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Dissolution, by C.J. Sansom

summers7's review

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

clairby11xxx's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

elbg's review

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2.0

I expected to like this more given the great reviews. But it was far too long, extremely slow, and I figured out the ending, which I can't do on really well written mysteries. I can only guess that I had so much time to think about ending possibilities while reading it that it just came to me. I usually love historical mysteries, but this fell far short for me.

thedeadwoods's review

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

4.25

afsmith's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

anoop_variam's review against another edition

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mysterious tense 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? No

3.5

kentmok12's review

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adventurous dark mysterious relaxing

4.5

iainkelly_writing's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

A potent concoction of crime novel and historical novel, with a side of gothic horror. 

halfcentreader's review

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4.0

First in a series. Matthew Shardlake is a lawyer in King Henry the VIII's time. This mystery was centered around the dissolution of the large monasteries in England after Henry declared himself the head of the church. Tudor history was interesting and believable. I would be interested to read the next in the series.

katiec626's review

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mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0