false 6081177 0743571851 9780743571852 4 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255733404m/6081177.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6081177.Swan_Peak_A_Dave_Robicheaux_Novel 7031 James Lee Burke 13105 1340 2 1 false Sun Mar 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 04:59:15 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 05:19:02 -0700 2009
The characters were out of place, the story rambled and I skipped entire chapters without missing a thing. The premise is actually a good one and I liked many of the characters but book didn't hold together. There were too many side trips into each character's psyche. Burke used a lot of words telling us about these people when he had already shown them to us.

This book is perfect for readers who wish to wallow in angst and self-loathing. There is nothing uplifting or satisfying about Swan Peak, its premise or its ending.

Even my admiration for Will Patton's reading didn't save my opinion of this Dave Robicheaux. I do not recommend it. There are others that are much better representations of the writer and the characters.]]>