Reviews

Two Days Gone by Randall Silvis

alihickey's review

challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

3.25

pattiillbee11's review

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.25

I'm not sure how I feel about this book.  But the main character holds promise so I think I will try the next one. 

torikate92's review

5.0

This random book choice off the shelf actually was a decent mystery book that i was so invested in. Not invested in the details of the murders, cover your children’s ears for that part.

bluhorseamy's review

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? Yes

4.25

thecirclek's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

This mystery seriously tested my patience with an obnoxious main character (he threatens a suspect with the prospect of being raped in prison, phrasing it as "drinking yellow wine through a hairy straw"---words I simply cannot believe someone wrote down and thought should be in a book) and just about every mystery cliche in existence. I also could not get over the fact that the detective will be totally clueless about literature in one scene---having to literally have someone explain that sometimes authors get ideas from real life---to psychoanalyzing literary passages in another scene. Also, there are only three significant female characters in this book, two of whom are sex workers and one of whom is the main character's ex-wife who he has sad, weird hate-sex with. This whole book was underwhelming to say the least, and the resolution was incredibly unsatisfying.

ann3119's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

nbonz4's review

4.0

What is it about a book that pulls you in? Keeps you thinking of it when you aren't able to read? Different types of books do this for all sorts of different types of people making that 'thing' almost impossible to put your finger on. Two Days Gone is a good book. It's written very eloquently and all the ends are tied up tightly by the conclusion. But, for me, it just didn't have that 'thing'. With 150 pages still to go I felt it must be wrapping up. What could possibly be in so many more pages? And I found that while the last ends were being tied, I didn't really need them to be. They weren't necessarily superfluous, but I didn't have much attachment to those characters. A solid book that I can see may hold that 'thing' for others. Perhaps that person is you.

alf_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

3.5

jmcelroy5's review

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

ghostinurstory's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5