alexcarbonneau's review against another edition
4.0
Attica Locke's place is right up there, on top of all of the lists and top-tens and listings of our generation's most important writers and novelists.
Not only does the woman writes great on-the-edge-of-your-seat crime and mystery novels, but she wraps it up in a social portrayal of our racist, mysogynist world in an unfortunatly too close to reality manner. Which is what is actually the most amazing an important part of her novels, the part you should be looking forward to when you pick her books up from the shelf.
Black Water Rising is no exception to the rule.
Being her debut novel, it actually defines what I'd like to call the Locke genre, since literally no one does it quite like her. Not even Greg Iles who could be mentionned in the same category as Locke.
A mystery, crime novel that sets appart from the classic "whodunnit" novels and a novel that should be the benchmark of what the Big5 publishers look for in a crime novel.
Not only does the woman writes great on-the-edge-of-your-seat crime and mystery novels, but she wraps it up in a social portrayal of our racist, mysogynist world in an unfortunatly too close to reality manner. Which is what is actually the most amazing an important part of her novels, the part you should be looking forward to when you pick her books up from the shelf.
Black Water Rising is no exception to the rule.
Being her debut novel, it actually defines what I'd like to call the Locke genre, since literally no one does it quite like her. Not even Greg Iles who could be mentionned in the same category as Locke.
A mystery, crime novel that sets appart from the classic "whodunnit" novels and a novel that should be the benchmark of what the Big5 publishers look for in a crime novel.
dredadonx's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
calebcasiano's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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? Yes
3.75
emoody's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
rmadden's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
lifeofpie's review against another edition
3.0
4 stars until the non-ending. There was a whole other book to be written based on how it ended.
jacq_benoit's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
#JusticeforBernie
unboxedjack's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, and Racism
Minor: Murder