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I picked up this book because a customer at B&N so enthusiastically recommended it....and I was not disappointed.
I am sad that Harry Potter is no longer a character in her books...but JK Rowling is a great writer and opening one of her books is like returning home....the words fit.
This is the story....the first, in a mystery series, of a private detective down on his luck who picks up a case because of his past....and looks into whether or not a famous model had killed herself or if it was fou ...more
I am sad that Harry Potter is no longer a character in her books...but JK Rowling is a great writer and opening one of her books is like returning home....the words fit.
This is the story....the first, in a mystery series, of a private detective down on his luck who picks up a case because of his past....and looks into whether or not a famous model had killed herself or if it was fou ...more
Well, I fell for all the red herrings I was supposed to while still guessing a few things (to feel a little bit smart).
Overall I enjoyed this quite a bit. I'm not super well read in mysteries but it seemed like a good one and, although Cormoran was a little rougher around the edges than I personally might have liked Robin was a 100% pure delight.
Knowing who Robert Galbraith is a pseudonym for, it was hard not to think about the light this book casts on fame and the press. (ALSO: was it a little ...more
Overall I enjoyed this quite a bit. I'm not super well read in mysteries but it seemed like a good one and, although Cormoran was a little rougher around the edges than I personally might have liked Robin was a 100% pure delight.
Knowing who Robert Galbraith is a pseudonym for, it was hard not to think about the light this book casts on fame and the press. (ALSO: was it a little ...more
In case there was any doubt, JK Rowling is a fabulous writer. I give her credit for putting this out under another name to see how it would do. And it is in a totally different style than Potter or Casual Vacancy. There were a couple times in Casual Vacancy when a certain turn of phrase would sound Rowling/Potteresque, not here. Cormoran Strike is a down-on-his-luck, tough-as-nails, former military police who lost a leg in Afghanistan; a barely acknowledged illegitimate son of a world famous roc
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I finally got a chance to start this series. I liked it a lot, more for the characters than the mystery. I reserved the second book from the library as soon as I finished.
I was guessing until the end...and still didn't see it coming!
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Jul 01, 2014
Eve B.
marked it as to-read
Nov 07, 2015
Heather
marked it as to-read
Oct 11, 2016
Erica
marked it as to-read
Jul 31, 2018
txncupcake
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really liked it
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Jun 24, 2019
Rosemary
marked it as to-read
