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Dexter's Final Cut
by Jeff Lindsay
Some people say Lindsay's writerly genius came when he created "America's serial killer" and evil creature we couldn't help but love. But now it seems the real skill came when he created that killer and then found a way for all Dexter's dearly devoted fans to hate him. And it is just this masterful work Lindsay has accomplished (although it's been in the works for a while) with this book.
Dexter gets his first big break into show biz as the body guard to bombshell actress Jackie and forensic mentor to actor Robert Chase. And then things just get strange, and not in the usual Dexter's killing people way.
I started the Dexter series because I didn't have cable and couldn't see the show, but of course the show and the books are so different it really didn't matter. But after book one I fell in love with the series. I'd never read a mystery like it. This sort of reverse mystery where you're in the mind of a killer was just refreshing and fun. Dexter seemed brilliantly captivating and I never wanted the series to end.
But now I know why all good characters should meet their end sooner rather than later. There's no more love in these pages for me. Dexter's fallen flat. The magic is over.
Lindsay's writing has been declining since mid-series and now it's just filled with cliches about Miami traffic and Dexter's big brain. Unfortunately Dexter's big brain can't see things that are so obvious to the reader by chapter 2 there's really no point in slogging through to the end.
Sadly I'll have to say this is my last Dexter book. It's time to retire.
Dexter gets his first big break into show biz as the body guard to bombshell actress Jackie and forensic mentor to actor Robert Chase. And then things just get strange, and not in the usual Dexter's killing people way.
I started the Dexter series because I didn't have cable and couldn't see the show, but of course the show and the books are so different it really didn't matter. But after book one I fell in love with the series. I'd never read a mystery like it. This sort of reverse mystery where you're in the mind of a killer was just refreshing and fun. Dexter seemed brilliantly captivating and I never wanted the series to end.
But now I know why all good characters should meet their end sooner rather than later. There's no more love in these pages for me. Dexter's fallen flat. The magic is over.
Lindsay's writing has been declining since mid-series and now it's just filled with cliches about Miami traffic and Dexter's big brain. Unfortunately Dexter's big brain can't see things that are so obvious to the reader by chapter 2 there's really no point in slogging through to the end.
Sadly I'll have to say this is my last Dexter book. It's time to retire.