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Déjà Dead (Temperance Brennan, #1)

Kathy Reichs

Start date: December 20, 2014

Discussion: . Week 1: More Than 500 Pages

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. Week 1: More Than 500 Pages

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Mar 30, 2012 Hannah Norman rated it it was ok

I was not as impressed with this book as I wanted to be, which is why I am probably giving it a lower score than it deserves. I had such great hopes as I love the subject and have heard such great things about this series.

I hated Brennan. She was obnoxious, whiney, and a pain. I would have been furious if she was my forensic anthropologist and she went poking around and asking suspects and deceased's families questions.

The book was also predictable. I knew what was going to happen long before ...more

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Jun 21, 2025 Tina rated it really liked it

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Quite a gruesome insight into the world of forensic anthropology. I was interested to see how the books compared with the Bones series and also read up on the author's background. All quite fascinating and sometimes rather disturbing. ...more

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