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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
I just couldn’t get into it. The characters didn’t interest me.
not my favorite
I know Slaughter is known for being gritty, gory, and depressing and this one certainly is that. The interesting plot and the look at policing in the 70s was okay but the grit and gore was too much this time. Maybe 2.5
I know Slaughter is known for being gritty, gory, and depressing and this one certainly is that. The interesting plot and the look at policing in the 70s was okay but the grit and gore was too much this time. Maybe 2.5
Не знаю даже, как оценить. Очень политически накрученная книжка о трех женщинах-полицейских из Атланты семидесятых. Как всегда, когда автор очень стремится изложить свои познания по какой-то теме (в данном случае - дискриминация женщин в мужской профессии), выходит плосковато. Злодейские злодеи и геройские герои. Но собственно детективный сюжет и расследование - неплохие.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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:
No
Couldn't put it down, per usual with this author...
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Atlanta in 1974. A cop killer. Every form of hate possible. Two brave women. Wow. I haven’t read Slaughter for a while. I loved the first couple Grant County books but the first Will Trent didn’t work for me. I’ll go back to finish the County books and tackle the rest of the standalone novels now. This book was disturbing as hell. Given some of the things going on today, it’s a reminder not to go back to the way things were.
YOWSER - if this is really what it was like to be a female cop in the 1970s, I can't imagine why any of them stuck with it. This book was unrelenting in its awful misogyny and racism, which made it depressing and anger-inducing. The characters were all unappealing, and I sort of wanted bad things to happen to most of them.