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A review by _rusalka
Anarchy and Old Dogs by Colin Cotterill
4.0
The Dr Siri series is that borderline of good mystery books, and silliness. The last book bordered on too silly. This one redeemed itself a lot. And it gave it's secondary characters a lot more flesh than being scarecrows behind the doctor.
I still really love the doctor's character, and think he is a lovely addition to the genre. This book just gave the whole cast more depth. While still developing Siri's character and giving us a lot of backstory to the doctor and detail to the past that has been eluded to in previous books.
I found the book a little ham-fisted and problematic with a particular character which was there to illustrate the diversity in SE Asian life. While the character itself was very believable and understandable, the language was outdated even when the book was written. Ignoring the truisms of the thoughts of when the book was set, which I was happy to accept. I just found it a little dated and jarring.
I still really love the doctor's character, and think he is a lovely addition to the genre. This book just gave the whole cast more depth. While still developing Siri's character and giving us a lot of backstory to the doctor and detail to the past that has been eluded to in previous books.
I found the book a little ham-fisted and problematic with a particular character which was there to illustrate the diversity in SE Asian life. While the character itself was very believable and understandable, the language was outdated even when the book was written. Ignoring the truisms of the thoughts of when the book was set, which I was happy to accept. I just found it a little dated and jarring.