Reviews

Dutch Curridge by Tim Bryant

wagmore's review against another edition

2.0

A little too dark for my taste. I don't mean dark thematically, I mean dark in the sense of murky characterization. Also, a couple of anachronisms jarred me right out of the story. Example: people didn't give "input" in the 50s.

wholcomb's review

5.0

This is the first detective novel I have read. I found it interesting to read about life in Fort Worth in 1953 and to read about the normalcy of racism at the time. I can't imagine writing a piece where you have to take your mind back to a place and time so different than today. The story itself was multifaceted and in a lot of ways I felt the story was a vehicle to explore the time period more than to tell a story. I don't mean that in a bad way, I found that very interesting and fascinating. The main character, Dutch Corridge, was an intriguing. I found him refreshing in a way I can't quite explain. Maybe it was his detachment to things and his attachment to people outside the norm and his attachment to the moment. Overall, a wonderful piece of writing.

wicketicons's review against another edition

4.0

This isn't my usual sort of book, but I found it engrossing, even haunting. Bryant did a great job and the flow of the book is perfect.
The only reason I gave it four stars instead of five is that it isn't my usual sort of read. It really deserves five stars on its own merit.