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Summary: A Different Spin
Review: I have read several of Faye Kellerman's books, and eagerly await each new title. This one was a bit disappointing. While it did have the characteristic suspense of her other novels, the style was a bit annoying. I was particularly put off by the continuous interjection of "a beat" to indicate a pause in conversation. This was severely overdone. The characters lacked the warmth and likability of Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus. The fantasy ending seemed to come completely out of nowhere. There was no preparation early in the story for such an event, and it seemed contrived. The psychological analysis of characters seemed more consistent with her husband's style than her own, and I found myself wondering if he had a hand in the writing of this book. If this were my first Faye Kellerman book, I doubt I would read another.
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Summary: don't bother with this one
Review: ridiculous and disappointing...I have limited time to read so I relish the opportunity to read a good novel - I'm sorry I wasted precious time on Moon Music...this was supposed to be a mystery novel, not science fiction...it left things unexplained, characters weren't all that likeable, and it had a totally unsatisfying ending.
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Summary: WHAT A COMBO! FANTASY & MURDER
Review: The story of the book was great. I couldn't put the book down. It had some funny parts, but they were believable.The spine tingling ending was the best. The characters had wonderful personalities, and you could sense that through the words she used to write the book. This was the forst book I've ever read of Faye Kellerman, and I can't wait to read another.
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Summary: I feel swindled!
Review: I admit it. The story drew me in. I turned the pages, and what did I get for my trouble? Swindled! I know, mysteries are supposed to have surprises and puzzles that taunt you until you can figure them out, but I feel that this story masquerades misdirection for mystery. Facts line up in the plot in a certain way to pull us into one line of thinking. Then, when it is revealed to be a red herring, the plot thumbs it nose at you and says, "Ha! Ha!" I stop and think for a moment, "How clever." Then I think for another moment, "But then if it isn't that way, why did all those things happen that way in the first place?" The only answer I can think of is, "The better to mislead you, of course. Ha! Ha! Fooled you! Made you look!" I've been set up! No fair! Then there are the little mysteries like "Who is bowler man?" that are drawn out where we have to guess for a bit, then we are practically flat out told, and then our hero the detective spends many more pages trying to catch up to what we already know. Are we supposed to feel suspense while we wait for the detective to catch up with us? Finally, the biggest cheat is where we find out that that apparently it's fair to switch channels midstream, so while we thought we were watching N.Y.P.D. Blue, apparently all of the sudden it's X-Files. There is a scene where detective Poe is ranting to Dr. Kalil about radiation and cloning, and she is looking at him like maybe he is having a psychotic episode or something. Well she was right! And for the author to rewrite the rules of reality so that it comes out the other way is just cheating.
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Summary: Fantasy Overload
Review: After reading several of Faye Kellerman's books, "Moon Music" sounded especially interesting considering her new environment and heroine, Poe. The story started out very good, but about 3/4 of the way through I was appalled to realize that Kellerman had completely gone off the deep end. The story was no longer a mystery, but an unbelieveable fantasy that had me laughing by the time I had finsihed the book. I am very disappointed that the book started out well, but had loose ends and a farfetched plot by the last remaining chapters. I definitely do not recommend this book to any of Faye Kellerman's fans.
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Summary: Revolting
Review: I really like the Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus series, but this book is an unmitigated *bomb*. I only made it through a couple of chapters when I put the book down with disgust. In other books, Kellerman occasionally concerns me--mildly--with her rather sexist and hypersexed portrayal of women (does every red blooded man *really* feel a tug in his pants when he looks at a pretty lady?), but Moon Music was over the top. While I do not consider myself a prude by any means, I was disgusted by the sleazy, one dimensional characters and their sleazy behaviour. If I want a rollicking mystery, I'll read Justice or one of the other Decker/Lazarus books, but I'm selling this one back to the used book store.
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Summary: Not for True detectives...
Review: While this book show's Ms. Kellermans ability at characterization and dialogue, the plotting and plot devices are indescribably horrible. I am a fan of her other series and I thought the excerpt of this looked interesting....wrong!! It is unbelievably bad and the ending is a total disappointment. If you love reading mysteries and actually trying to solve them as you read, don't bother with this book. The ending is so outrageous (not to mention inconsistent) that it will leave you ANGRY! I can't believe that I wasted any time reading this book! PS I thought that I had dropped into the middle of a new series but apparently not..this is the first book (and I hope the last) of this series!
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Summary: A real stinker
Review: I usually like Faye Kellerman's work, so I was excited to read this book. What a disappointment! Perhaps the worst thing about the book is that you don't realize until about 300+ pages into it that it is so, so awful. By that time, you don't know whether to keep reading and hope for the best (which is what I did) or cut your losses immediately. For those of you who haven't yet read the book, let me save you the trouble of making that decision--just don't start the book. Pick up another Faye Kellerman instead. This one stinks!
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Summary: Mostly Wonderful, but a Warning Label would be nice!
Review: I started out as a Jonathan Kellerman reader, then branched out to include his wife, and now I actually like her the better of the two. When I picked up 'Moon Music at the store,' I figured it would be another of her LosAngeles-OrthodoxJewish series. Wow, was I wrong! It would have been nice if the front cover had had a sticker which said, "Warning, this book is not what you think it's going to be." I was totally unprepared for this complete departure from her other books. But her 'gimmick' works, at least for me. No, I'm not going to spoil the surprise for you, but you do need to know that this story is . . . how shall I say this . . . NOT necessarily intended to be taken 100% literally. That's all I'm going to say about that, because to say more would be to say too much. If what follows sounds rather vague, just be aware I'm trying not to give too much away: About half way through, when I realized where she was headed, I got a bit apprehensive, thinking she couldn't possibly pull it off. But she did. I found the story entirely 'believable' on its own terms. And I'm glad she decided to gradually 'seduce' the reader into accepting her premise rather than announcing it up front-- if she had done the latter, I doubt I would have read it, and I'm glad I did.
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Summary: Back to Peter and Rina - please!
Review: I have enjoyed all of Faye Kellerman's novels -- until "Moon Music". I thought it was crude and not up to her usual fine writing.
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