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p_t_b's review against another edition
3.0
i feel bashful/possibly outright bad about turning to relatively normcore cop fiction for a distraction in this particular slice of American time. please don't mistake me for oblivious or a blue-lives stan. I've been nibbling through the Amazon adaptations as a distraction during the plague year. they're sturdy and sound and kind of handsome in a stumpy way (i also feel bashful about watching them but Bosch isn't really a valorized warrior cop, he's more of a grumpy anti-protagonist on screen)
anyway this was too long, and a bit chewy, but totally acceptable Law Enforcement Narrative. it has occasional aspirations to being noir, pulp, post-Vietnam recovery narrative, heist thriller, etc. what keeps it enjoyable is the steady, easy pacing and dabs of quirk. I'm probably gonna read a few more or these because i could use the empty art calories as ballast rn because reality insists on being so trash. anyway interrogate your received ideas about what makes the state & its agents legitimate representatives of the people, keep your head up etc
anyway this was too long, and a bit chewy, but totally acceptable Law Enforcement Narrative. it has occasional aspirations to being noir, pulp, post-Vietnam recovery narrative, heist thriller, etc. what keeps it enjoyable is the steady, easy pacing and dabs of quirk. I'm probably gonna read a few more or these because i could use the empty art calories as ballast rn because reality insists on being so trash. anyway interrogate your received ideas about what makes the state & its agents legitimate representatives of the people, keep your head up etc
gamerpeach's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
ashlyncherie's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Okay I loved this book! It’s not really my genre, but it was a book club pick. And I’m so glad I branched out. I saw the plot twists coming but in like a great way because the reader is in Bosch’s head so perfectly. I love and hate the characters in equal measure. Love the setting and descriptions of LA make it feel so real. I was so taken in, I felt like I was there at times. Can’t wait to read the other Bosch books
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Car accident, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexism
Minor: Sexual content
oliviaoxhammar1's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
lavins's review against another edition
3.0
It's a good book, there are quite a few twists, the bank robbery, the constant suspicion, second guessing everyone and their intentions. I just didn't enjoy it as much as Renee's series.
bombielonia's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
hadeanstars's review against another edition
3.0
I was drawn to read this solely because I enjoyed the TV show while in convalescence from Covid, and it was not a great transition, although I mostly enjoyed it. Some of the characters were very different from the show (such as Jerry Edgar), and while that is not a fault per se, it made some of the characters seem outlandish. One of the best aspects of the show was the general humanity of some of the characters, and in the book those same characters were more caricatured and felt unrealistic. Also, like a cheese puff, this book was moreish, but unsatisfying. I did not feel as though I wanted to carry on with the series at all. 5/10
jonlewis's review against another edition
3.0
This book is a fine procedural. Connelly does his job well, laying out an interesting if a bit predictable mystery. It reads well but it's not going to be mistaken for Hemingway.