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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
tense
Eh.. this one was okay. Some weird murder going on that connected to those from Vietnam war.
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I'm glad I discovered this series. It's my favorite type of casual reading - a good plot, interesting characters and dialog, and a bit of scattered humor to keep from taking it too seriously.
The story here is complex and interesting. I had no idea what was going on until it was revealed near the end, where we find that more or less nobody is what they seem to be.
I like that the lines are not so sharp between good and evil. Virgil, the cop, doesn't like using a gun, wears t-shirts from obscure bands, and doesn't draw such sharp lines between right and wrong, legal and illegal, etc, as some cops. He's more interested in justice, not punishing people for mistakes or petty crimes, many of which he knows about personally.
He never really wanted to be a cop. His degree was in environmental science, but there's not much demand for that. He likes to write nature articles for magazines, he sometimes toes a fishing boat behind his government-supplied vehicle, to the consternation of his boss, and he'd mostly rather be fishing (catch and release, mostly). His hair is a bit longer than most cops, and he's basically pretty laid back, although his success rate is second to none in solving crimes.
It's hard to feel any animosity against most of the criminals. Even the murderers may not seem so bad in many ways; sometimes, their intentions are noble, but they make mistakes and hey, they murder people, which is not a good thing.
The stories remind me a bit of the TV series Justified, which I liked a lot, except the bad guys in this series are not as dumb as some of the ones in Justified, and it's not as humorous.
The story here is complex and interesting. I had no idea what was going on until it was revealed near the end, where we find that more or less nobody is what they seem to be.
I like that the lines are not so sharp between good and evil. Virgil, the cop, doesn't like using a gun, wears t-shirts from obscure bands, and doesn't draw such sharp lines between right and wrong, legal and illegal, etc, as some cops. He's more interested in justice, not punishing people for mistakes or petty crimes, many of which he knows about personally.
He never really wanted to be a cop. His degree was in environmental science, but there's not much demand for that. He likes to write nature articles for magazines, he sometimes toes a fishing boat behind his government-supplied vehicle, to the consternation of his boss, and he'd mostly rather be fishing (catch and release, mostly). His hair is a bit longer than most cops, and he's basically pretty laid back, although his success rate is second to none in solving crimes.
It's hard to feel any animosity against most of the criminals. Even the murderers may not seem so bad in many ways; sometimes, their intentions are noble, but they make mistakes and hey, they murder people, which is not a good thing.
The stories remind me a bit of the TV series Justified, which I liked a lot, except the bad guys in this series are not as dumb as some of the ones in Justified, and it's not as humorous.
3/4 stars?? Fucking Flowers. Never understood why the title. In this book his crazyness kind of surfaces. This book was 3 stars for a most of the part. He especially, made silly mistakes. But the last chapter, where he tried his best to do a Hollywood smile, made me go for 4 stars. I like Lucas appearances making him cool while the limelight is still on Flowers was extremely good characterisation.
What I didn’t find very interesting and borderline boring was the unnecessary action sequences. Especially after Flowers realised where he screwd up (while giving us hints all along) the story could have been more interesting. But the writer chose to give flowers more action hero image so it was little, teeny tiny bit Meh. Or else it’s a interesting book with politics, drama, revenge, serial killings etc etc
What I didn’t find very interesting and borderline boring was the unnecessary action sequences. Especially after Flowers realised where he screwd up (while giving us hints all along) the story could have been more interesting. But the writer chose to give flowers more action hero image so it was little, teeny tiny bit Meh. Or else it’s a interesting book with politics, drama, revenge, serial killings etc etc
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I am late to this series featuring Virgil Flowers. This isn't 5-star great literature, but it is 5-star in the mystery/police procedural genre. I will work my way through the series in order and I particularly enjoy the rural Minnesota settings and descriptions. I like reading books about places I'm familiar with.
Interesting listen, good follow up to first in the series. Again, there was a big shoot-em up, this time near the end of the book. Overall, I like Virgil, I like the writing/storytelling, so I will eventually listen to #3 in the series.
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced