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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
medium-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:
Yes
2.5 Stars - I really do love the main characters in this series. Comoran and Robin are interesting and well written. But, just as I thought with the first book, the story was a bit long and drawn out and included some extraneous details that made reading this book a little tedious. I would be willing to give the next book in this series a chance, however, because the writing is exceptional.
I listened to the audiobook on this one. In the second mystery in the Cormoran Strike series, a pompous self important author goes missing and his wife is trying to figure out why. Strike & His assistant Robin are getting busy in their detective business but need a little variation for the cheating spouse type of cases and so they agree to take this case, not knowing what they are in for or whether they'll get paid. Another great read with some strange, unique characters.
I really enjoyed The Silkworm. This is J.K. Rowling's 2nd Cormoran Strike novel. In this story, Strike is investigating the disappearance of a novelist named Owen Quine. Rowling did a good job keep up the suspense and unwinding the story line. She also had good characterization, as usual in her books. One possible drawback is that parts of the story are pretty intense, and not for the faint of heart, so beware of that. I am looking forward to another Installment in this series!
Galbraith writes mysteries as intricate as silk lace. In The Silkworm characters and motives abound. The central mystery, while lurid and over-the-top, is set in a realistic world. There aren't ten people confined at a weekend getaway, rather Cormoran and Robin are realistic central characters with an evolving relationship set with misunderstandings and moments of clarity, and the rest of the world is full--full of literary egoists set against each other and united against the simple wife of Owen Quine, a has-been writer who has disappeared.
One of the things I love best about Galbraith's writing is that many scenes are set while people are eating and they talk with their mouths full and other people can't understand them, or they have to pause to swallow, or for waiters to walk away. It's one point of realism that I can point at that makes me feel like "yes, this is what life is really like." So no matter how strange the mystery becomes, the settings and characters are so believable that they carry the story.
The writing has gotten stronger on this second installment--a complaint about the first was that it was a long series of interviews--so if you didn't love the first novel, I'd suggest continuing on. In fact, while the relationship of the two protagonists is nice to see from the start, the mysteries do stand on their own.
One of the things I love best about Galbraith's writing is that many scenes are set while people are eating and they talk with their mouths full and other people can't understand them, or they have to pause to swallow, or for waiters to walk away. It's one point of realism that I can point at that makes me feel like "yes, this is what life is really like." So no matter how strange the mystery becomes, the settings and characters are so believable that they carry the story.
The writing has gotten stronger on this second installment--a complaint about the first was that it was a long series of interviews--so if you didn't love the first novel, I'd suggest continuing on. In fact, while the relationship of the two protagonists is nice to see from the start, the mysteries do stand on their own.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It’s three stars because I didn’t love it but I didn’t hate it.
Nice to see a modern detective thriller set in London.
I would read another in this series.
Nice to see a modern detective thriller set in London.
I would read another in this series.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No