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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
emotional
mysterious
sad
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
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I SOLVED THE MURDER!!! read this with the intention of figuring out the mystery before being told and I ACHIEVED IT. great level of detail in the plot, good anchors and stepping stones for trying to figure it out yourself. a lot to think about, very entertaining. Only thing is JKR writes her heroines with some "not like the other girls" energy that's cringey. Don't know if I agree with some of the other views expressed through the characters by the author but purely as a murder mystery, top tier entertainment here.
Meh, too long. Rowling needs edited like that will ever happen. Book is fine but would be far better at about 150 pp less. Call me a curmudgeon I guess but I read a lot of mysteries and so the plot is key not endless descriptions about how Strike misses his ex.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What was she thinking? This book makes authors, agents, and publishers look like the scum of the earth. It would be interesting to be a fly on the wall at the meetings between those folks in real life when this was submitted, except for the need to shower afterward. Guess we’re lucky this wasn’t as grotesque as the novel at the heart of this story, Bombyx Mori, but just hearing about that fictional book throughout this long, LONG tale was disgusting enough.
Cormoran is an interesting character, as is Robin. His brother Al was a touch of lighter fare (sorry, probably shouldn’t use words referring to eating here), and the family history was helpful. But while the writing was fine and the mystery was mysterious, the whole thing was rather unpleasant. Thrillers are great. But grossness for its own sake is a little juvenile.
Cormoran is an interesting character, as is Robin. His brother Al was a touch of lighter fare (sorry, probably shouldn’t use words referring to eating here), and the family history was helpful. But while the writing was fine and the mystery was mysterious, the whole thing was rather unpleasant. Thrillers are great. But grossness for its own sake is a little juvenile.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I’m a sucker for this series, but this book took me forever to finish. I can’t exactly pinpoint what was the reason for that- I just wasn’t too invested.
I just hope the next one is again as good as the last ones I’ve read.
I just hope the next one is again as good as the last ones I’ve read.
Very well done whodunit! I thought I had figured it out but I was WRONG! (At least I didn't fall for the red herring though.) I loved The Cuckoo's Calling, but I think The Silkworm is even better. I just wonder if "Robert Galbraith" parodied anyone he knows!
This is Rowling’s second foray into crime thrillers under her pseudonym Robert Galbraith, and is very much in line with the first. For the Harry Potter fans its important to remember that this is not anything like Harry Potter. Go in expecting it to be and you will be disappointed. Really its best to think of Galbraith as an entirely different author.
In The Cuckoo’s Calling Galbraith was very much setting up the series and introducing us to the characters, particularly Strike. This time around he had more time to begin to develop the characters, mainly Robin. While we were introduced to Robin in the first book we really learn her backstory.
Beyond this there is little that I can say….at least not without giving away the story. It follows the same general structure of The Cuckoo’s Calling, and indeed most crime thrillers. A crime is committed and we are presented with a host of potential suspects. What makes one crime book stand out from another is how well the plot is laid out, can we tell straight away who the perpetrator is, and how likable the main characters are. I certainly didn’t guess right until the end who the perpetrator was, and while the whole male – female crime fighting duo is a bit of a cliche, it works.
I picked this up having enjoyed the previous book, which I would term an enjoyable holiday read, and in need of a light read. It may not be world class literature, but it was certainly exactly what I needed at the time. If you are looking for some pool side reading this summer I would definitely rate the Cormoran Strike series.
In The Cuckoo’s Calling Galbraith was very much setting up the series and introducing us to the characters, particularly Strike. This time around he had more time to begin to develop the characters, mainly Robin. While we were introduced to Robin in the first book we really learn her backstory.
Beyond this there is little that I can say….at least not without giving away the story. It follows the same general structure of The Cuckoo’s Calling, and indeed most crime thrillers. A crime is committed and we are presented with a host of potential suspects. What makes one crime book stand out from another is how well the plot is laid out, can we tell straight away who the perpetrator is, and how likable the main characters are. I certainly didn’t guess right until the end who the perpetrator was, and while the whole male – female crime fighting duo is a bit of a cliche, it works.
I picked this up having enjoyed the previous book, which I would term an enjoyable holiday read, and in need of a light read. It may not be world class literature, but it was certainly exactly what I needed at the time. If you are looking for some pool side reading this summer I would definitely rate the Cormoran Strike series.
Robert Galbraith Heath (May 9, 1915 – September 21, 1999) was an American psychiatrist.[1][2] He followed the theory of biological psychiatry that organic defects were the sole source of mental illness,[3] and that consequently mental problems were treatable by physical means. He published 425 papers and three books.[4][5][6] One of his first papers is dated 1946.[7] He was profiled as a "famous American psychiatrist" in 1983 by Psychiatric Annals.[8]
Heath founded the Department of Psychiatry and Neurology at Tulane University, New Orleans, in 1949 and remained its chairman until 1980.[4][9][10] He performed many experiments there involving electrical stimulation of the brain via surgically implanted electrodes. He placed deep brain stimulation (DBS) electrodes into the brains of more than 54 patients.[11][12][13][14] Indeed, he has been cited as the first, or one of the first, researcher(s) to have placed electrodes deep into the brains of living human patients.[15][1] It has been suggested that this work was financed in part by the government, particularly the CIA or U.S. military.[16][17][18]
In 1972, he claimed to have converted a homosexual man to heterosexuality using DBS.[13][19] Heath also experimented with psychosurgery, the drug bulbocapnine to induce stupor, and LSD,[20][21][22] using African-American prisoners in the Louisiana State Penitentiary as experimental subjects.[23] He worked on schizophrenia patients, which he regarded as an illness with a physical basis.[24] Today Heath's work is considered highly controversial and is only rarely used as reference material.[1][25][26]
Heath founded the Department of Psychiatry and Neurology at Tulane University, New Orleans, in 1949 and remained its chairman until 1980.[4][9][10] He performed many experiments there involving electrical stimulation of the brain via surgically implanted electrodes. He placed deep brain stimulation (DBS) electrodes into the brains of more than 54 patients.[11][12][13][14] Indeed, he has been cited as the first, or one of the first, researcher(s) to have placed electrodes deep into the brains of living human patients.[15][1] It has been suggested that this work was financed in part by the government, particularly the CIA or U.S. military.[16][17][18]
In 1972, he claimed to have converted a homosexual man to heterosexuality using DBS.[13][19] Heath also experimented with psychosurgery, the drug bulbocapnine to induce stupor, and LSD,[20][21][22] using African-American prisoners in the Louisiana State Penitentiary as experimental subjects.[23] He worked on schizophrenia patients, which he regarded as an illness with a physical basis.[24] Today Heath's work is considered highly controversial and is only rarely used as reference material.[1][25][26]
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No