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Great story, but I struggled with the language:
Once you get behind the Reichs style of repetitive, short-sentence rhetoric, there is a great story lurking between the covers of this book. Normally, I have absolutely no problem at all with those small differences between English English and American English, but, whilst I was reading this book, there were just far too many times that I had no idea of the meaning of the words on the page! The narrative is also littered with three-letter acronyms, some explained, some not; and an abundance of unfamiliar words that sent me scurrying for my Oxford English Dictionary, usually to be disappointed by their absence. The story is based on the interesting similarities between the injuries sustained by a couple of corpses found in Southern California, and is littered with descriptions of the incompetent and arrogant people that poor Dr Temperence Brennan has to deal with during her investigations. I felt quite sorry for her at times, but had to admire her tenacity. The main story-line, and the numerous sub-plots are very good indeed, so, if you are happy with the author's style, then you are sure to enjoy this book. However, if, like me, you are irritated and distracted by her style, then you will find it difficult to get through. You'd be best advised to judge for yourself. Just walk into a book store, pick up a copy, open it anywhere and read two or three pages. If you can go with the language and the style, go ahead and buy it because you are sure to enjoy this excellent story. Otherwise, replace it on the shelf in the hope that the next book that you choose will be an easier read.
decent story... terrible audiobook reader:
I listen to a lot of audio books in my daily commute, and as far as the story goes, this one is not bad. I enjoyed it, but I wasn't exactly captivated by it. But the reader of the book... yikes! She is really terrible. She mumbles at times, and just doesn't seem to put much into it. No question, this one is the worst read audiobook production I have listened to.
Typical Reichs, But Still Good:
I had avoided Kathy Reichs' books for a while, finding her plots somewhat repetitive and was getting bored with how (to me) unnecessarily complicated Temperance's personal relationships were and yet they were just going in the same circles. So I picked this one up, not sure what to expect. I'm glad I did. Yes, her relationships are still complicated, but I liked the direction this book took them in. And yes, along with another reader, I agree that Reich's writing can be almost formulaic (she always ends her chapters on a cliffhanger note...an effective if obvious technique). All that being said, this was an enjoyable read and I'm looking forward to reading the next one.
Great:
This continues just like all of Kathy's books. It is a great read and a good mystery.
Audio book review:
I did not make it past the first CD so I am not sure how the entire book is. I listen to books on CD constantly as I have a lengthy commute to work each day. I have never watched the TV show Bones so have no clue about that. All I know is that whoever reads this book is monotonous. Maybe it is the story itself. I will always give a book a chance by listening to the entire first CD, which is what I did with this. I am used to much better reading from the likes of Joe Mantegna (James Patterson novel reader)and Lorelei King (Janet Evanovich novel reader). I can't have a book putting me to sleep. Sorry
| Author: | Kathy Reichs | | Binding: | Paperback | | Dewey Decimal Number: | 813.54 | | EAN: | 9781594131806 | | Format: | Large Print | | ISBN: | 1594131805 | | Number Of Pages: | 564 | | Publication Date: | 2007-06 |
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