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A review by stefhyena
Clean Break by Val McDermid
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Look, it probablu has flaws, but it kept me sane through late 90s early 00s and I still enjoyed it even later.
Oh I know what was a flaw, the objectifying way she wrote about Michael. When I first read it I just saw it as lesbian author trying to write attractive men LOL but I see racism in it now which is not cool. I only hope McDermid learned better in the intervening decades (I think she is still writing).
The description of what the internet is and how it works was hilariously wrong but I suppose that shows she was writing about it just before it became mainstream (hard to imagine now)
Oh I know what was a flaw, the objectifying way she wrote about Michael. When I first read it I just saw it as lesbian author trying to write attractive men LOL but I see racism in it now which is not cool. I only hope McDermid learned better in the intervening decades (I think she is still writing).
The description of what the internet is and how it works was hilariously wrong but I suppose that shows she was writing about it just before it became mainstream (hard to imagine now)