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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
I love Tempe : her humor, her bad temper sometimes, the way she reacts, how she devotes herself to giving back skeletons their identities. I love how Kathy Reichs manages to create suspense with just a few old bones, how I get engrossed in details and procedures I wouldn't normally really care about. Oh yeay, I definitely love this series, on to the next book !
I liked this one, though sometimes the connections between the characters got lost on me (that's one problem with listening instead of reading, you can't go back over a section as easily). The questioning of Jesus' life and family also intrigued me only because of a course I took in the Spring where we discussed the Incarnation. From a faith perspective I couldn't accept it, but intellectually/academically it was provoking.
Not quite sure what it is about this series, but I really enjoy it. Read 13MAY10 - 25MAY10
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I went into this wanting an interesting mystery with a scientific focus but instead I got a dull version of the Da Vinci code. I think the subject of this book just wasn't anything overly exciting. But here's hoping the next book in the series is better.
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What the author does with this series: Kathy Reichs started off slow but gets better and better. This is part of the series called the Tempe Brenner – Forensic Anthropologist. This paragraph applies to all books in this series. Tempe is a anthropologist who works for medical examiners in Montreal, Quebec and Charlotte North Caroline
Even though the books are often very detailed in both location and the examination of the remains, the story often moves faster than you expect.
Do you need to read this series in order: YES or you miss out on too much of the back stories.
Triggers: This is a book about medical examiners at its core, so lots of references to dead bodies, some are described in strong detail (in a forensic way).Our anthropologist ends up in some life threatening situations and on a couple of occasions in the series, animals are killed, sometimes gratuitously. Relatives of Tempe often in up wounded as the bad persons try to get to her through her family.
This book had a very different setting, which made it great.
An orthodox Jew is found shot dead in Montreal, the mutilated body is barely recognizable. Extreme heat has accelerated decomposition, and made it virtually impossible to determine the bullet trajectory. But just as forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan is attempting to make sense of the fracture patterning, a mysterious stranger slips her a photograph of a skeleton, assuring her it holds the key to the victim's death...The trail of clues leads all the way to the Holy Land where, together with detective Andrew Ryan, Tempe makes a startling discovery - but the further Tempe probes into the identity of the ancient skeleton, the more she seems to be putting herself in danger...
What the author does with this series: Kathy Reichs started off slow but gets better and better. This is part of the series called the Tempe Brenner – Forensic Anthropologist. This paragraph applies to all books in this series. Tempe is a anthropologist who works for medical examiners in Montreal, Quebec and Charlotte North Caroline
Even though the books are often very detailed in both location and the examination of the remains, the story often moves faster than you expect.
Do you need to read this series in order: YES or you miss out on too much of the back stories.
Triggers: This is a book about medical examiners at its core, so lots of references to dead bodies, some are described in strong detail (in a forensic way).Our anthropologist ends up in some life threatening situations and on a couple of occasions in the series, animals are killed, sometimes gratuitously. Relatives of Tempe often in up wounded as the bad persons try to get to her through her family.
This book had a very different setting, which made it great.
An orthodox Jew is found shot dead in Montreal, the mutilated body is barely recognizable. Extreme heat has accelerated decomposition, and made it virtually impossible to determine the bullet trajectory. But just as forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan is attempting to make sense of the fracture patterning, a mysterious stranger slips her a photograph of a skeleton, assuring her it holds the key to the victim's death...The trail of clues leads all the way to the Holy Land where, together with detective Andrew Ryan, Tempe makes a startling discovery - but the further Tempe probes into the identity of the ancient skeleton, the more she seems to be putting herself in danger...
Amazing and wow some archaeology for a change, mystery and murder. Brilliant.
I always like the Kathy Reichs, but not in the same league as other books exploring what ifs in religion.
adventurous
fast-paced
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Ooh still good. Less terrifying than some of the others in the series, but since it’s archaeologically-based it’s slightly less tense as well. The Israeli setting feels very forced and sort of like a weird tour rather than an actual plot outcome.
I decided to read the Temperance Brennan books after watching the television show Bones. The two are similar but also very different, I enjoy both. Kathy Reichs has a very detailed but still interesting writing style. I do not understand all of the technical jargon but that does not detract from my reading enjoyment. Tempe and Ryan are great characters and my favorite parts of the books are when they are in a scene together especially if it is out in "the field".