Reviews

Brimstone by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

tiffschwartz's review against another edition

5.0

Now I'm going to have to read "The Woman in White"

kyle120888's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

calico10's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

lamlab's review against another edition

3.0

খুব ইন্টারেস্টিং ভাবে কাহিনীর শুরু, কিন্তু মাঝপথে এসে মনে হল রগরগে কোন থ্রিলার পড়ছি। আর শেষটা তো পুরাই গাজাঁখুরি। টাইমপাস হিসেবে খারাপ না। তবে পেন্ডারগাস্টের চরিত্র যেভাবে শার্লক হোমস থেকে জেমস বন্ডের দিকে আগাচ্ছে তাতে কতদিন এই সিরিজ কন্টিনিউ করতে পারব, তা ভাবনার বিষয়।

pale_horse76's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

raspy_reviews's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

jimmacsyr's review against another edition

4.0

Enjoyed the book. My first one from the author so was not sure what direction it was going. Enjoyed it enough to check out a couple more from the library.

hank's review against another edition

2.0

The uber clever FBI agent who seems to be able to deduce anything, inexplicably drags his inept, bumbling South Hampton cop around attempting to solve a mystery. What is the point of D'Agosta? He isn't even one of those entertaining bumblers that gets the pair into more trouble. He seems to merely be a way for Pendergast to show off his limitless brilliance, eccentricities and lock picking talents.

Pendergast is way too over the top, no flaws, always saves the day. The plot twists were few and mostly met with the reaction "What? Who cares about that?"

The Hayward thread seemed to be filler rather than a humanizing aspect for D'Agosta.

It gets 2 stars because there were parts in the middle I enjoyed and briefly cared about the characters.

books_n_bananas's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

newfylady's review against another edition

4.0

Agent Pendergast is as good as ever in this first of a triolgy. I can't wait to read the next two.