A review by wanderaven
Case Histories by Kate Atkinson
3.0
When I worked at the bookstore and discovered Atkinson and wanted to read her after reading the synopsis of her books, I wondered why her books were catagorized under general fiction instead of mystery. Now I understand a bit better why this is... as another reviewer mentioned, this novel fell slightly more on the side of "character study" than hardcore mystery.
Which isn't to say that I didn't enjoy the myster(ies). I particularly enjoyed that there were multiple mysteries to consider. Most of all, I appreciate an author who actually solves the mysteries she presents to the reader. I'm not known for catching on very quickly (for all the people who said they saw the end of Sixth Sense coming a mile away, I was sitting there, incredulous, saying, "This whole time? He's been dead this whole time?"), so it's probably not saying a whole lot for the writer when I say that I figured out about three quarters of the killers/motives fairly early on in this one.
Although I'm only clicking the third star, I'm actually quite looking forward to reading more by Atkinson, especially featuring the same lead protagonist, Brody....
Which isn't to say that I didn't enjoy the myster(ies). I particularly enjoyed that there were multiple mysteries to consider. Most of all, I appreciate an author who actually solves the mysteries she presents to the reader. I'm not known for catching on very quickly (for all the people who said they saw the end of Sixth Sense coming a mile away, I was sitting there, incredulous, saying, "This whole time? He's been dead this whole time?"), so it's probably not saying a whole lot for the writer when I say that I figured out about three quarters of the killers/motives fairly early on in this one.
Although I'm only clicking the third star, I'm actually quite looking forward to reading more by Atkinson, especially featuring the same lead protagonist, Brody....