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The Pot Thief Who Studied Pythagoras
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The Pot Thief Who Studied Pythagoras - J. Michael Orenduff - 3 Stars
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Hi, Jason. This was accidentally entered in the "Welcome" folder. I can move it, but I wasn't sure if it fit "leadership" or not. Can you let me know?
(Also for shelving purposes. :-) ) Thanks so much!
oh sorry. don't know how I accidently did that. it goes in other.
Jason wrote: "oh sorry. don't know how I accidently did that. it goes in other."No worries, it happens! Thanks so much!
The first 70 pages or so were very exciting. The main character (Hubert) digs up and sales antiques pots in the desert of New Mexico which apparently is illegal. A customer comes into his store and says he will pay a large sum of money for a rare pot in a museum. This sets of a series of events that leads to Hubert being the prime suspect in a murder case.
As the story went on, I found elements of the story or writing weird. It turns into a murder mystery and there is a big reveal at the end. But it's only a big reveal because the author withholds information from you. You are told the main character figures out a clue, but that information is withheld from you.
The book is written in 1st person past tense, but it's not personal. The narrator is not talking to you so much and just retelling a story. But a few times, the narrator make a side note to the reader like ya'll are sitting in a room and he's telling you the story. Each time this happened, it just felt off and weird, but it didn't match the flow and felling of most of the story.
How easily the characters decide to break their normal behavior is unsettling. Though Hubert rationalizes digging and finding artifacts, he easily turns to breaking and entering and burglary.
His best friend is also off putting. She is a serial college student, always changing her major. At times, she sounds mature and intellectual. Other times, she sounds 7 and ignorant of the world around her. She is also quick to enter into criminal activity.
The easiest way to explain it is after the first 70 pages or so, the story turned amateurish. I still enjoyed the story and am glad I finished it. I am not sure I will continue to read the series.