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brighroosh 's review for:
The Cold Dish
by Craig Johnson
I had expectations about Craig Johnson's Longmire series after watching and rewatching the Netflix shows. I was mystified for the first part of the book, trying to relate the characters to those on the show. The story line is so different that I had to settle in to basically reading a whole new adventure of a parallel universe Walt Longmire!
In this version, Longmire is not mourning over the loss of his wife, and is readily chasing an attractive woman (three years hence). Perhaps the later novels go back in time and deal with everything that was an overriding theme in the TV show.
Once I accepted the new premise, I had to understand who was talking, since Johnson doesn't use the conventional "then Walt said..." I ended up rereading many paragraphs to see who said what.
In the end the story came together, and I had surmised the "bad actor" despite the obfuscation.
Johnson's strength is in his descriptions and analogies, which were beautiful and raw.
I probably won't read more of Johnson even though I love "Henry," "Ruby," and most of all "Vic."
In this version, Longmire is not mourning over the loss of his wife, and is readily chasing an attractive woman (three years hence). Perhaps the later novels go back in time and deal with everything that was an overriding theme in the TV show.
Once I accepted the new premise, I had to understand who was talking, since Johnson doesn't use the conventional "then Walt said..." I ended up rereading many paragraphs to see who said what.
In the end the story came together, and I had surmised the "bad actor" despite the obfuscation.
Johnson's strength is in his descriptions and analogies, which were beautiful and raw.
I probably won't read more of Johnson even though I love "Henry," "Ruby," and most of all "Vic."