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A review by brainstrain91
The Sacred Cut by David Hewson
3.0
Not my usual fare, but it was a fun change of pace. The characters were mostly compelling, and the story moves along at a good clip. Our protagonists definitely feel like a family and I was rooting for them, which carried the book through its weaker moments.
It's amazing how dated a book published in 2005 can feel - not a criticism, it's just fascinating. Anything so involved in politics is going to get dated crazy fast, I guess.
The degree to which every viewpoint character, from grizzled cop to architect turned FBI agent, is an expert on Roman history and knows every landmark in Rome by heart... it's consistently amusing.
The ending is not good. The situation is so dramatic is becomes funny, and then Hewson undercuts the tension repeatedly. A main character is suddenly cooperating with the antagonist to facilitate a "twist" ending and CASUALLY TOSSING BOMBS IN THE PANTHEON??? I did not like it.
It's amazing how dated a book published in 2005 can feel - not a criticism, it's just fascinating. Anything so involved in politics is going to get dated crazy fast, I guess.
The degree to which every viewpoint character, from grizzled cop to architect turned FBI agent, is an expert on Roman history and knows every landmark in Rome by heart... it's consistently amusing.
The ending is not good. The situation is so dramatic is becomes funny, and then Hewson undercuts the tension repeatedly. A main character is suddenly cooperating with the antagonist to facilitate a "twist" ending and CASUALLY TOSSING BOMBS IN THE PANTHEON??? I did not like it.