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robinwalter's Reviews (1.87k)
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
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Character
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N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Bland, even by her standards, and the author's prejudices again on full show
informative
fast-paced
Quite a helpful overview/introduction, but perhaps a little TOO simplistic and the formatting was visually weird.
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
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Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not a bad story, but overlong and the leads took far too long to work out their feelings for each other
informative
medium-paced
A truly excellent guide to what it is copywriters do, and how those who write can benefit. He writes with wit and humour and a near-total absence of peevish prescriptivism. I say "near-total" because the one thing he relentlessly attacks is British English, giving as one reason for doing so his proud patriotism.
As someone whose idiolect is more heavily influenced by UK English than US English, his relentless digs at UK English were jarring, out of tonal harmony with the rest of the book, and reinforced for me my conviction that Shaw had it right when he called patriotism "a pernicious, psychopathic form of idiocy".
Flag-waving fondness for his national L1 aside, this was a great book, one well worth reading
As someone whose idiolect is more heavily influenced by UK English than US English, his relentless digs at UK English were jarring, out of tonal harmony with the rest of the book, and reinforced for me my conviction that Shaw had it right when he called patriotism "a pernicious, psychopathic form of idiocy".
Flag-waving fondness for his national L1 aside, this was a great book, one well worth reading
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A dark story with a deceptively simple mystery. A nice feint at the end, and again the domestic relationships critical
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A very promising start to the n ew series, looking forward to more
challenging
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Unnecessarily convoluted and a bit of a shambles at the very end. Both the killer and the reasons/motivation were telegraphed, or rather trumpeted in one key exchange, and the story could have been wrapped up a whole lot sooner.
challenging
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Fast and fun
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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