kbrown5455's review against another edition
3.0
The audiobook makes one of the main characters sound dumber and weaker than I imagined when I read the previous books.
biblioph1le's review against another edition
5.0
I love inspector Lynley. Another great Elizabeth George tome. Should have read it on my Kindle though - it was a tad heavy
roshk99's review against another edition
3.0
Lots of threads interwoven with a minimal number of suspects who all connected inexplicably. The ending is ok, nothing very surprising, but the book still paints a realistic image of human nature if not murder mysteries.
cook_memorial_public_library's review against another edition
4.0
Recommended by Jane
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dja777's review against another edition
3.0
Deborah St James is one of the most IRRITATING characters I've ever read! The book was pretty good, but Deb is just tiresome. I missed the old level of interaction w/Lynley and Havers. I hope George brings more of that back in the next one.
franschulman9's review against another edition
dark
emotional
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? It's complicated
4.25
shiradest's review against another edition
3.0
I've been wanting to read something by [a:Elizabeth George|1402383|Elizabeth George|http://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1235518043p2/1402383.jpg] since reading [b:Write Away: One Novelist's Approach to Fiction and the Writing Life|116685|Write Away One Novelist's Approach to Fiction and the Writing Life|Elizabeth George|http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1442785340s/116685.jpg|1848913], her book for aspiring authors. I found her advice interesting, and took copious notes, but also wanted to see more of how she implements her words to writers.
In this particular book, which did have a bit of a slow start, I found that for me, the voices of the adults were a bit hard to distinguish at times, while the voice of the boy was always easy to catch. I see what she meant about always keeping a question in the mind of the reader, but found the ending rather at loose ends, at least for my taste. It felt so ambiguous that I wondered if the book was in fact finished, until I saw the end notes.
But this book did raise many interesting social and ethical or moral questions, and I enjoyed that.
the Ides of March, 12017 HE
Shira
In this particular book, which did have a bit of a slow start, I found that for me, the voices of the adults were a bit hard to distinguish at times, while the voice of the boy was always easy to catch. I see what she meant about always keeping a question in the mind of the reader, but found the ending rather at loose ends, at least for my taste. It felt so ambiguous that I wondered if the book was in fact finished, until I saw the end notes.
But this book did raise many interesting social and ethical or moral questions, and I enjoyed that.
the Ides of March, 12017 HE
Shira
jdshipengrover's review against another edition
3.0
A fairly standard Lynley and Havers book. Personally, Havers is my favorite and there was not enough of her in this book, but her personal story line does move a long nicely in this book. Any fan of the series will like this addition to the series.
april_soukup's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
floribunda52's review against another edition
4.0
I had a really hard time with George's last two, so I was pleasantly surprised that this was a step back to the "old" direction!