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killershrew's review against another edition
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eyleen's review against another edition
2.0
Finally finished!!!!!
Ugh, this was the absolute worst Pendergast book ever! Hard to believe it was written by the same authors!
A tedious, stupidly weird murder mystery set in dark and smelly marshes. Nothing overall important happened except in the last two pages.
Don't read this. Read a recap and let's hope the next one will be better, because I already own it.
Ugh, this was the absolute worst Pendergast book ever! Hard to believe it was written by the same authors!
A tedious, stupidly weird murder mystery set in dark and smelly marshes. Nothing overall important happened except in the last two pages.
Don't read this. Read a recap and let's hope the next one will be better, because I already own it.
jeany_babes's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
suejenkin's review against another edition
4.0
another Pendergast novel. Entertaining. If you are a fan, this has a surprising ending, a must read.
rhorendan25's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I might be biased because I love Pendergast. I did not see the twist coming! It was SO SUPRISING OMG.
vorpalblad's review against another edition
2.0
Preston & Child return with the 15th Pendergast novel and I kind of wish they hadn't. The upside is the continued growth of Constance as an investigator in her own right, learning from Pendergast but also willing to strike out to follow her own clues when she must.
The rest is just too far overboard, leaving the realm of mystery thriller and bringing my suspension of disbelief crashing to the ground.
Once again Pendergast goes beyond his original memory palace to practice Chongg Ran. His abilities to recreate the past in his Tibetan-learned Chongg Ran trance are one of the hardest parts for me to swallow, no matter which title, but here it is possibly the least absurd of events and leads to the most satisfying conclusion in the novel. Too bad the book didn't end there.
The rest is just too far overboard, leaving the realm of mystery thriller and bringing my suspension of disbelief crashing to the ground.
Once again Pendergast goes beyond his original memory palace to practice Chongg Ran. His abilities to recreate the past in his Tibetan-learned Chongg Ran trance are one of the hardest parts for me to swallow, no matter which title, but here it is possibly the least absurd of events and leads to the most satisfying conclusion in the novel. Too bad the book didn't end there.
malreynolds111's review against another edition
2.0
I miss the days when there was no back story or other drama than pendergast solving a crime. I hate the character Constance.
johnbreeden's review against another edition
5.0
I'd have to say at certain points, I was completely wrapped up in what was going on, but in others it wasn't quite that intoxicating. I am honestly split in some ways on my feelings about this novel, but that ending...true Pendergast!
I'm sure some other readers were let down a bit by the solution to the mystery of the wine collection and the bricked up body. I look for these novels to be near-equal parts mystery and thriller. I also expect a certain twist into the macabre or arcane. By the time the "main" mystery is solved, however, I was convinced this wasn't a good book. I felt like the mystery didn't leave many clues and that every hope I built up with the talk of the escaped witches of Salem and the man in the marshes was dashed with the solution of the crime. I wasn't wanting a Poirot style ending from this book, but I felt like all the loose ends tied up in quaint bows. (No offense intended, because I am a Poirot fan. Just wasn't wanting it here.)
Then, the second "half." In the audiobook, there was a bit over 3 hours left when the mystery was solved, and I wondered how the rest of the book was going to play out. Then, all Hell, in a literal sense, broke loose. And suddenly, it really felt like I was back in Relic with D'Agosta and Pendergast looking for the unholy creature running around, this time rampaging the village. Except we had Constance with Pendergast and her viewpoint to change the perspective completely. I'll have to say, if the demon had played any part in the first half of the story, I would have to look for ways to give this a higher score.
And then, the last shock. Pendergast is missing, presumed drowned. And a "ghost" from his past emerges to reek havoc on his survivors. We fade out with Proctor, drugged and without knowing what was to happen next.
So, after all that, the last section of the novel rescued this from perhaps the lowest score I'd give a Pendergast novel. And the last, last section, ramped it up to 11.
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I'm sure some other readers were let down a bit by the solution to the mystery of the wine collection and the bricked up body. I look for these novels to be near-equal parts mystery and thriller. I also expect a certain twist into the macabre or arcane. By the time the "main" mystery is solved, however, I was convinced this wasn't a good book. I felt like the mystery didn't leave many clues and that every hope I built up with the talk of the escaped witches of Salem and the man in the marshes was dashed with the solution of the crime. I wasn't wanting a Poirot style ending from this book, but I felt like all the loose ends tied up in quaint bows. (No offense intended, because I am a Poirot fan. Just wasn't wanting it here.)
Then, the second "half." In the audiobook, there was a bit over 3 hours left when the mystery was solved, and I wondered how the rest of the book was going to play out. Then, all Hell, in a literal sense, broke loose. And suddenly, it really felt like I was back in Relic with D'Agosta and Pendergast looking for the unholy creature running around, this time rampaging the village. Except we had Constance with Pendergast and her viewpoint to change the perspective completely. I'll have to say, if the demon had played any part in the first half of the story, I would have to look for ways to give this a higher score.
And then, the last shock. Pendergast is missing, presumed drowned. And a "ghost" from his past emerges to reek havoc on his survivors. We fade out with Proctor, drugged and without knowing what was to happen next.
So, after all that, the last section of the novel rescued this from perhaps the lowest score I'd give a Pendergast novel. And the last, last section, ramped it up to 11.
campmom03's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.0