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A review by theamyleblanc
Goodbye Paris by Mike Bond
Did not finish book.
I received a copy of this story from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
DNF: 20%
I love Paris and the French so something set there was intriguing. But from the beginning, this book was all wrong for me. I had to stop because it was too painful to slog through it. I don't always review books I didn't finish because I don't think that's necessarily fair but this wasn't a matter of personal taste. The writing wasn't as good as I was hoping it would be. There were weird sentence fragments, strange jumps in time, and unnecessary description. Also, habits you would expect from a character with a Special Forces background - military time, observational skills, etc - were used sporadically. The narrative was more like watching a movie than it was being immersed in the story. Lots of telling, not enough showing.
Another issue I had with this book was social/political. There was a machismo attitude lurking in the words that I didn't appreciate. And the characters seemed incapable of making up their mind whether they liked Muslims or not. It was confusing and really detracted from the story.
I'm disappointed in this.
DNF: 20%
I love Paris and the French so something set there was intriguing. But from the beginning, this book was all wrong for me. I had to stop because it was too painful to slog through it. I don't always review books I didn't finish because I don't think that's necessarily fair but this wasn't a matter of personal taste. The writing wasn't as good as I was hoping it would be. There were weird sentence fragments, strange jumps in time, and unnecessary description. Also, habits you would expect from a character with a Special Forces background - military time, observational skills, etc - were used sporadically. The narrative was more like watching a movie than it was being immersed in the story. Lots of telling, not enough showing.
Another issue I had with this book was social/political. There was a machismo attitude lurking in the words that I didn't appreciate. And the characters seemed incapable of making up their mind whether they liked Muslims or not. It was confusing and really detracted from the story.
I'm disappointed in this.