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A review by fleurette
Innocent Blood by P.D. James
2.0
This is totally not what I’ve expected. And unfortunately, mostly in a bad way.
I expected a thriller, a crime story. Maybe some investigation. And this is at best a psychological thriller. With a emphasize on psychological. It’s not what I was looking for. And these kind of books are rather on the edge of my comfort zone, and not in a good way. I rarely feel a pleasure of reading with them.
Let’s start with something good. The writing is excellent, I can’t deny it. The characters are unique and complicated. The whole idea is fascinating and distinctive. I definitely enjoyed the opportunity this kind of plot gives. There are some parts of the book that I really liked.
But then, there are all those pages I find completely boring. The descriptions are so detailed that skipping is nearly a must. And there is no really good reason for that, I could live without the detailed report on every building, every street and every meaningless action of the character. The books drags through pages. First half is quite boring.
I needed this book for a very specific challenge, the author is generally familiar to me, I have read one of her books years ago, but I’m a bit disappointed with the experience. This is just not my thing. However, I can totally imagine other readers truly enjoying this complicated psychologically story.
I expected a thriller, a crime story. Maybe some investigation. And this is at best a psychological thriller. With a emphasize on psychological. It’s not what I was looking for. And these kind of books are rather on the edge of my comfort zone, and not in a good way. I rarely feel a pleasure of reading with them.
Let’s start with something good. The writing is excellent, I can’t deny it. The characters are unique and complicated. The whole idea is fascinating and distinctive. I definitely enjoyed the opportunity this kind of plot gives. There are some parts of the book that I really liked.
But then, there are all those pages I find completely boring. The descriptions are so detailed that skipping is nearly a must. And there is no really good reason for that, I could live without the detailed report on every building, every street and every meaningless action of the character. The books drags through pages. First half is quite boring.
I needed this book for a very specific challenge, the author is generally familiar to me, I have read one of her books years ago, but I’m a bit disappointed with the experience. This is just not my thing. However, I can totally imagine other readers truly enjoying this complicated psychologically story.