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johndoe 's review for:
Two Nights
by Kathy Reichs
I wish I could give this book more stars. But I can't. I've listened to audiobooks that were so good, I had to go by the printed book. This is the first time when I've read a printed book, hoping, wishing, it has to be better in audiobook form. Because the print book didn't engage me.
Please let me start by saying I have great respect for Ms. Reichs. But, there were three things I could not get past. One, I couldn't visualize the lead character, Sunday Night, as a woman. The scar, her size, the male-like characteristics had me visualizing her as a man. Second, any time I could visualize her as a woman, I always pictured her as Emily Deschanel. Last, a critique of the writing style. It seems like every time the main character said something, it was followed by an emotion. Like the reader can't draw their own conclusion. Or, like Ms. Reichs was writing this as a screenplay. Or she couldn’t get out of screenplay-mode from Bones. Examples:
"PSO ruled it a justified shoot." Curt.
Or,
"I'd give myself five stars out of five." Terse.
Or,
"Excuse me?" Shocked reflex.
Or,
“Am I gonna regret laying this thing in your lap?” Snappish.
Or,
"Back where?" Unsuspecting.
Or,
You get the idea.
This got really old, really fast.
I commend Ms. Reichs on steeping away from Bones and trying something new. But, this didn’t work for me.
Please let me start by saying I have great respect for Ms. Reichs. But, there were three things I could not get past. One, I couldn't visualize the lead character, Sunday Night, as a woman. The scar, her size, the male-like characteristics had me visualizing her as a man. Second, any time I could visualize her as a woman, I always pictured her as Emily Deschanel. Last, a critique of the writing style. It seems like every time the main character said something, it was followed by an emotion. Like the reader can't draw their own conclusion. Or, like Ms. Reichs was writing this as a screenplay. Or she couldn’t get out of screenplay-mode from Bones. Examples:
"PSO ruled it a justified shoot." Curt.
Or,
"I'd give myself five stars out of five." Terse.
Or,
"Excuse me?" Shocked reflex.
Or,
“Am I gonna regret laying this thing in your lap?” Snappish.
Or,
"Back where?" Unsuspecting.
Or,
You get the idea.
This got really old, really fast.
I commend Ms. Reichs on steeping away from Bones and trying something new. But, this didn’t work for me.