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The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)

Robert Galbraith

Start date: September 1, 2013

Finish date: September 30, 2013

Why we're reading this: Voted as September's BOM…more
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Aug 25, 2013 Michelle rated it liked it

Shelves: 2014, choice-awards-2013

I wish I hadn't known this was written by JK Rowling prior to reading it. It's impossible for me to know if it colored my opinion of the book. But it's out there, and was part of the reason it was moved to the top of my long "to read" list, so I guess it's of no consequence now.

The good: I liked Cormoran Strike. He met my expectation of a struggling, down-on-his-luck PI. I also enjoyed Robin, his accidental assistant. I am looking forward to seeing their partnership develop in future books and f ...more

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Sep 18, 2022 Tara rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2022

I've had this one on my shelf for years. And I've always been afraid to pick it up. I'm a Harry Potter fan, but I wasn't sure I was confident that J.K. Rowling could go in such a completely different direction and make it work. Overall, I'm glad I made the decision to finally give it a go. I can't say that I loved it, but I definitely liked it. There were some places where it definitely could have been trimmed down some, the story itself didn't need that many pages. And I felt like the story its ...more

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Jul 20, 2013 Lisa rated it really liked it

I was excited to read this book since I'm a fan of the author. It wasnt what I expected but in the end I really liked it. And the ending even surprised me a bit.

I'd be interested to read other books with Strike as the character. ...more

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