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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
dark
tense
fast-paced
Karin Slaughter has been on my radar ever since I heard of Pretty Girls. A year ago last Christmas, my mother gave me a hardcover copy (first edition signed copy, no less. Thanks, Mom!) Cop Town, and this caused a dilemma with me. I felt some obligation to read this as it kept staring at me, even though I had really planned on Pretty Girls being my first read by her.
Then, a couple of weeks ago, my wife read and loved The Good Daughter. So it came to pass that push came to shove and I had to get the monkey called Cop Town off my back. It was quite good.
The main focus of this story is Atlanta, 1974 and the discrimination that two women cops are up against. Atlanta is under a significant culture change, with a black mayor, black police commissioner, and the good old white boys of the force hanging on to what is theirs: white, Christian, straight men power.
And someone is assassinating cops.
Slaughter has quite a mix going here. She could have kept things formulaic and set the focus on the hunt for the killer, but she has all of this to the beat of this social dynamic. It works extremely well.
So there. I've read her, I like her. And now I can place Pretty Girls or The Good Daughter on my immediate radar without this girl on the cover making me feel guilty. No regrets; it was good stuff. 4 solid stars.
Then, a couple of weeks ago, my wife read and loved The Good Daughter. So it came to pass that push came to shove and I had to get the monkey called Cop Town off my back. It was quite good.
The main focus of this story is Atlanta, 1974 and the discrimination that two women cops are up against. Atlanta is under a significant culture change, with a black mayor, black police commissioner, and the good old white boys of the force hanging on to what is theirs: white, Christian, straight men power.
And someone is assassinating cops.
Slaughter has quite a mix going here. She could have kept things formulaic and set the focus on the hunt for the killer, but she has all of this to the beat of this social dynamic. It works extremely well.
So there. I've read her, I like her. And now I can place Pretty Girls or The Good Daughter on my immediate radar without this girl on the cover making me feel guilty. No regrets; it was good stuff. 4 solid stars.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
medium-paced
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really enjoyed this book. though the reality of the state of the world in the 1970's wasn't easy to read, I found myself thinking about this book and wondering about what was going to happen next.
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Couldn’t keep up with it. It just didn’t have much going on. I was hoping it would catch my attention but I finished maybe half of it. It’s also dreadfully long.