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03/03/08
TITLE/AUTHOR: BLEEDING KANSAS by Sara Paretsky
RATING: 3.5/C+
GENRE/PUB DATE/# OF PGS: Fiction/2008/14 CD's
SERIES/STAND ALONE: Stand Alone
TIME/PLACE: Presnet/Kansas
CHARACTERS: three farm families—the Grelliers, Fremantles and Schapens
COMMENTS: I do enjoy the V.I. Warshawski books and knew this was a stand alone... but was expecting more suspense to this book. It was a long, drawn out story told over 14 CD's about various farm families w/ different outlooks on life. I found it difficult t ...more
TITLE/AUTHOR: BLEEDING KANSAS by Sara Paretsky
RATING: 3.5/C+
GENRE/PUB DATE/# OF PGS: Fiction/2008/14 CD's
SERIES/STAND ALONE: Stand Alone
TIME/PLACE: Presnet/Kansas
CHARACTERS: three farm families—the Grelliers, Fremantles and Schapens
COMMENTS: I do enjoy the V.I. Warshawski books and knew this was a stand alone... but was expecting more suspense to this book. It was a long, drawn out story told over 14 CD's about various farm families w/ different outlooks on life. I found it difficult t ...more
Paretsky's been a favorite of mine for a while, and it's interesting to see her work in a world outside of Chicago's underbelly. I really loved how this book came together, particularly with the final section - the final fates of the characters are thoroughly plausible, even if some of the other elements aren't.
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How did I not add this earlier? This was dark, and sad, and honest -- totally unlike her VI Warshawski novels, but lovely all the same.
Jan 21, 2008
Ashley
marked it as to-read
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Katy
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Tammy AZ
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