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Sexist, pointless, and terribly written. Nothing original. Only finished it so I could leave a review to warn others away.
It’s fine, it’s readable and a simple edit would have vastly improved it but so would any attempt at nuance or engaging story telling that we know Harris is great at.
Could have and should have been something great but sadly and I’m sorry to say, almost hilariously bad.
Could have and should have been something great but sadly and I’m sorry to say, almost hilariously bad.
DNF. I got approximately one third through before I decided it wasn't worth finishing. The Cari Mora just felt problematic, cruel and boastful.
Not for me.
Not for me.
It seems a lot of people hated this book. I did not. It was not Hannibal Lecter, but then again, how can you really recreate that? The setting reminded me a lot of a Carl Hiaasen book, which I really enjoyed. Cari Mora is a woman living illegally in the US. She is care taker for what was one Pablo Escobar's house. Drawn by rumors of hidden gold, two groups attempt to find a hidden vault in a bloody fight for the finish. I somewhat struggled to differentiate between characters, but I really like Cari and her will to survive, as well as her backstory. I did feel like some of the character development was a little flat, but overall, it was a decent read.
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
DNF at 20% kinda hard to follow, wasn't getting into it, no rating
When I got this ARC I said "WOW, Thomas Harris" and was prepared to read a terrifying, gritty and exciting book.
I had high expectations and unfortunately I was disappointed.
It's not a bad thriller but I found it a bit boring.
The villain si so over the top so I found him funny and not terrifying. Cari Mora is more interesting but it reminded me of a lot of other kick-ass heroine.
There were some moments when Mr Harris seems to remember how he wrote the Silence of the Lambs and you start hoping. It doesn't last and you go back to usual tran tran.
I have to admit that I like the crocodile but I was quite bored on the whole.
Not my cup of tea.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.
I had high expectations and unfortunately I was disappointed.
It's not a bad thriller but I found it a bit boring.
The villain si so over the top so I found him funny and not terrifying. Cari Mora is more interesting but it reminded me of a lot of other kick-ass heroine.
There were some moments when Mr Harris seems to remember how he wrote the Silence of the Lambs and you start hoping. It doesn't last and you go back to usual tran tran.
I have to admit that I like the crocodile but I was quite bored on the whole.
Not my cup of tea.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
medium-paced
Overall, this was disappointing. It's the first Harris book I've actually read, and it didn't live up to anything I thought it would. I liked some of the characters, particularly the titular Cari, but thought there were far too many storylines and characters to make it a streamlined tale. Hans-Peter was a rip off Hannibal Lecter but with none of the charisma, and this just made him uninteresting - I didn't care at all about him so didn't care when he slipped out of the book for a while and honestly thought he was mostly irrelevant. The actual plot of getting the gold from under Pablo Escobar's house was intriguing, but the heist quickly became boring - how interesting can you make it when it was just working mechanics on a huge metal cube. The biggest redeeming quality of this book was Cari Mora herself - I really enjoyed her and her backstory, and seeing her be ruthless and yet kind was refreshing. She alone brought the book to 2 stars!