarpetta against her most cunning adversary to date. When bodies begin showing up, dismembered, both in Virginia and Ireland, Scarpetta cannot help but investigate to determine what sort of brutal psychopath might be on the loose. When the killer begins to contact her with clues and intimate knowledge from her life, the mystery gets personal. Engaged in an ongoing dialogue in chat rooms, Scarpetta comes cursor to cursor with the killer on numerous occasions. When the murders escalate and a deadly virus is added to the mix, the case moves from urgent to cataclysmic. Cornwell pulls out all the stops and brings closure in stunning fashion to this exquisite Scarpetta novel, sure to impress fans and newbies alike.
The powerful character development for which Cornwell is well known in the series is not lost within this powerful story line and plot. While the detail and attention to nuances is stellar, the reader is not lost in the technical jargon. Cornwell does well to introduce new and exciting ideas into her stories, while keeping her beloved characters and developing their back stories to the point of sucking the reader in. This novel has great development and a whopper of an epilogue to tie up some loose ends left dangling for a few novels.
Kudos Madam Cornwell on an excellent novel and a highly entertaining story.
The powerful character development for which Cornwell is well known in the series is not lost within this powerful story line and plot. While the detail and attention to nuances is stellar, the reader is not lost in the technical jargon. Cornwell does well to introduce new and exciting ideas into her stories, while keeping her beloved characters and developing their back stories to the point of sucking the reader in. This novel has great development and a whopper of an epilogue to tie up some loose ends left dangling for a few novels.
Kudos Madam Cornwell on an excellent novel and a highly entertaining story.
I have some strong feelings about Unnatural Exposure. Some of these are positive and then some of them are negative.
This book has to be more engrossing than all of the books in the series so far. Mostly because this virus was so interesting and I just had to know more about it and the outbreak that could potentially occur. The descriptive detail was quite graphic and I found myself cringing as I was reading the gruesome description.
Kay’s behaviour in this book was so irritating. Allow me this paragraph to get rant. First of all, she starts being horrible about Benton and avoiding him and I seriously don’t see how Lucy and Marino could put up with that I mean seriously! Then she acted like such a brat in other situations and I just really felt as though throughout the novel she was so selfish and it just drove me insane.
I’m curious as to how the next book will go as there was a mystery that was still left open so it might possibly reappear in the next book. It would be a little strange if it didn’t in all honesty.
I quite enjoyed Unnatural Exposure, the mystery element was really awesome as I love reading about epidemics and how they find the source, where it came from and all of that sort of information. Hence, I really enjoyed that aspect. I just found Kay’s behaviour to be irritating. I’m still enjoying the series as a whole and can’t wait for the next book in the series.
This book has to be more engrossing than all of the books in the series so far. Mostly because this virus was so interesting and I just had to know more about it and the outbreak that could potentially occur. The descriptive detail was quite graphic and I found myself cringing as I was reading the gruesome description.
Kay’s behaviour in this book was so irritating. Allow me this paragraph to get rant. First of all, she starts being horrible about Benton and avoiding him and I seriously don’t see how Lucy and Marino could put up with that I mean seriously! Then she acted like such a brat in other situations and I just really felt as though throughout the novel she was so selfish and it just drove me insane.
I’m curious as to how the next book will go as there was a mystery that was still left open so it might possibly reappear in the next book. It would be a little strange if it didn’t in all honesty.
I quite enjoyed Unnatural Exposure, the mystery element was really awesome as I love reading about epidemics and how they find the source, where it came from and all of that sort of information. Hence, I really enjoyed that aspect. I just found Kay’s behaviour to be irritating. I’m still enjoying the series as a whole and can’t wait for the next book in the series.
I’m just not sure what to think about this series. I like forensics angle, and the mystery, but these later books are just so bogged down in the sturm und drang of Kay’s life. Oh, the malaise! Kay Scarpetta has the angst of your average 15 year old girl, and it’s starting to get in the way. The story here is interesting and does make you wonder about what would have to happen if a disease such as smallpox were to be used as a weapon, and the final confrontation was good, but I found the "who" in the "whodunnit" rather unsatisfying. Part of what makes a mystery satisfying is the discovery of whether or not you are right in your suspicions, but in this book there really was no way to figure it out ahead of time. Yet, I keep reading them.