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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book is EPIC! The grand storytelling, the characters, the situations, the corruption, the evil... The list goes on and on! The suspense is killer! At a few points I thought I wouldn't be able to finish because I can't stand all of the corruption, but I am so glad that I did. Fascinating historical detail, conspiracies, and conjecture. I loved it!
This book is a continuation of the Penn Cage series. I was introduced to this series, and to the author, with his last book Natchez Burning, the fourth in the series.
In The Bone Tree, former attorney and current mayor of Natchez Penn Cage continues his battle for justice, and struggles to keep his family safe while going head-to-head with the Double Eagles, an off-shoot of the KKK. Penn and his fiance Caitlin know things about the Double Eagles-- crimes they have committed over the decades, including rape, kidnapping, torture and murder-- and the Double Eagles will go to any extreme to prevent them from bringing their deeds to light.
I became a fan of the author with his last book, and nothing has changed this time around. His writing is so effortless, his characters well developed. His transitions between characters flows easily. There is action and drama to keep you reading.
My final word: After Natchez Burning, and now The Bone Tree, I'll read anything by Greg Iles! He holds my interest every moment-- and that isn't an easy thing to do! He is one of the few authors who can make me eager to read an 800 page novel! If you like crime dramas, historical fiction centered around the civil rights era, and books about the deep south, dive into this one with both feet. Greg Iles knows how to weave a great yarn!
In The Bone Tree, former attorney and current mayor of Natchez Penn Cage continues his battle for justice, and struggles to keep his family safe while going head-to-head with the Double Eagles, an off-shoot of the KKK. Penn and his fiance Caitlin know things about the Double Eagles-- crimes they have committed over the decades, including rape, kidnapping, torture and murder-- and the Double Eagles will go to any extreme to prevent them from bringing their deeds to light.
I became a fan of the author with his last book, and nothing has changed this time around. His writing is so effortless, his characters well developed. His transitions between characters flows easily. There is action and drama to keep you reading.
My final word: After Natchez Burning, and now The Bone Tree, I'll read anything by Greg Iles! He holds my interest every moment-- and that isn't an easy thing to do! He is one of the few authors who can make me eager to read an 800 page novel! If you like crime dramas, historical fiction centered around the civil rights era, and books about the deep south, dive into this one with both feet. Greg Iles knows how to weave a great yarn!
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
A book that reminds us of the racial healing that is so desperately need it.
These Penn Cage books are much longer than they need to be.
This was a good book and a worthy successor to the previous book in this series, "Natchez Burning". I have long been a fan of Greg Iles (since his first book, "Spandau Phoenix", to be honest), and I have enjoyed *most* of his books. This one continues his complicated trilogy that delves into old civil rights cases and even the JFK, RFK, and MLK assassinations. The subject matter is extremely apropos of the racial currents that continue to roil under the surface (and sometimes right out in the open) of American society today. There is a spoiler-worthy event in this book that really ticked me off (I'm not going to spoil it, but it was rough and I didn't really see it coming). I think the jury is still out as to whether that event was justified. Still, a great read. Can't wait for the conclusion of this trilogy.
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I have read every book in this series and have liked them a lot, but this continuation of the previous half of this novel (also gargantuan in size) is just too repetitive and way way too long. Too much of a good thing sometimes is too much. I gave up on it about halfway through, which I rarely do.