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still waiting:
I have been waiting a few years for a first rate Robicheaux novel to come along. not since Purple Cane Road have I been absorbed by the series. I got hooked on the series reading Sunset Limited. in this latest installment there were flashes of brilliance, but I was left underwhelmed by the character of Bertrand Melancon (brutal robber, murderer, rapist- but we were supposed to feel sympathy for him as he tried to make amends with his paper towel apology)-give me a break. Alafair uses profane graphic descriptions to tell off a creep- overrought and melodramatic. Molly is a lame replacement for Bootsie (and Annie for that matter). Her basic goodness is her only facet. I love Mr. Burke's writing, but sadly The edgy Robicheaux of yesteryear has disappeared. How I wish for another Heaven's prisoners type installment!
a good read:
as usual James writes a good story, of course it helps if you've read his other books, which I have.
One Word - Beautiful:
Not the distruction that called herself Katrina, but this authors' writing. I am a new James Lee Burke reader with this being my first read (actually audio) and in awe of this man's vivid and rich writing prose. There were times when I rewound the tape to re-listen to the way he discribes a simple way someone looks and walks down a New Orleans street. Anyway, the stories are the reason to keep on reading and he delivers big with {sad, funny, beautiful, tense, brutal, ugly, smelly, clever, tough and weak characters and plots} If you really want to experience his books the way they should be experienced, get the audible (audio) versions..the narrater delivers the book like "listening" to a movie.
Interesting mystery taking place during the most distressing disaster of this country's history.:
I enjoyed this book and the insight I obtained from the details re the hurricane. The suspense was just an added bonus. Very well written.
Great, until the end...:
This is a great read. The descriptive way in which Burke writes is without compare. The mixed in facts of the horror of Katrina puts you in the scene because you'll remember the images on the news and see them intermingled with the story. The only issue that I have with the book is the ending. There just isn't much of a payoff and you find yourself near the end of the book thinking, can he finish it in that many pages? Well he does manage to finish it, but in a way that seems rushed and unsatisfying. The book was good enough to get me to read another Robicheaux novel but if that one has the same kind of sitcom, quick stitch ending I doubt I'll read a third. Overall a good read, but hardly filling.
| Author: | James Lee Burke | | Binding: | Hardcover | | Dewey Decimal Number: | 813.54 | | EAN: | 9781597224840 | | Format: | Large Print | | ISBN: | 1597224847 | | Number Of Pages: | 638 | | Publication Date: | 2007-07-05 |
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