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jordantheune 's review for:
Cop Town
by Karin Slaughter
I don’t really know why I keep reading these cop stories, but it seems to be happening a lot lately (at least a lot for me). Maybe it’s more about Karin Slaughter than it is about the genre, though. Who knows... on to the review!
I liked “Cop Town” more than I thought I would. I’m not used to reading about female officers, so getting to see what things are like from that perspective (albeit a slightly dated one) was quite enlightening. The book was overflowing with sexism, racism, and any other *ism* you can think of—it was tough to read at times. Though the current day world has much growth still to accomplish, it was shocking to see the treatment toward those people deemed “lesser” beings. It’s just hard to believe that someone can think in such a manner; I hate knowing how horrible people can be.
Getting to follow the female officers as they conducted their investigation was really entertaining. I liked seeing them “hitting the streets” to try to solve the case (though their male counterparts were NOT ok with that).Some of the more violent scenes became a bit too graphic for me, so do be warned if you have a though time dealing with gruesome descriptions.
I think the biggest factor keeping me from giving this a higher rating is because of my dissatisfaction with the end. I was disappointed with the conclusion of the events on the roof, as I did not want Fox to get what he wanted. Additionally, things got a little cheesy with the ending scene, and I didn’t care for it.
Truly, I do think this is going to be an enjoyable read for fans of Karin Slaughter or for those who enjoy crime-related dramas. The story isn’t perfect, but it accomplishes a lot—it deals with so many different social issues while also delivering an interesting case for the reader to follow. It’s worth a read.
I liked “Cop Town” more than I thought I would. I’m not used to reading about female officers, so getting to see what things are like from that perspective (albeit a slightly dated one) was quite enlightening. The book was overflowing with sexism, racism, and any other *ism* you can think of—it was tough to read at times. Though the current day world has much growth still to accomplish, it was shocking to see the treatment toward those people deemed “lesser” beings. It’s just hard to believe that someone can think in such a manner; I hate knowing how horrible people can be.
Getting to follow the female officers as they conducted their investigation was really entertaining. I liked seeing them “hitting the streets” to try to solve the case (though their male counterparts were NOT ok with that).Some of the more violent scenes became a bit too graphic for me, so do be warned if you have a though time dealing with gruesome descriptions.
I think the biggest factor keeping me from giving this a higher rating is because of my dissatisfaction with the end. I was disappointed with the conclusion of the events on the roof, as I did not want Fox to get what he wanted. Additionally, things got a little cheesy with the ending scene, and I didn’t care for it.
Truly, I do think this is going to be an enjoyable read for fans of Karin Slaughter or for those who enjoy crime-related dramas. The story isn’t perfect, but it accomplishes a lot—it deals with so many different social issues while also delivering an interesting case for the reader to follow. It’s worth a read.