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A review by jaxxmcqueen
Cari Mora by Thomas Harris
3.0
The good news is you can believe the reviews on goodreads.
The bad news is you can believe the reviews on goodreads.
After reading a spectrum of reviews stating this book simply can. not. have. been written by him, to close friends of the author explaining we just didn't understand his attempt at some new Haiku-style writing, I'm falling somewhere in the middle: like Thomas Harris didn't give a shit whilst writing this and someone helped him.
Why do I think someone wrote at least part of this? Because whilst one of the most talented authors out there can certainly change their style, or create a lame effort, they do not forget their own foundations on writing where they suddenly start introducing giant steaming piles of exposition into dialogue. It's like accepting that a doctor would suddenly use a gummy bear instead of a stethoscope to listen for a heartbeat--they just wouldn't.
I should rate this 2.5 stars, because it deserves it. But it's Thomas Harris, so I'm biased, and conflicted, and weak.
Incidentally, the further you get into the book the more it does sound like Thomas Harris wrote it. Or at least edited it.
The bad news is you can believe the reviews on goodreads.
After reading a spectrum of reviews stating this book simply can. not. have. been written by him, to close friends of the author explaining we just didn't understand his attempt at some new Haiku-style writing, I'm falling somewhere in the middle: like Thomas Harris didn't give a shit whilst writing this and someone helped him.
Why do I think someone wrote at least part of this? Because whilst one of the most talented authors out there can certainly change their style, or create a lame effort, they do not forget their own foundations on writing where they suddenly start introducing giant steaming piles of exposition into dialogue. It's like accepting that a doctor would suddenly use a gummy bear instead of a stethoscope to listen for a heartbeat--they just wouldn't.
I should rate this 2.5 stars, because it deserves it. But it's Thomas Harris, so I'm biased, and conflicted, and weak.
Incidentally, the further you get into the book the more it does sound like Thomas Harris wrote it. Or at least edited it.