chellareads's review
adventurous
dark
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
Another great Caribbean neo-noir from Jacob Ross.
It's more complicated than The Bone Readers, so sometimes I lost the plot, but Ross deftly picks you back up.
As always Digga and Ms Stanislaus are superb as the detective duo. And they are supported by a rich cast of characters.
If you want a crime mystery with beautiful prose and a unique detective team, then jump on the Camaho trilogy.Car
It's more complicated than The Bone Readers, so sometimes I lost the plot, but Ross deftly picks you back up.
As always Digga and Ms Stanislaus are superb as the detective duo. And they are supported by a rich cast of characters.
If you want a crime mystery with beautiful prose and a unique detective team, then jump on the Camaho trilogy.Car
rojaed's review
5.0
A great example of crime novel, set in the Caribbean (Grenada?). A fast paced story with the dialogue written in dialect. Digger and Miss Stanislavsky make a great team. A great variety of characters.
secretbookcase's review
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
heidip22's review against another edition
4.0
An engaging and atmospheric crime novel that I thought was really well written and I enjoyed reading, especially as it was on a topic/place I’ve never read about before. A little confusing at times but overall really good.
emmycd's review against another edition
2.0
I had been desperate to read Black Rain Falling ever since one of my colleagues posted a list of books Bernadine Evaristo recommended to read. I was in the middle of Girl, Woman, Other at the time and was interested in reading books that Evaristo had enjoyed. I even managed to get his chosen as my book club's 'Summer Read' over the school holidays. Sadly, this book just didn't do it for me.
I know I am in the minority in not liking this book and I feel that it is definitely a case of it being me and not the book. I can understand why so many people would like the book, but I found it very difficult to access. The dialogue is written as it would be said in the accent of the book (I don't know if Creole is the correct term here) and that did take getting used to. I find that if the dialogue is hard for me to access then I struggle with the book. The same happened when I read A Clockwork Orange a short time ago.
I also found the story didn't really tie together. They were initally trying to pin a crime on a man who raped the good friend of the main character after she shot him, but then it turned into a drugs investigation with no real mention or consequence to the inital crime. I felt that the first 25% of the book, then, had no real relation to the rest of the book.
I think this is one that you need to read and make your mind up about, but sadly it was not one that I really enjoyed.
I know I am in the minority in not liking this book and I feel that it is definitely a case of it being me and not the book. I can understand why so many people would like the book, but I found it very difficult to access. The dialogue is written as it would be said in the accent of the book (I don't know if Creole is the correct term here) and that did take getting used to. I find that if the dialogue is hard for me to access then I struggle with the book. The same happened when I read A Clockwork Orange a short time ago.
I also found the story didn't really tie together. They were initally trying to pin a crime on a man who raped the good friend of the main character after she shot him, but then it turned into a drugs investigation with no real mention or consequence to the inital crime. I felt that the first 25% of the book, then, had no real relation to the rest of the book.
I think this is one that you need to read and make your mind up about, but sadly it was not one that I really enjoyed.
mcglassa's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
petekeeley's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
btkeyes's review
4.0
Set in a fictional version of Grenada, well-plotted Caribbean detective novel. Reminded me of visits to Barbados and St Kitts