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A review by amandat
Prime Suspect by Lynda La Plante
2.0
A lot of plot holes near the end of the book and one very stupid move by the antagonist that made me laugh out loud (you'll know it - it's so jarring because it's completely out of character). It might work on TV, but in a book where there's time to develop characters and plot, the novel feels poorly paced (almost everything important happens in the last 20 or so pages).
Tennison's boyfriend comes off as whiny and selfish. He doesn't seem to understand Jane or that she's in the middle of a murder investigation and it's a make or break case for her. In contrast, the boyfriend (whose name I've forgotten already) is relying on her to make a big, impressive meal so he win an important contract. This is where the novel shows it's age: not once does it occur to the boyfriend to figure how either 1. make the meal himself or 2. hire someone to do it for him.
And I've love to say that the attitudes and actions of Jane's male colleagues are antiquated, but alas, no. Some men still think and act in the crude and inappropriate way. Which is sort of depressing when you think about how little things for women have changed.
Tennison's boyfriend comes off as whiny and selfish. He doesn't seem to understand Jane or that she's in the middle of a murder investigation and it's a make or break case for her. In contrast, the boyfriend (whose name I've forgotten already) is relying on her to make a big, impressive meal so he win an important contract. This is where the novel shows it's age: not once does it occur to the boyfriend to figure how either 1. make the meal himself or 2. hire someone to do it for him.
And I've love to say that the attitudes and actions of Jane's male colleagues are antiquated, but alas, no. Some men still think and act in the crude and inappropriate way. Which is sort of depressing when you think about how little things for women have changed.