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3.08 AVERAGE
3.08 AVERAGE
I kind of don't know what to say about this book. As a mystery, a style I enjoy often, I really liked it. The plot (though not perfect - none are) was good, the characters were interesting.
But I can't wrap my head around the idea that Isabel Allende wrote it. It seems to have a much different feel than her other work and it was confusing for me.
But I can't wrap my head around the idea that Isabel Allende wrote it. It seems to have a much different feel than her other work and it was confusing for me.
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Isabel Allende is one of my favorite authors but this is not one of her best. A good read and I am glad I read it but it doesn't have that magic and poetry of most of her books.
dark
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
Best thriller/mystery I have ever read! I actually didn't know who the murderer was!!
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Demasiado lento, hasta la página 400 la historia no me enganchaba nada. El final ha salvado un poco al libro.
Doña Isabel Allende ahora entiendo porque Roberto Bolaño la llamó "Escribidora"
La novela comenzó muy bien, me atrapo al principio y tenia muchas ganas de saber más sobre el juego de Ripper, pero al parecer paso a segundo plano y todo se baso en hacer descripciones muy detalladas de todo lo que estaba aconteciendo.
Isabel Allende como escritora nunca ha sido de mis favoritas, y esta para ser su primera novela de crimen, no tiene nada de este.
La novela comenzó muy bien, me atrapo al principio y tenia muchas ganas de saber más sobre el juego de Ripper, pero al parecer paso a segundo plano y todo se baso en hacer descripciones muy detalladas de todo lo que estaba aconteciendo.
Isabel Allende como escritora nunca ha sido de mis favoritas, y esta para ser su primera novela de crimen, no tiene nada de este.
dark
mysterious
sad
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
Ummm..... no. I really didn't like this books. Don't get me wrong, I could see that it's well written. I read it as someone who likes mysteries, but was trying to read "better" writers, and thought that reading a "good writer writing mysteries" might the best place to start.
The problem is that this isn't a very good mystery. Sure we need descriptions of people, but we also need something like clues, and we don't get that at all. I defy anyone to work out who did it, or why, before the denouement, given what we were given.
The story itself, sees some young kids, play an online multiplayer role playing game, where they started investigating the British Jack the Ripper case. This morphs into an investigation of local murders in San Francisco at the start of the book. In short the book is potentially good, has a good premise, it's just the story isn't that...scary or thought provoking.
The problem is that this isn't a very good mystery. Sure we need descriptions of people, but we also need something like clues, and we don't get that at all. I defy anyone to work out who did it, or why, before the denouement, given what we were given.
The story itself, sees some young kids, play an online multiplayer role playing game, where they started investigating the British Jack the Ripper case. This morphs into an investigation of local murders in San Francisco at the start of the book. In short the book is potentially good, has a good premise, it's just the story isn't that...scary or thought provoking.
I enjoyed the character- and worldbuilding immensely. The ending fell very flat to me though.