Reviews

Reconstruction (The Oxford Investigations, #5) by Mick Herron

beckycliffe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

davidjeri60's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

4.0

cybergoths's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

As this was part of the Oxford Investigations set, I’d expected a link back to Zoe Boehm, but there wasn’t one. What I did get was an excellent thriller with echoes of the Slough House stories. 

staciarain's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

mxinky's review against another edition

5.0

Loved this! Mick Hereon’s skepticism about “international affairs” is a breath of fresh air. His writing is as sharp and funny as imaginable. Just incredible. Obviously some reviewers want more action and less of a mediation on motive but not me. I will be reading everything Herron publishes.

debbiejane's review against another edition

4.0

A real page-turner with a pacy plot and some well depicted characters. Thoroughly enjoyable with a satisfying twist at the end.

martyfried's review against another edition

4.0

⭐⭐⭐⭐+1/2 - much as I love Mick Herron, I subtracted 1/2 because of his infuriating ending. Not to mention the fact that I'm still not sure who were the good guys and bad guys. I think I may need to read it again in the future; but then, I plan to read a lot of his books again in the future, perhaps the entire Slough House series. They are the type of books that are hard to digest in one reading, and I think I'll enjoy a reread, especially the earlier ones.

If you read this, try to pay attention; it's not easy to follow at times, as it skips all over the place constantly, without warning. So sometimes, it's hard to know who's point of view we're hearing. And if you like neat or happy endings, be prepared to be infuriated or confused... or possibly delighted, depending on your preferences.

pshotts's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

zzzrevel's review against another edition

4.0

This is a bit slow throughout Part 1 (the bulk of the book), delivering quite a bit of extraneous information in my opinion, but the shorter Part 2 is clever and rewarding as any Herron book particularly if you have read his Slough House series (highly recommended). This one is a standalone that's pretty good.

tommyro's review against another edition

4.0

Mick Herron has joined my top favorite writers. Love his writing style. This is a great thriller, fantastic characters, with an espionage penumbra and the required twists throughout. Working my way through all his books while waiting for the #3 in Slough House series - fantastic spy thrillers.