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I was tempted to give up when I hit this piece of description of the female cop, Amelia Sachs, on page 23: Her Julia Roberts lips grew taut. Her incredible beauty is described ad nauseum in the novel--we're told at one point she has "iridescent blue eyes." And Sachs came off early on to me as incredibly whiny--but she did grow on me.
She's partnered with Lincoln Rhymes, a quadriplegic who was a top criminologist in the New York Police Department before his accident, to be his eyes and ears, a si ...more
She's partnered with Lincoln Rhymes, a quadriplegic who was a top criminologist in the New York Police Department before his accident, to be his eyes and ears, a si ...more
This was really captivating to read and quite a thrill to get through. I’d watched the movie many many years ago so I thought I’d know what was coming but the surprises shocked me nonetheless. For a crime book, it’s pretty solid; for my own personal opinion, while I enjoyed this one, I don’t see myself continuing this series and reading any of the remaining thirteen (yes, thirteen) books.
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I was definitely more impressed than I thought I would be. If you can ignore the slightly formulaic plot, and some of the more 2-dimensional characters, you might really enjoy this first book in the Lincoln Rhyme novels. It's fast paced, and forces you to think at points. It's definitely a quick easy read, but I think there's enough established here to make me want to follow up with the other books in the series.
Side note: Ignore the movie based on this book completely; it's a waste of tim ...more
I was definitely more impressed than I thought I would be. If you can ignore the slightly formulaic plot, and some of the more 2-dimensional characters, you might really enjoy this first book in the Lincoln Rhyme novels. It's fast paced, and forces you to think at points. It's definitely a quick easy read, but I think there's enough established here to make me want to follow up with the other books in the series.
Side note: Ignore the movie based on this book completely; it's a waste of tim ...more
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