bunnieslikediamonds's review against another edition
2.0
The time for talking is over, says a character. But it's not. It's never over. There is always more time to talk, and Lord, how they talk. Occasionally someone goes on the lam and gets shot. Fidel Castro makes an appearance. But mostly they talk. Even when they're dying, they talk. I can't not finish this series, but I hope the final book has more strong silent types.
itsmarkyall's review against another edition
4.0
Greg Isles writes door stopping guilty pleasures. His characters aren’t the smartest tools in the shed, but he’s a helluva storyteller, and will keep you flipping pages. The Bone Tree picks up right where Natchez Burning left off and escalates the stakes, some crazy shit happens, and it leaves you ready for the next book in the trilogy.
cmklaft's review against another edition
1.0
This will probably be the last book I read by Greg Iles. This is the 4th book I've read by him and I really enjoyed the other books, both in the Penn Cage series and not in the series. I read it so quickly just because I wanted to get it over with, all of the characters were beyond irritating. Lets start with Catlin Masters, most irritating character, I was actually happy when she died because I couldn't handle reading about her anymore. She is self centered but for some reason every cares about her, manipulative, and only cares about her career. After pretty much every single character warned her not go to the bone tree without the police and she hid relevant information from the FBI, she did it anyways just so she could be the first to get a story. This wasn't about seeking justice, it was all selfish motivations and her deception to everyone she cared about proved that. Next Penn Cage, also continuous self actions throughout the entire novel, and while he ended up murdering 2 people, he somehow still gets to walk out a free man?? This whole book was about a corrupt police force and by letting Penn walk (even though he killed horrible people), we don't live in a vigilante system, you need to be held accountable for your actions. So the system is still corrupt apparently, you can murder 2 people and attack the DA in front of witness and still get walk away just because of who you know.
brandylw's review against another edition
5.0
This is the most detailed book describing what happens when your past catches up to you. I had not read any of Greg Iles' Penn Cage books before, and I wish I had started with the first three before beginning "Natchez Burning" and then "The Bone Tree." However, I may have just enough time to go back and read them before March 21, when "Mississippi Blood" comes out! You do not need to have read the first three, I think, because those books are summarized in these two, and probably the last book. I can't wait to read the last installment!
lwalker77's review against another edition
5.0
I loved Natchez Burning and The Bone Tree wa just as good! Greg Iles is a must read author. Mississippi Blood is next!
cook_memorial_public_library's review against another edition
5.0
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nightgolfer's review against another edition
3.0
The writing is very good, but I'm completely exhausted after reading The Bone Tree. It's borderline misery-porn.
So much hatred, misogyny, sadism, rape, death, and more JFK assassination faux history than you can shake a stick at. It's all so bleak and terrible, not to mention depressing.
I need a vacation after this book, I'm completely drained. If I do decide to finish this trilogy, which is not a certainty at this point, it won't be anytime soon.
So much hatred, misogyny, sadism, rape, death, and more JFK assassination faux history than you can shake a stick at. It's all so bleak and terrible, not to mention depressing.
I need a vacation after this book, I'm completely drained. If I do decide to finish this trilogy, which is not a certainty at this point, it won't be anytime soon.