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errantdreams's review against another edition
5.0
Miriam has been experimenting with saving lives, but it isn’t as profitable as being a scavenger and doesn’t always end well. It also requires her to kill. It’s interesting to watch her try to come to terms with when and how she should interfere with fate. The Trespasser is still coming to her, and it isn’t thrilled with her little experiment. It apparently doesn’t want her to interfere in all of the murders and violent deaths she sees. She’s learning that situations can have nuance. She also experiments with living with roommates, which similarly doesn’t go entirely well. She has yet to find a decent way to live with what she is.
Miriam turns out to be bisexual in this volume, and I like that. It isn’t made a big deal of; she just spends the night with Gabby, a woman she meets in a bar, and their relationship is one more target for Miriam’s stalker. I think my favorite part of this volume is watching the ways in which Miriam’s stalker is manipulating her, because he knows how to use her powers against her in this way. Wendig is really building up a fascinating world where it comes to psychics.
Miriam also enters the sights of a drug dealer, Tap-Tap, who has been told that she stole his cocaine shipment. When he finds out she hasn’t, he makes it her responsibility to find out who did and bring them to him. Miriam is kept limping around Florida half-crazed not always even aware of what she’s chasing. I’m curious to see what the next book will bring!
Content note: animal harm, torture and violence, and also Miriam can be offensive sometimes. (I don’t get the impression from reading this that we’re meant to condone this, or that the author does–it’s just that Miriam’s a work in progress as a human being.)
Original review posted on my blog: http://www.errantdreams.com/2020/03/review-the-cormorant-chuck-wendig/
Miriam turns out to be bisexual in this volume, and I like that. It isn’t made a big deal of; she just spends the night with Gabby, a woman she meets in a bar, and their relationship is one more target for Miriam’s stalker. I think my favorite part of this volume is watching the ways in which Miriam’s stalker is manipulating her, because he knows how to use her powers against her in this way. Wendig is really building up a fascinating world where it comes to psychics.
Miriam also enters the sights of a drug dealer, Tap-Tap, who has been told that she stole his cocaine shipment. When he finds out she hasn’t, he makes it her responsibility to find out who did and bring them to him. Miriam is kept limping around Florida half-crazed not always even aware of what she’s chasing. I’m curious to see what the next book will bring!
Content note: animal harm, torture and violence, and also Miriam can be offensive sometimes. (I don’t get the impression from reading this that we’re meant to condone this, or that the author does–it’s just that Miriam’s a work in progress as a human being.)
Original review posted on my blog: http://www.errantdreams.com/2020/03/review-the-cormorant-chuck-wendig/
_nothankyou_'s review against another edition
4.0
Sometimes I’m in the mood for something a bit gritty and crass and purely entertaining. This series delivers. Miriam encounters a few others like herself, gifted via tragedy with a special second sight, and one of them is out for revenge. He can anticipate her every move so she must tap into another neat trick she has that’s only been vaguely alluded to before. Fun, fast, and dirty. I love it.
maleficentknits's review against another edition
4.0
I think Miriam Black has to be one of my favourite characters, ever! I really was beginning to feel like her number was up this time around but you can't kill a tough bitch like her very easily.
bmartino's review against another edition
5.0
Despite being 350+ pages this book seemed short. Maybe that's because not a lot happened, or at least that's the way it felt. Poor Miriam was like a pinball, getting bounced back and forth but not feeling like she had a ton of agency even though that's part of what the whole thing is supposed to be about, destiny/fate vs free will. Still, I think it get 4.5 stars overall and I will be eagerly awaiting the next one
thekalebrussell's review against another edition
4.0
I believe it is impossible for Chuck Wendig to write a bad book. His prose, characters, and story will drive anyone crazy after reading the first page. Not to mention the fact he still finds the time to provide his readers with the most insightful advice on writing and the industry as a whole on his blog at http://terribleminds.com/ramble/blog/ , so go check it out. You have no idea what you’re missing.
