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"g" Is for Gumshoe: A Kinsey Millhone Mystery by Sue Grafton

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thatlemonadelife's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

oohsarracuda's review against another edition

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4.0

Originally read sometime in the mid- to late-1990s. My favorite of the re-reads so far (I'm going in alphabetical order, of course). Love Dietz. Might have had a little too much going on, and a too-short epilogue, but I still enjoyed it thoroughly.

alyssakatherine's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

gracenow's review against another edition

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4.0

This is my third time reading this book. It's not the usual Kinsey mystery for the most part, as she sort of explains on the first page. The last 50 pages were outstanding, much of the rest was just OK. She meets Dietz in this one and moves into her redone apartment behind Henry's house.

amandajeanne's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

megpsmit's review against another edition

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4.0

I picked this book up at my grandma's house because I was looking for something published the year I was born for a reading challenge. I have never read Sue Grafton and am not much of a mystery book reader in general but this was a fun read. The story was engaging and Kinsey is a fun heroine so I understand why this was a popular book series. I look forward to reading more at some point.

loud_purrbox's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Just the relaxing read I needed. Very funny at times, a tiny bit boring at times in all its endless descriptiveness which I skim-read, but on the whole a very delicious read. I'd read this one probably when it came out (1990), not much later anyway, but that's long enough ago that I didn't remember anything. And it was interesting to me that while I can see more of what she does with the writing and the characters than I could then, I still enjoyed it. Not all books I once enjoyed can take a reread decades later.