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A review by jennybeastie
Surrender, New York by Caleb Carr
I eagerly awaited Caleb Carr's new book, but have had to put it down. While I love his consistently 19th century storytelling style, it is weirdly jarring with a more contemporary set of characters. I keep expecting time travel (it's possible that happens later in the book, but I doubt it), and the plodding pace, with digressions into local history, is less atmospheric and more just... tangential.
The reason I stopped reading it, however, is that I grew so annoyed with the deep arrogance of the main character that I just didn't care to see the book play out. I assume he will triumph, in the face of all stupid forensic assumptions. I expect he will once again be treated wrong by the overbearing forces of government. And likely will lose either his partner or the kid he recruited or his beloved pet to either arrogance or serial killer or aforementioned overbearing forces of government. Meh. I may pick it up later, but I doubt it.
Advanced reader's copy provided by Edelweiss.
The reason I stopped reading it, however, is that I grew so annoyed with the deep arrogance of the main character that I just didn't care to see the book play out. I assume he will triumph, in the face of all stupid forensic assumptions. I expect he will once again be treated wrong by the overbearing forces of government. And likely will lose either his partner or the kid he recruited or his beloved pet to either arrogance or serial killer or aforementioned overbearing forces of government. Meh. I may pick it up later, but I doubt it.
Advanced reader's copy provided by Edelweiss.