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Newsflash: boring title conceals highly entertaining book!!! Thanks to Amy for giving it a rave review and piquing my interest :-)
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I started out loving this book, but then ... not so much. It begins with lots of really fun character set-up, then there is a whiff of a plot, then there is more set-up, and then ... more set-up and more set-up. Finally there is a plot! The mystery was mildly interesting, but by that point I pretty much hated everyone in the book. There is dysfunctional and then ther ...more
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I started out loving this book, but then ... not so much. It begins with lots of really fun character set-up, then there is a whiff of a plot, then there is more set-up, and then ... more set-up and more set-up. Finally there is a plot! The mystery was mildly interesting, but by that point I pretty much hated everyone in the book. There is dysfunctional and then ther ...more
AUTHOR: Lutz, Lisa
TITLE: The Spellman Files
DATE READ: 02/18/11
RATING: 4.5/B+
GENRE/PUB DATE/PUBLISHER/# OF PGS: Mystery/2007/Simon & Shuster/447 pgs
SERIES/STAND ALONE: #1 in Spellman series
TIME/PLACE: Present/San Francisco
CHARACTERS: Izzy Spellman/PI -- working in the family business
FIRST LINES: A single lightbulb hangs from the ceiling, its dull glow illuminating the spare decor of this windowless room.
COMMENTS: Fresh unique voice. Very humorous.
TITLE: The Spellman Files
DATE READ: 02/18/11
RATING: 4.5/B+
GENRE/PUB DATE/PUBLISHER/# OF PGS: Mystery/2007/Simon & Shuster/447 pgs
SERIES/STAND ALONE: #1 in Spellman series
TIME/PLACE: Present/San Francisco
CHARACTERS: Izzy Spellman/PI -- working in the family business
FIRST LINES: A single lightbulb hangs from the ceiling, its dull glow illuminating the spare decor of this windowless room.
COMMENTS: Fresh unique voice. Very humorous.
"So how long have you been a teacher?" Daniel inquires.
"Twenty years of something, "Mom tosses out.
"You must be very dedicated."
"Not really."
"He gave me five dollars to have an open mind," said Rae... ...more
"Twenty years of something, "Mom tosses out.
"You must be very dedicated."
"Not really."
"He gave me five dollars to have an open mind," said Rae... ...more
One of my favorite books of 2007 - an absolute riot and well-written to boot. Imagine Veronica Mars with siblings and you're getting warmer - a must for fans of Sarah Vowell and Christopher Moore.
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