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dc60's review against another edition
5.0
One of the "stand-alone" Brookmyres: not part of the Parlabane or Angelique de Xavia sequences. Possibly a good introduction to his books if you haven't read him before. A life of action-packed, life-threatening adventure suddenly descends upon a Scottish housewife. Full of typical Brookmyre sardonic humour and geekery.
illy's review against another edition
5.0
Zrovna jsem hledala nějakou knihu do letadla (nechtěla jsem brát něco z knihovny) a máma mi doporučila tohle. Ten název se mi líbil, a tak bylo rozhodnuto.
Nejdřív se to četlo trochu pomalu, pořád jsem musela listovat naspátek, abych si připomněla kdo je kdo a jazyk taky nebyl úplně jednoduchý, takže pokud si nejste jisti se svou znalostí angličtiny, tohle asi není dobrá kniha na začátek.
Po prvních obtížích jsem si však tuhle knihu zamilovala. Bylo to vtipné a napínavé, ale hlavně jsem zbožňovala její postavy. Vůbec jsem to nechtěla dočíst, jelikož jsem věděla, že se s nimi budu muset už na vždy rozloučit! Knihu jsem však k a rozhodně to stálo za to.
Nejdřív se to četlo trochu pomalu, pořád jsem musela listovat naspátek, abych si připomněla kdo je kdo a jazyk taky nebyl úplně jednoduchý, takže pokud si nejste jisti se svou znalostí angličtiny, tohle asi není dobrá kniha na začátek.
Po prvních obtížích jsem si však tuhle knihu zamilovala. Bylo to vtipné a napínavé, ale hlavně jsem zbožňovala její postavy. Vůbec jsem to nechtěla dočíst, jelikož jsem věděla, že se s nimi budu muset už na vždy rozloučit! Knihu jsem však k a rozhodně to stálo za to.
alexclare's review against another edition
4.0
Exactly the sort of tosh ones hopes for from a Brookmyre book.
sdiaz's review against another edition
1.0
If you ever wanted to read a novel version of the movie True Lies but without any of the humor or charisma that Schwarzenegger and Curtis brought to the roles, than this is the book for you.
The book starts of all right, but then seems to turn into a farce by creating a series of unbelievable cliches and trying to present them as characters. You might be able to enjoy the farce if there was actually anything humorous going on.
On the plus side the book is fast paced and the technical descriptions (computer hacking and gravity well resolution as examples) along with the thought put into the action set pieces were nice. He seems like a capable writer, he simply took a swing and missed on this novel.
The book starts of all right, but then seems to turn into a farce by creating a series of unbelievable cliches and trying to present them as characters. You might be able to enjoy the farce if there was actually anything humorous going on.
On the plus side the book is fast paced and the technical descriptions (computer hacking and gravity well resolution as examples) along with the thought put into the action set pieces were nice. He seems like a capable writer, he simply took a swing and missed on this novel.
wendleness's review against another edition
5.0
All Fun and Games Until Somebody Loses an Eye = (A Granny ^ kick arse) + Eclectic group of criminal mastermind do-gooders for hire.
If I forced myself to choose a favourite Brookmyre book, this may be the one I would choose. If I forced myself. Maybe.
The start of this book actually made me pretty damn angry. One character for what a complete tit he was, in every single way imaginable, and the other—his wife and main character of the story—for letting her life get taken away from her. For putting up with so much shite. For not standing up for herself. For so, so many things.
Enter Bett. Oh, I didn't like him at first either, but by the end, in fact, quite a way before the end, I thought he was rather adorable. And I wanted—still want—more books on him and his team getting into all sorts of adventures.
The good and the bad about Brookmyre. So good at creating characters I can feel strongly about, one way or the other, and creating people and groups I want to read more about. So bad at making more stories happen. I guess he can't write stories forever about everyone, but I bloody well wish he could.
If I forced myself to choose a favourite Brookmyre book, this may be the one I would choose. If I forced myself. Maybe.
The start of this book actually made me pretty damn angry. One character for what a complete tit he was, in every single way imaginable, and the other—his wife and main character of the story—for letting her life get taken away from her. For putting up with so much shite. For not standing up for herself. For so, so many things.
Enter Bett. Oh, I didn't like him at first either, but by the end, in fact, quite a way before the end, I thought he was rather adorable. And I wanted—still want—more books on him and his team getting into all sorts of adventures.
The good and the bad about Brookmyre. So good at creating characters I can feel strongly about, one way or the other, and creating people and groups I want to read more about. So bad at making more stories happen. I guess he can't write stories forever about everyone, but I bloody well wish he could.
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