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alba_marie 's review for:
Déjà Dead
by Kathy Reichs
I knew that this series was different than the TV series, but I hadn't realise just how different Brennan would be - it's really only the name and career that stays the same! That said, I still enjoyed it. It's amazing how different 1990s thrillers are from today. So much more real, more gritty. More realistic timings, slower burns, less hung up on "unreliable narrators" and "the twist" and more concerned with just telling a story. Archeology and forensic anthropology are subjects that have always fascinated me, and I love seeing them in a mystery novel (because who doesn't love a good mystery, eh?) Reichs uses actual science - imagine that! Real science! Not made up crap! - in her book, though the level of detail she provides sometimes feels like a how-to guide. Her character is rich and developed; Brennan has flaws, she's gutsy, not a pushover. As a fluent French speaker, nice to have a fair amount of French in the book - I admit, sometimes I actually read some of the interviews with the Francophones in French ;)
For all of that, I really respected this book, though beware, it's not a fast read like modern thrillers!
That said, I think Reichs still has a lot to learn. I've read one of her later works, and found it less hefty and heavy. Less scientific explanations (because as much as I love it, I don't need detailed explanations of how to work various 90s forensic technology).
Not her intention, but it really made me realise how lucky we are today - many of the problems and miscommunications in the book would have been resolved with mobile phones, wifi and portable laptops, not to mention updated forensic machines. Science, computers and technology have evolved SO MUCH in the past 30 years, and its really incredible to read such an in-depth book written/set in the early 90s (written by an actual scientist) and compare it to what we have today.
I still prefer TV Brennan in all her awkwardness, genius-ness and inability to understand pop culture references, but hey I'm enjoying the books too, and am excited to dig in further.
For all of that, I really respected this book, though beware, it's not a fast read like modern thrillers!
That said, I think Reichs still has a lot to learn. I've read one of her later works, and found it less hefty and heavy. Less scientific explanations (because as much as I love it, I don't need detailed explanations of how to work various 90s forensic technology).
Not her intention, but it really made me realise how lucky we are today - many of the problems and miscommunications in the book would have been resolved with mobile phones, wifi and portable laptops, not to mention updated forensic machines. Science, computers and technology have evolved SO MUCH in the past 30 years, and its really incredible to read such an in-depth book written/set in the early 90s (written by an actual scientist) and compare it to what we have today.
I still prefer TV Brennan in all her awkwardness, genius-ness and inability to understand pop culture references, but hey I'm enjoying the books too, and am excited to dig in further.