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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
A bit too technical in the anthropology department for my liking; the focus on accuracy removed me from being totally immersed in the story and, at times, halted the progress of the story.
In addition to that, it kinda reminds me of Dan Brown’s “Da Vinci Code”, so if you really like that book, this book is a good step.
In addition to that, it kinda reminds me of Dan Brown’s “Da Vinci Code”, so if you really like that book, this book is a good step.
There was way too much going on in this book for it to be enjoyable. Despite me being interested in the religious side of Israel etc, I feel like there was too many characters and places introduced for me to enjoy it.
I enjoyed this book and could not put it down. I was intrigued and just sucked in. I had been saddened by the ending and hoped everything would have been tied up completely.
"Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which to die."
I went into this book thinking I wasn't going to like it. I thought it was going to try too hard in regards to providing insight on an area of the world & a struggle that has a painful history & present. I also felt like it was going to be predictably about the bones of Jesus.
I was wrong though! I felt that this book was a return to the quick-paced, hard-to-put-down style that the first 3 books of the Temperance Brennan series had and it handled itself well in regards to the struggles/painful history of Palestine/Israel at the time ( Note: this book was published in 2005).
I went into this book thinking I wasn't going to like it. I thought it was going to try too hard in regards to providing insight on an area of the world & a struggle that has a painful history & present. I also felt like it was going to be predictably about the bones of Jesus.
I was wrong though! I felt that this book was a return to the quick-paced, hard-to-put-down style that the first 3 books of the Temperance Brennan series had and it handled itself well in regards to the struggles/painful history of Palestine/Israel at the time ( Note: this book was published in 2005).
This was not among my favorite Reichs novels. I felt it was repetitive, too technical, and the story wound itself in circles. There wasn't enough 'procedure' in this procedural. There was archaeological intrigue, to be sure, and Reichs did her location research. I could certainly tell that she took a trip to Israel to accurately depict the stories events. However, there was too much going on with whose bones were related to who, and where Max fit in, and the shroud bones... it was too much information that I just didn't care about.
I did like the fact that Tempe and Ryan were an item in this novel, instead of dancing around all the angst. They make a believable couple. I could have done without all the references to 'tap pants' (whatever those are).
I hate the fact that there are religious groups out there that are completely against discovering our past- and they go to such lengths to steal, destroy and rebury artifacts and bones. They would rather keep everyone ignorant instead of learning things about their ancestors. That's heading into an argument for another day- so I'll just leave that one there.
All in all, an okay novel from Reichs. I wouldn't recommend that you start with this one if you haven't read her work before- there's too much archaeology and not enough procedural in it like her other novels.
I did like the fact that Tempe and Ryan were an item in this novel, instead of dancing around all the angst. They make a believable couple. I could have done without all the references to 'tap pants' (whatever those are).
I hate the fact that there are religious groups out there that are completely against discovering our past- and they go to such lengths to steal, destroy and rebury artifacts and bones. They would rather keep everyone ignorant instead of learning things about their ancestors. That's heading into an argument for another day- so I'll just leave that one there.
All in all, an okay novel from Reichs. I wouldn't recommend that you start with this one if you haven't read her work before- there's too much archaeology and not enough procedural in it like her other novels.
This wasn’t one of her better books. Took awhile to get into it. Hoping the next one will be better.
adventurous
informative
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Out of all the books in Reich's Temperance Brennan series so far, this one felt the closest to how an episode of Bones would go. The focus was primarily on a set of bones and the murder plot, while still intertwined in the story, fell the the wayside unlike Reich's previous books where the murder was the primary focus of the protagonist a majority of each book.
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No