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quillyreads's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, and Murder
brannigan's review against another edition
2.0
This isn't normally my kind of reading material, but my uncle leant it to me so I read it out of politness. Truth be told, I enjoyed it for the most part, albeit in the disgusting way you enjoy ten chicken mcnuggets at 1am but feel terrible about yourself immediately afterwards.
It's horribly written. Cross affects a terse, short-sentence style, in an attempt to manufacture some cock-swinging tension. This bothered me at first, until I learned to ignore it - occasionally, though, Cross takes the whole minimalist thing a tad too far and throws out some sentences so badly formed they would shame a six-year-old, e.g. "He called Bob. Who said, 'how are you?'" And "he started the engine and spun the wheels up to 60 miles an hour". I'm not even sure the latter one makes sense.
The redeeming feature is the decent plot, though it does take a bit of a nosedive with the last fifty-odd pages, culminating in an ultimately unconvincing ending. Still, the highlight is Cross' portrayal of a guilt-racked man, sleeping with the light on, getting pissed and being driven to the end of his tether. It is this which gives the book such great atmosphere, and I was reminded a bit of Raskolnikov's spiral into madness in Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment.
In all, it's a bit of a let-down, but an OK diversion for a day or two.
It's horribly written. Cross affects a terse, short-sentence style, in an attempt to manufacture some cock-swinging tension. This bothered me at first, until I learned to ignore it - occasionally, though, Cross takes the whole minimalist thing a tad too far and throws out some sentences so badly formed they would shame a six-year-old, e.g. "He called Bob. Who said, 'how are you?'" And "he started the engine and spun the wheels up to 60 miles an hour". I'm not even sure the latter one makes sense.
The redeeming feature is the decent plot, though it does take a bit of a nosedive with the last fifty-odd pages, culminating in an ultimately unconvincing ending. Still, the highlight is Cross' portrayal of a guilt-racked man, sleeping with the light on, getting pissed and being driven to the end of his tether. It is this which gives the book such great atmosphere, and I was reminded a bit of Raskolnikov's spiral into madness in Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment.
In all, it's a bit of a let-down, but an OK diversion for a day or two.
david_agranoff's review against another edition
4.0
A very creepy novel that has a romance that works and is unsettling at the same time. From the creator of the AWESOME BBC show Luther. Full Review coming. Quick read.
5elementknitr's review against another edition
4.0
This book was kind of a slow burn.
I'm reading it in anticipation of watching the TV series version "The Sister."
The author spent quite a lot of time in the "interim years", but it was never boring. Well, mostly never boring. The author kept putting in little bits and pieces of how the burial affected the main characters life in these interim years.
When he got close to the dead girl's parents (if you've seen the copious previews for the show, this is not a spoiler), and was thinking Elise thoughts... that was gutting. Over and over and over.
The last 100 pages really ramped up and had a very satisfying, if a somewhat Hollywood-happy, ending.
I'll definitely be reading more from this author.
I'm reading it in anticipation of watching the TV series version "The Sister."
The author spent quite a lot of time in the "interim years", but it was never boring. Well, mostly never boring. The author kept putting in little bits and pieces of how the burial affected the main characters life in these interim years.
When he got close to the dead girl's parents (if you've seen the copious previews for the show, this is not a spoiler), and was thinking Elise thoughts... that was gutting. Over and over and over.
The last 100 pages really ramped up and had a very satisfying, if a somewhat Hollywood-happy, ending.
I'll definitely be reading more from this author.
house_of_hastings's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Vomit, and Rape
busyreading's review against another edition
3.0
Secrets are just that, only when you know they are about to be revealed, you will do all you can to stop them from destroying you and those close to you. Nathan knows exactly how this feels as he made a mistake years ago and kept it hidden, but Nathan's world is about to be turned upside down and there isn't a thing he can do to stop it.
Burial by Neil Cross was an enjoyable read, but It wasn't as good as I imagined it was going to be. Yes, it had the mystery and suspense, but I simply felt it was missing something and I'm not quite sure what it was. In saying that I still think it is well worth reading.
Burial by Neil Cross was an enjoyable read, but It wasn't as good as I imagined it was going to be. Yes, it had the mystery and suspense, but I simply felt it was missing something and I'm not quite sure what it was. In saying that I still think it is well worth reading.
watchingpreacher's review against another edition
3.0
Burial is a book about guilt. It would be wrong to call it a thriller because it's not really that thrilling, though it has some killer moments here and there. And it's a good book about guilt, though it could've been a lot better.
An alright read, some exciting moments and nothing more. It's short, though, so it's got that going for it.
But really, Neil Cross can do much, much better. His run on Luther has shown that. Hopefully, some of his other books are better than this one.
An alright read, some exciting moments and nothing more. It's short, though, so it's got that going for it.
But really, Neil Cross can do much, much better. His run on Luther has shown that. Hopefully, some of his other books are better than this one.
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