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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
Somehow Reichs managed to make finding the possible body of Jesus boring. If you want to read this book all you need to do is say" He's too old according to the bible but too young according to this other guy" about 50x. No joke. Once or twice in every Temperance Brennan book she runs over the facts again just to keep everything straight and figures out the questions she needs to answer. However "Cross Bones" is entirely questions. From beginning to end Tempe repeats the same main question over and over. The ending was very poorly written as well. Ryan says "oh! I forgot to tell you [...]" and finishes up his part of the story and Brennan immediately follows with "oh! I forgot to tell you [...]" and finishes up her side of the story. The ending wasn't worked in at all. It seems like she had everything but the ending written and her deadline was up so she just quickly wrote that. After the book ends Kathy summarizes the real story behind "Cross Bones" and the real story was more interesting than "Cross Bones" ever was.
Note that on page 412, Brennan is panicked (rightly so) and she calls herself a "schizoid" as in Schizophrenic. That completely random jab at a mental disorder that no one has asked to have was really NOT necessary.
Note that on page 412, Brennan is panicked (rightly so) and she calls herself a "schizoid" as in Schizophrenic. That completely random jab at a mental disorder that no one has asked to have was really NOT necessary.
Temperance Brennan is contacted to investigate some bones that may be possibly Jesus or in the family of Jesus. There are a lot of religious information which I found fascinating. I always love the forensic science in these books. These are different from the tv series Bones but I still really enjoy them.
You can read my review here: http://www.whatireallythink.net/crossbones/
I really enjoyed this, like all of her other books. Some people might think of it as a little slow paced, but I really don't mind. After all, you get really interesting historical information and also about forensic anthropology, which are topics I am personally really interested in.
Like in the previous Temperance Brennan books, I particularly enjoyed Andrew Ryan's character, and of course Reich's scientific descriptions.
Moreover, I love that all of her books revolve around a different theme. In this book, Brennan traveled to Israel and you got to know more about christian and jewish history and the history of Masada.
Excited for the next one!
Like in the previous Temperance Brennan books, I particularly enjoyed Andrew Ryan's character, and of course Reich's scientific descriptions.
Moreover, I love that all of her books revolve around a different theme. In this book, Brennan traveled to Israel and you got to know more about christian and jewish history and the history of Masada.
Excited for the next one!
Maybe riding on the coattails of The Da Vinci Code. Lots of interesting archeology. Kinda sagged in the middle for me. 3.5 stars.
This is definitely not my favorite book by Kathy Reichs, maybe because the plot is so different from her other work. Not a bad book, but if this is your first book by her and you did not like it so much, her other books are much better.
Exciting and fun. An historical, archaeological murder. Biblical scandals. Are those Jesus' bones? Interesting, based on known facts and not conspiracy theories (although she does kinda poke fun at the not shall be named monster bestseller). Not her best ones but a good read.
adventurous
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Temperance Brennan is given a photo during an autopsy, showing a picture of a fully articulated skeleton. When she sends the photos to a fellow archaeologist in North Carolina, it opens up an international mystery.