Miriam Black is back and better than ever in the third installment of the series titled The Cormorant. In this book Miriam Black, a street-wise psychic, travels to Florida for a job to tell a wealthy businessman how he is going to die for the price of five thousand dollars. With no money to her name, she accepts the offer and drives off to Florida Keys, where the man resides. As she touches the man and see his death she is shocked to not only discover his brutal murder at the hands of a mysterious man, but also to see that the man has left a message for her written in blood. It’s a game of cat and mouse as Miriam desperately searches for the killer before he finds her first. All the while she is being “interviewed” by a pair of FBI agents who accuse her of being a serial killer, which isn’t too far from the truth.
Wendig’s imagery is as greatly detailed as ever with more blood and gore to add to the mix. Not to mention that Miriam is flat out funny to read about, even with all the grim features of it.
Not only is this book, hilarious, grim, and brutal, but it also has a softer side to it. In this book Miriam is pushed to her limit as she battles a person who somehow knows how to use her ability against her; a method she never thought possible. This person who is after her is always one step ahead, but the thing I loved about this is that Miriam never gave up. She’s a stubborn, snide, woman that I love and was happily surprised as I watched her grow as a character as she confronts her mother; the woman who ridiculed her as a child and made Miriam the woman she is today.
This confrontation was significant to Miriam’s growth as she comes to grip with what she is and what she wants out of her grim existence. This aspect made the book shine in my eyes, so much so I am practically blinded by it!
I have no gripes to speak of in this book. It was phenomenal in each and every way. It’s an engaging story about a damaged girl who strives to do good by those she has come to know. What’s not to love?
Final Verdict: This is without a doubt, my FAVORITE Miriam Black book! The action, the twists, and more importantly Miriam’s growth in this book made it great. You are a cruel man Mr.Wendig, but a damn good storyteller! Please do yourself a favor and buy this book immediately.
5 stars out of 5
Miriam Black is back and better than ever in the third installment of the series titled The Cormorant. In this book Miriam Black, a street-wise psychic, travels to Florida for a job to tell a wealthy businessman how he is going to die for the price of five thousand dollars. With no money to her name, she accepts the offer and drives off to Florida Keys, where the man resides. As she touches the man and see his death she is shocked to not only discover his brutal murder at the hands of a mysterious man, but also to see that the man has left a message for her written in blood. It’s a game of cat and mouse as Miriam desperately searches for the killer before he finds her first. All the while she is being “interviewed” by a pair of FBI agents who accuse her of being a serial killer, which isn’t too far from the truth.
Wendig’s imagery is as greatly detailed as ever with more blood and gore to add to the mix. Not to mention that Miriam is flat out funny to read about, even with all the grim features of it.
Not only is this book, hilarious, grim, and brutal, but it also has a softer side to it. In this book Miriam is pushed to her limit as she battles a person who somehow knows how to use her ability against her; a method she never thought possible. This person who is after her is always one step ahead, but the thing I loved about this is that Miriam never gave up. She’s a stubborn, snide, woman that I love and was happily surprised as I watched her grow as a character as she confronts her mother; the woman who ridiculed her as a child and made Miriam the woman she is today.
This confrontation was significant to Miriam’s growth as she comes to grip with what she is and what she wants out of her grim existence. This aspect made the book shine in my eyes, so much so I am practically blinded by it!
I have no gripes to speak of in this book. It was phenomenal in each and every way. It’s an engaging story about a damaged girl who strives to do good by those she has come to know. What’s not to love?
Final Verdict: This is without a doubt, my FAVORITE Miriam Black book! The action, the twists, and more importantly Miriam’s growth in this book made it great. You are a cruel man Mr.Wendig, but a damn good storyteller! Please do yourself a favor and buy this book immediately.
5 stars out of 5
alanbaxter's review against another edition
5.0
Loved this book. My full review here: http://www.thirteenoclock.com.au/cormorant-by-chuck-wendig-review/
taimoirai's review against another edition
5.0
I give so few things five star reviews, but god damn... When is the next book out? Wendig's books always take me a while to get through, but I am never disappointed. I love to dislike Miriam. This isn't a problem like some other books. Miriam gets shit done, son, and chances are it'll involve blood and gunpowder.
katalynbc13's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
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