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krobart's review against another edition
3.0
See my review here:
https://whatmeread.wordpress.com/2015/12/16/day-821-broadchurch/
https://whatmeread.wordpress.com/2015/12/16/day-821-broadchurch/
izziebianchi's review against another edition
just for fun bc i <3 alec hardy…no rating bc this was a guilty pleasure read
antoniawg's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
marilynw's review against another edition
4.0
My husband and I watched the series Broadchurch and had to use closed caption because we could barely understand a word anyone was saying, especially the character that David Tennant played. I'm a Texan and don't seem to handle Irish accents well or very fast speaking speed. (Correction: David Tennant is Scottish, another accent I need to work on. Thanks for the correction Alison). Even with the closed caption, I felt like I missed a lot of what the characters were saying, because the closed caption apparently didn't understand some of the dialogue either. :-)
For this reason I borrowed the book from the library. It served the purpose of allowing me to know what was being said in the TV program and allowing me to catch things I had missed by watching the show. The book basically was the same as the program and I can't really say how I would have felt about it if I hadn't already seen the program but I wonder if I would have liked it less. I could picture the people and the places because I'd seen them on TV and I'm not sure there was enough description to allow me to picture everything adequately without having seen the series. I may look into more Erin Kelly books that aren't based on a TV series, to see how I like her writing style, just based on the book.
Published September 16th 2014 by Minotaur Books
For this reason I borrowed the book from the library. It served the purpose of allowing me to know what was being said in the TV program and allowing me to catch things I had missed by watching the show. The book basically was the same as the program and I can't really say how I would have felt about it if I hadn't already seen the program but I wonder if I would have liked it less. I could picture the people and the places because I'd seen them on TV and I'm not sure there was enough description to allow me to picture everything adequately without having seen the series. I may look into more Erin Kelly books that aren't based on a TV series, to see how I like her writing style, just based on the book.
Published September 16th 2014 by Minotaur Books
amysbrittain's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 for me. I thought the whodunit reveal was disappointing, and the police seemed to leave some key elements oddly unexamined, but the story, setting, and characters made for a quick, entertaining read.
Kirkus Reviews: Against all odds, Kelly's novelization of the eponymous British TV series, now being remade for U.S. television as Gracepoint, works as both a classic puzzle and an unnerving portrait of a little English town wracked by a young boy's murder.
Kirkus Reviews: Against all odds, Kelly's novelization of the eponymous British TV series, now being remade for U.S. television as Gracepoint, works as both a classic puzzle and an unnerving portrait of a little English town wracked by a young boy's murder.
thatsnotoli's review against another edition
3.0
W lutym oglądałam serial, w marcu przeczytałam książkę. Dlaczego w tej kolejności? A dlatego, że w tej kolejności powstały te dwa obrazy przedstawiające tę samą historię. Napisana przez Erin Kelly książka opisuje wszystko, co wydarzyło się w pierwszym sezonie serialu i, mówiąc krótko, jest rozbudowaną wersją scenariusza. Dialogi są identyczne, a sama powieść idealnie zgrywa się z produkcją Chibnalla. Dla mnie lektura była przyjemnym uzupełnieniem serialu, nie wiem czy porwałaby osobę, która serialu nie zna, ciężko mi to określić. I jeżeli kogoś interesuje ta pozycja, to zdecydowanie bardziej polecam jednak serial, i to wcale nie dlatego, że w Hardy'ego wciela się David Tennant (i jego szkocki akcent). Nie, to zdecydowanie nie jest jeden z powodów, dla których powinniście go obejrzeć ;)
constantreader471's review against another edition
4.0
I received this ebook free from NetGalley.com. I requested it because a friend had recommended the tv show Broadchurch. The tv series is not currently showing on any US channel. The book blurb says it is based on the tv show--not the reverse.
I enjoyed reading this police procedural, which starts with the murder of a young boy, in a small town in England. The police investigation and newspaper reporters uncover people's secrets--illicit love affairs, criminal past and more. These people then become suspects and lives are damaged. I don't want to post any spoilers, but I can say that the police do find the killer.
I thought that characters were believable, with flaws, just like most humans. The plot moved along well, becoming hard to put down about halfway through.
I enjoyed reading this police procedural, which starts with the murder of a young boy, in a small town in England. The police investigation and newspaper reporters uncover people's secrets--illicit love affairs, criminal past and more. These people then become suspects and lives are damaged. I don't want to post any spoilers, but I can say that the police do find the killer.
I thought that characters were believable, with flaws, just like most humans. The plot moved along well, becoming hard to put down about halfway through.
aj_red's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-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? No
4.5
dannb's review against another edition
4.0
gets inside the characters...twists, and twists and twists.