In my mind a truly American book: violence, rape, guns and nature.
That said this book is what writing should be like. It's like walking on wobbly ground, you're never sure of your footing because you're plunged in a world unknown to you where every step is advancing towards unforseable consequences.
Although the plot of this novel is located a few hundred miles from where I live it draws me in a completely different world both geographically and mentally leaving me fragile and feeling somehow inadequate.
That's what every real novel should achieve.
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airdog rated Bred to kill: 4 stars
Bred to kill (2015)
Bred to kill by Franck Thilliez
In this sequel to Syndrome E, Lucie Henebelle and Inspector Sharko have reunited to take on the case of the …
airdog reviewed My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent
At 14, Turtle Alveston knows the use of every gun on her wall. She knows …
Review of 'My absolute darling' on 'GoodReads'
4 stars
airdog reviewed My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent
At 14, Turtle Alveston knows the use of every gun on her wall. She knows …
Review of 'My absolute darling' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
In my mind a truly American book: violence, rape, guns and nature.
That said this book is what writing should be like. It's like walking on wobbly ground, you're never sure of your footing because you're plunged in a world unknown to you where every step is advancing towards unforseable consequences.
Although the plot of this novel is located a few hundred miles from where I live it draws me in a completely different world both geographically and mentally leaving me fragile and feeling somehow inadequate.
That's what every real novel should achieve.
airdog rated The mermaids singing: 3 stars
The mermaids singing (2002, St. Martin's Paperbacks)
The mermaids singing by Val McDermid
When the fourth victim of a twisted serial killer is found, Detective Inspector Carol Jordan teams up with criminologist Tony …
airdog reviewed The swap by Nancy Boyarsky
The swap (2017)
"When Nicole Graves arranges a summer-long swap of her Los Angeles condo for a London …
Review of 'The swap' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Very good beach book.
airdog reviewed The swap by Nancy Boyarsky
The swap (2017)
"When Nicole Graves arranges a summer-long swap of her Los Angeles condo for a London …
Review of 'The swap' on 'GoodReads'
3 stars
Very good beach book.
airdog rated The other side of silence: 3 stars
The other side of silence (2016, G. P. Putnam's Sons)
The other side of silence by Philip Kerr
Approached by famous writer W. Somerset Maugham to help defend against a blackmailer who knows dangerous secrets, Berlin homicide detective …
airdog rated Easy motion tourist: 2 stars
Easy motion tourist by Leye Adenle
Guy Collins, a British hack, is hunting for an election story in Lagos. A decision to check out a local …
airdog rated The thirst: 4 stars
The thirst (2017)
The thirst by Jo Nesbø
Harry is inextricably drawn back into the Oslo police force. A serial murderer has begun targeting Tinder daters--a murderer whose …
airdog reviewed The sandman by Lars Kepler
The sandman (2018)
Mikael knows him as The Sandman. Seven years ago, he was taken from his bed …
Review of 'The sandman' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
While the basic premise for the book is a good find that creates a nice variation on the serial killer theme the actual description of events is very poorly realised.
The characters have absolutely no depth, even the central actor Joona is only presented by short flashes that explain nothing, least of all any motivation for any of his actions.
The sequence of events as well as the events themselves make no sense.
One example would be where the police decides to introduce a double agent to try to get some info out of the killer, knowing that he has been kept in strict isolation for 17 years without talking to anyone. Let alone the fact that no matter the mental deterioration of the patient he would be suspicious of anyone new introduced in his company after having been alone for so long, the police expects him to open up …
While the basic premise for the book is a good find that creates a nice variation on the serial killer theme the actual description of events is very poorly realised.
The characters have absolutely no depth, even the central actor Joona is only presented by short flashes that explain nothing, least of all any motivation for any of his actions.
The sequence of events as well as the events themselves make no sense.
One example would be where the police decides to introduce a double agent to try to get some info out of the killer, knowing that he has been kept in strict isolation for 17 years without talking to anyone. Let alone the fact that no matter the mental deterioration of the patient he would be suspicious of anyone new introduced in his company after having been alone for so long, the police expects him to open up to this new intruder in just a few days because one of his captives will die in a few days.
The rest of the novel is layed out in similar fashion, events occur suddenly without much explanation or motivation and again don't count on characters' foundation for justification as those characters are just cardboard mannequins without any substance whatsoever.
airdog reviewed The sandman by Lars Kepler
The sandman (2018)
Mikael knows him as The Sandman. Seven years ago, he was taken from his bed …
Review of 'The sandman' on 'GoodReads'
2 stars
While the basic premise for the book is a good find that creates a nice variation on the serial killer theme the actual description of events is very poorly realised.
The characters have absolutely no depth, even the central actor Joona is only presented by short flashes that explain nothing, least of all any motivation for any of his actions.
The sequence of events as well as the events themselves make no sense.
One example would be where the police decides to introduce a double agent to try to get some info out of the killer, knowing that he has been kept in strict isolation for 17 years without talking to anyone. Let alone the fact that no matter the mental deterioration of the patient he would be suspicious of anyone new introduced in his company after having been alone for so long, the police expects him to open up …
While the basic premise for the book is a good find that creates a nice variation on the serial killer theme the actual description of events is very poorly realised.
The characters have absolutely no depth, even the central actor Joona is only presented by short flashes that explain nothing, least of all any motivation for any of his actions.
The sequence of events as well as the events themselves make no sense.
One example would be where the police decides to introduce a double agent to try to get some info out of the killer, knowing that he has been kept in strict isolation for 17 years without talking to anyone. Let alone the fact that no matter the mental deterioration of the patient he would be suspicious of anyone new introduced in his company after having been alone for so long, the police expects him to open up to this new intruder in just a few days because one of his captives will die in a few days.
The rest of the novel is layed out in similar fashion, events occur suddenly without much explanation or motivation and again don't count on characters' foundation for justification as those characters are just cardboard mannequins without any substance whatsoever.
airdog rated Still Waters: 2 stars
airdog rated In The Name of the Family: 3 stars
In The Name of the Family (2017, VIRAGO, imusti)
In The Name of the Family by Sarah Dunant
Renowned for her bright and disciplined way with Renaissance Italy, New York Times best-selling novelist Dunant again visits the Borgias, …