carolsnotebook's review
4.0
The Pot Thief Who Studied Edward Abbey is the second Pot Thief mystery that I’ve read. It’s just a really good book. I read it during the readathon last weekend and I kept reading it past the end time to finish it. Hubie Schuze is fun, honest, and I would have enjoyed taking his pottery class.
I didn’t know who Edward Abbey was before I picked up the book. Edward Paul Abbey (January 29, 1927 – March 14, 1989) was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues, criticism of public land policies, and anarchist political views. A couple of his best known works are a novel, The Monkey Wrench Gang, which has been cited as an inspiration by environmental groups, and the non-fiction work Desert Solitaire, both of which Hubie reads during the course of the book. He tends to think along similar lines as Abbey, it seems.
One of Hubie’s students is killed, not during his class, thankfully. I think the characters are the highlight of this book. The students are an interesting group, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. And Hubie’s regular circle are here again, they are just a great group of people to hang out with. I’d love to sit in on one of their margarita sessions.
The mystery solution itself was a little convoluted.All the clues worked out and even though the motive made sense, it just wasn’t a satisfying conclusion. But we did have the requisite “our amateur detective might get killed” scene. That’s okay though, the setting and people make up for the minor issues I had with the mystery plotline.
I didn’t know who Edward Abbey was before I picked up the book. Edward Paul Abbey (January 29, 1927 – March 14, 1989) was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues, criticism of public land policies, and anarchist political views. A couple of his best known works are a novel, The Monkey Wrench Gang, which has been cited as an inspiration by environmental groups, and the non-fiction work Desert Solitaire, both of which Hubie reads during the course of the book. He tends to think along similar lines as Abbey, it seems.
One of Hubie’s students is killed, not during his class, thankfully. I think the characters are the highlight of this book. The students are an interesting group, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. And Hubie’s regular circle are here again, they are just a great group of people to hang out with. I’d love to sit in on one of their margarita sessions.
The mystery solution itself was a little convoluted.All the clues worked out and even though the motive made sense, it just wasn’t a satisfying conclusion. But we did have the requisite “our amateur detective might get killed” scene. That’s okay though, the setting and people make up for the minor issues I had with the mystery plotline.
bract4813mypacksnet's review
4.0
A light-hearted read, sort of a cozy mystery based in New Mexico's academic world.
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