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I have only myself to blame for this one. I happened to see a quote from something French wrote on a GR friend's profile, and at the time it struck me as so clever and profound that I determined to read something by French and, being the methodical SOB that I am, I started at her very first book.
This started slow and then put on the brakes. The book is 485 pages long and I endured about 408 pages of disjointed investigations and improbable interrogations before the story got mildly interesting. ...more
This started slow and then put on the brakes. The book is 485 pages long and I endured about 408 pages of disjointed investigations and improbable interrogations before the story got mildly interesting. ...more
I feel that this book took one step out of genre into literary fiction, so I forgave the ending, both emo and not. I got really immersed into the characters and the Irish setting. I have a soft spot for noir.
I also liked how the narrator looks back and adds his commentary on his lessons learned or pointing out that there's a forewarning, example: little did I know that this would be the last time... ...more
I also liked how the narrator looks back and adds his commentary on his lessons learned or pointing out that there's a forewarning, example: little did I know that this would be the last time... ...more
Feb 26, 2014
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AUTHOR: French, Tana
TITLE: In The Woods
Date Read: 02/23/14
RATING: 4.5/B+
GENRE/PUB DATE/PUBLISHER/# OF PGS: Crime Fiction/2007/Penguin/429 pgs
SERIES/STAND ALONE: #1Cassie Maddox
TIME/PLACE: 2007/Ireland
CHARACTERS: Detectives Rob Ryan & Cassie Maddox
FIRST LINES: What I warn you to remember is that I am a detective. Our relationship w/ truth is fundamental but cracked, refracting confusingly like fragmented glass.
COMMENTS: On my TBR for sometime -- a choice for February read w/ Carpe Librum finally ...more
TITLE: In The Woods
Date Read: 02/23/14
RATING: 4.5/B+
GENRE/PUB DATE/PUBLISHER/# OF PGS: Crime Fiction/2007/Penguin/429 pgs
SERIES/STAND ALONE: #1Cassie Maddox
TIME/PLACE: 2007/Ireland
CHARACTERS: Detectives Rob Ryan & Cassie Maddox
FIRST LINES: What I warn you to remember is that I am a detective. Our relationship w/ truth is fundamental but cracked, refracting confusingly like fragmented glass.
COMMENTS: On my TBR for sometime -- a choice for February read w/ Carpe Librum finally ...more
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3.5 stars because I enjoyed the book and thought about it when I wasn't reading it, but I predicted the killer(s) very early on.
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