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A review by sagea
The Word Is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This book is the first in a year that I started AND finished. However, I think another murder mystery could have played the same role and likely been more satisfying.
Obviously this was sufficiently compelling for me to finish reading it in a day. The setup and a lot of the twists were intriguing. The final reveals, though, were lacking to me.
We also never got even a bit of explanation or proper deconstruction of the weird homophobic ravings of the main detective character, which is slightly alarming. Why shoehorn that in and have your self-insert character comment on it if nothing useful will be done with it?
Obviously this was sufficiently compelling for me to finish reading it in a day. The setup and a lot of the twists were intriguing. The final reveals, though, were lacking to me.
We also never got even a bit of explanation or proper deconstruction of the weird homophobic ravings of the main detective character, which is slightly alarming. Why shoehorn that in and have your self-insert character comment on it if nothing useful will be done with it?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Homophobia