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kert_tandog 's review for:
206 Bones
by Kathy Reichs
It started off incredibly slow; I thought this book could put me off reading Kathy Reichs in the future, which would be a shame because I own four more Kathy Reichs books (all unread). Thankfully, the story picked up its pace by the middle of the book. It turned out to be an OK mystery.
I did have a few gripes. First, the first half's atrociously and frustratingly slow. Too much driving details; not enough juice (I don't care much about roads and landmarks in Chicago). Second, I found the style of writing the dialogue a tad bit confusing. Strange, I haven't had similar issues with other books I've read. For 206 bones, however, I kept getting lost. The multiple crimes almost got jumbled up in my head too - and it took slight efforts of rummaging through dots and details in my head to piece together what was going on in the book. Perhaps the French sentences kept throwing me off?
Anyway, I really like Reichs' exploration of the importance of ethics and professionalisation, and her recognition of the expertise needed in doing Anthropology. As an anthropology student, it's exciting to see this in a popularised fiction novel - especially because quite a lot of people claim to be anthropologists, even though they have not been rigorously trained in the discipline (*cringe*).
I did have a few gripes. First, the first half's atrociously and frustratingly slow. Too much driving details; not enough juice (I don't care much about roads and landmarks in Chicago). Second, I found the style of writing the dialogue a tad bit confusing. Strange, I haven't had similar issues with other books I've read. For 206 bones, however, I kept getting lost. The multiple crimes almost got jumbled up in my head too - and it took slight efforts of rummaging through dots and details in my head to piece together what was going on in the book. Perhaps the French sentences kept throwing me off?
Anyway, I really like Reichs' exploration of the importance of ethics and professionalisation, and her recognition of the expertise needed in doing Anthropology. As an anthropology student, it's exciting to see this in a popularised fiction novel - especially because quite a lot of people claim to be anthropologists, even though they have not been rigorously trained in the discipline (*cringe*).