A review by tyrshand
The Naturalist by Andrew Mayne

2.0

The science aspect of the novel seemed, at first, to be exciting and refreshing. However, as the novel went on it began to feel like window dressing. (particularly anything to do with anthropology and skeletal analysis -- I know it works like magic for the sake of fiction, but experience with these subjects means I have to shake my head) The character never really grew on me. I was never able to quite get a sense of who he was since he really felt like two different people. And then a third as he became a bit too perfect.