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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
DNF
Este libro me aburre. Los interminables monólogos internos de cada personaje, desde los asesinos hasta la detective me tienen muy cansada, especialmente los capítulos de Valerie, si tengo que escuchar otra vez como se murió el amor y lo infeliz y miserable que eso la hace, voy a volverme loca.
Es un libro raro en general, no parece ni muy thriller ni tampoco novela de crimen. El enfoque esta en los personajes, lo que piensan y sienten, pero al extremo. En fin, que este estilo no ha logrado cautivarme.
Abandonado.
Este libro me aburre. Los interminables monólogos internos de cada personaje, desde los asesinos hasta la detective me tienen muy cansada, especialmente los capítulos de Valerie, si tengo que escuchar otra vez como se murió el amor y lo infeliz y miserable que eso la hace, voy a volverme loca.
Es un libro raro en general, no parece ni muy thriller ni tampoco novela de crimen. El enfoque esta en los personajes, lo que piensan y sienten, pero al extremo. En fin, que este estilo no ha logrado cautivarme.
Abandonado.
The beginning of The Killing Lessons was insanely gripping. I could feel my heart pounding through my chest and I was hyper aware of the tension in my body.
But then Black just dropped the ball. We go to Valerie, the alcoholic, self-destructive, jaded cop who says she murdered love at least 8 times in that first chapter. It drove me nuts. I'm so tired of jaded alcoholic cops. I really am.
But where Saul Black really lost me was when Valerie is driving from San Francisco to Union City and he writes "It was snowing, the pointless sort that wouldn't stick, tiny flakes whisked by skirls of wind." wtf. It has not snowed in the Bay Area at sea level since I was a year old. I'm 40. We get snow sometimes up in the mountains, up around 4,000 feet, but on the way from SF to Union City. No. Do some research or write about a location you know.
After that everything else kind of fizzled for me. The vendetta between Valerie and FBI agent York was pointless and silly (they're women so it must be about a man, right?!) the strange romance inserted into the story (even after murdering love!) and the eternal tangents of psychobabble that happen throughout the entire book all led to me really just wanting to skip ahead and be done with it. But I didn't. I finished. *sigh*
But then Black just dropped the ball. We go to Valerie, the alcoholic, self-destructive, jaded cop who says she murdered love at least 8 times in that first chapter. It drove me nuts. I'm so tired of jaded alcoholic cops. I really am.
But where Saul Black really lost me was when Valerie is driving from San Francisco to Union City and he writes "It was snowing, the pointless sort that wouldn't stick, tiny flakes whisked by skirls of wind." wtf. It has not snowed in the Bay Area at sea level since I was a year old. I'm 40. We get snow sometimes up in the mountains, up around 4,000 feet, but on the way from SF to Union City. No. Do some research or write about a location you know.
After that everything else kind of fizzled for me. The vendetta between Valerie and FBI agent York was pointless and silly (they're women so it must be about a man, right?!) the strange romance inserted into the story (even after murdering love!) and the eternal tangents of psychobabble that happen throughout the entire book all led to me really just wanting to skip ahead and be done with it. But I didn't. I finished. *sigh*
I am not even going to attempt to summarize the plot. I think it's suffice to say The Killing Lessons was an outstanding serial killer thrill ride. Saul Black aka Glen Duncan clearly has superb writing skills. The Killing Lessons was utterly frightening, tense and suspenseful. The first chapter really pulls you in. There were a lot of characters, and Saul Black did an amazing job of fully fleshing out each one, which was great. But (and I'm sure that this will make no sense to anyone but me) there was so much depth to each character, I occasionally found my mind wandering while listening to the audio version and then having to rewind, ... never a good sign. It went through phases of adrenaline extremely high and then it would even out and give you plenty of information I wasn't sure I really needed. So this is probably a book that really needs to be savored and appreciated in small installments. There were some incidents that were just a tad silly and far-fetched, e.g. that helicopter scene and the Russell Crowe thing. But overall, a solid thriller and one of the most terrifying ones I have read in a while. 4.5 stars
It was a good book. It just wasn't my cup of tea. I thought I would fall in love with it.
This book was so good. There was always something that kept you thinking and wondering what was going to happen next and I love that the author wrote through different point of views.
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I wouldn’t call this an amazing book, but I also wouldn’t call it bad.
The writing was on point, it got a little too draggy sometimes, but overall it kept me interested. The story itself was intriguing. A lot of twists and turns, but it felt somewhat basic at times. A lot of the twists you could see coming. I’d recommend this is a standard read for most, it’s a good tale of murder with the serial killer vibe, with the actual killers being very in depth.
The writing was on point, it got a little too draggy sometimes, but overall it kept me interested. The story itself was intriguing. A lot of twists and turns, but it felt somewhat basic at times. A lot of the twists you could see coming. I’d recommend this is a standard read for most, it’s a good tale of murder with the serial killer vibe, with the actual killers being very in depth.
Can't say that I loved this one! Something about it just didn't grab me!
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced