Sergey's review
The Woods
by Harlan Coben
Sergey's review
The Woods by Harlan Coben
Sergey's review
rating:
bookshelves:
2007,
english,
loan,
mystery,
novel
I feel insulted having read this book. The dialogue is overly simplistic, unrealistic – are these humans or robots? The characters are flat and dull. The writing in general is terribly bad. The story had premise, but the author did not know what to make of the idea and simply produced a terrible mystery novel. In fact, the entire story is implausible and the rushed explanations in the end were simply, well, stupid. Predictable and lame are the only words I have for this novel. Mr. Coben, it appears, has written numerous mystery novels, but this book reads as though a product of a novice writer, a beginner rushing to produce a mediocre novel for a quick buck. This was the first Harlan Coben novel for me and after The Woods, the last.
