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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-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:
Complicated
I would give this story 3.5 stars. I can totally see this as a great thriller movie. I’m looking forward to reading more by this author.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Did this one on audiobook. Figured out the entire plot right about at the 50% mark, but the writing is so stereotypically detective/noir/mystery (in a good way) that I was able to pound right through the book as background noise.
Not engaging, but well-written enough to be enjoyable. And the age of the publication made it unintentionally funny (mentions of beepers, "street thugs" in baggy clothes, having to find a pay phone, the author PAINFULLY describing the internet to his presumably older readers in the early aughts). The explanation of the internet now seems as out-of-time as early episodes of those crime dramas on TV ("you see, this blue text here means he can click on it, and it will bring up a 'website' with information on it in Netscape, which is something that lets you view these sites on the internet").
It's even funnier than the later Walter Moseley books that do the same thing.
The voice actor's reading of black and latino characters (I did the audiobook), however, is jarringly bad and out-of-date. It varied between offensive and just so-bad-it's-funny.
Not engaging, but well-written enough to be enjoyable. And the age of the publication made it unintentionally funny (mentions of beepers, "street thugs" in baggy clothes, having to find a pay phone, the author PAINFULLY describing the internet to his presumably older readers in the early aughts). The explanation of the internet now seems as out-of-time as early episodes of those crime dramas on TV ("you see, this blue text here means he can click on it, and it will bring up a 'website' with information on it in Netscape, which is something that lets you view these sites on the internet").
It's even funnier than the later Walter Moseley books that do the same thing.
The voice actor's reading of black and latino characters (I did the audiobook), however, is jarringly bad and out-of-date. It varied between offensive and just so-bad-it's-funny.
One thing I enjoyed about this book was that it read pretty smoothly: very seldom did I hit a real hitch that made me want to stop. The author knows how to handle flow and not drag on which is great. My problems on this one instead stem from a lack if interest in the characters for the most part. People are there to fill roles and not to be people. If this had about 200 more pages and some more patience I would have been way more electrified. As it stands it's bit bad and I'll at least check out a few more if his novels to get a comparison.
Thrilling with twists and turns that I could not guess. Kept me engaged the whole time.
Pretty meh tbh. I feel like the last 150 seemed stretched and unnecessary. Probably could’ve been wrapped up in 75-80 pages to be honest. And the twists in the last three pages just seemed slapped in there for shock. I was not shocked.
Un excellent thriller, un « page-turner » du début à la fin. Je recommande absolument !