A review by susanatwestofmars
Death Angel by Linda Fairstein
informative
mysterious
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? No
3.0
Fairstein has a writing style that worked in the beginning but now just kind of makes me nuts. We have a paragraph or two, maybe three, of scene and then we stop everything for an info dump. And it's interesting info, but it's still an info dump.
A lot of readers really like her stuff (well, pre-controversy, anyway, but that's another thing and I have been reading her for too long and am too aware that the situation is more nuanced than the pitchfork wielders would have us think) because you learn so much about New York City.
I don't. Learn much about New York City, that is. Info dumps make me NUTS, and I tend not to retain a bit of what I'm reading. Integrate it into the story and I'm there.
Anyway, this was the last book of Fairstein's that I'd collected years ago, and I'm not overly interested in continuing with the series. Not because of the controversy, but in part because I'm just a different sort of reader at this stage in my life.
A lot of readers really like her stuff (well, pre-controversy, anyway, but that's another thing and I have been reading her for too long and am too aware that the situation is more nuanced than the pitchfork wielders would have us think) because you learn so much about New York City.
I don't. Learn much about New York City, that is. Info dumps make me NUTS, and I tend not to retain a bit of what I'm reading. Integrate it into the story and I'm there.
Anyway, this was the last book of Fairstein's that I'd collected years ago, and I'm not overly interested in continuing with the series. Not because of the controversy, but in part because I'm just a different sort of reader at this stage in my life.