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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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Lehane does such an exceptional job with his characters. Heartbreaking story for so many reasons, but a fantastic read.
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Well this is a desperate bummer all the way around.
But, it's a good reminder that I still love a detective story done well. It was--like Underground Airlines which I just finished--good enough to make me put other things (like...for example...life and work and family) aside until I was done. And like UA it ended unsatisfactorily, in this case with an emptiness that one might graciously say subverts our expectations and this broadens the genre, but to this reader it ends with an empty, moralizing improbability undeserving of the taught and fraught plot that ratchets us up for something more.
But, it's a good reminder that I still love a detective story done well. It was--like Underground Airlines which I just finished--good enough to make me put other things (like...for example...life and work and family) aside until I was done. And like UA it ended unsatisfactorily, in this case with an emptiness that one might graciously say subverts our expectations and this broadens the genre, but to this reader it ends with an empty, moralizing improbability undeserving of the taught and fraught plot that ratchets us up for something more.
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Brilliant..
Great characters, Great dialogue..
Dennis lehane is rare and gifted writer.. highly recommend
Great characters, Great dialogue..
Dennis lehane is rare and gifted writer.. highly recommend
So many problematic things in this book, including the assumption that an abused child grows up to be an abuser. As a victim of childhood abuse, this seriously bothered me. I’d never harm anyone, especially not children.
Racism, misogyny, homophobia, and all the other stuff that goes along with toxic masculinity.
And, strangely enough, I enjoyed listening to this. Weird contradictions for me…
I’d give it a 2.5 to 3 stars.
Racism, misogyny, homophobia, and all the other stuff that goes along with toxic masculinity.
And, strangely enough, I enjoyed listening to this. Weird contradictions for me…
I’d give it a 2.5 to 3 stars.