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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
I waver between 3 and 4. Atkinson is really masterful with characters' internal lives. Other Goodreads reviews prepared me not to like this as well as [b:Case Histories|16243|Case Histories (Jackson Brodie, #1)|Kate Atkinson|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1442945701s/16243.jpg|18001]... and I didn't. It's a slow starter, and a few of the pieces are a little too jarringly convenient. But I'm still looking forward to [b:When Will There Be Good News?|3289281|When Will There Be Good News? (Jackson Brodie, #3)|Kate Atkinson|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1441378919s/3289281.jpg|3325741]
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Thought I was going to find this average but easy to get through but I just thought it wasn’t a very good book and I really had to push myself through it! The ending wasn’t that satisfying and I just didn’t care what happened really.
I REALLY hope that all the opinions/ views in the book are not Kate’s own but just feels odd to have deep rooted sexist/ xenophobic/ homophobic views in almost all the characters.
Not arsed about finishing this series 😂
I REALLY hope that all the opinions/ views in the book are not Kate’s own but just feels odd to have deep rooted sexist/ xenophobic/ homophobic views in almost all the characters.
Not arsed about finishing this series 😂
Kate Atkinson spins such complex tales. The coincidences on this one strain credulity. But good characters and fun read.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This really was meh on every metric.
Some of the characters (Martin and Gloria) were interesting and I always enjoyed their POVs and perhaps a book from just their perspectives could have been good. But Jackson is just a toe and it makes absolutely no sense that Louise fancies him.
The entire book is splattered with tired and offensive stereotypes and Atkinson is clearly an unpleasant women with backward views who I would never want to meet.
The plot wasn't particularly engaging and at no point did I really care about anything. The conclusions were then not very clever or surprising - Gloria wanted Graham dead, like okay?
I will read the next one if you want me to Weasel but god was it giving nothing.
I loved reading this book! It was filled with deep character development (very similar to Case Histories), and lots of humor as Atkinson weaves the lives of all of the characters into and out of each other’s lives. I can’t wait to read the third in the series!
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes