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Summary: A sloppy effort, too many loose ends.. unsatisfying
Review: Half a star would do actually ... PC tries to include the latest in our minds in this novel; biological terrorism and the latest technology such as the internet and virtual imaging. But she is sloppy in carving out the many logistical details in order to make the instruments of her story satisfying for a discerning reader. eg. Is it really possible to have an internet account w/o giving some details about yourself? I am not with AOL but I don't think so. What did Lucy use to compile info to create the virtual room within which the butchery took place? But most importantly, WHY bother having this segment in the story at all? It does not lead anywhere. Which is why I start thinking that PC just wants to show off how up to date she is with technology and unfortunately she does this POORLY!. The string of the latest fads does not amount to a decent story. BIG mistake. By reading this lame techno-fad, I actually end up longing to Agatha Christie/s stuff where things are only included when relevant and where everything is explained in detail. If I want superficial bombastic fads and cheap tricks, I'll go to the movies; thank you very much. Then there is the PLOT which is full of loose ends and stumble upon each other unevenly. It is hard to keep a reader tightly wound up when there are so many irrelevant distractions. In conclusion, don't bother with this one.
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Summary: Not as good as the others in the series
Review: I first starting having problems with Scarpetta when she had the affair with Benton and seemed entirely too cavalier about the whole thing. The character started to get on my nerves then and has continued in this book to be so. She is basically entirely unsympathetic throughout, being either b*tchy or whiny in turns.As for plot, I was completely baffled by the revelation of the murder at the end. Where did that come from? What was the tie-in with Ireland? Why was she so dismissive of her (always loyal) lab assistant? And where was the fear that was so much a part of the other books?
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Summary: An o.k. book, but not one of her best.
Review: I have to say I was disappointed by Patricia Cornwell's latest Scarpetta novel. I'm getting the feeling the author is running out of ideas for her main character(s). Perhaps Ms. Cornwell should consider taking some time off to get away from the world of Scarpetta and to develop entirely new material. I'm REALLY glad I waited to get the paperback, instead of springing big bucks for the hardback. Better luck next time.
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Summary: vantastic!!
Review: I found this book to be enticing. I could NOT put it down. It WAS BETTER THAN HORNETS NEST!! This places it in the groups of all her other books written, from Body Farm, Potters Field etc. She really knows how to keep you in suspenders....
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Summary: Could have been better...
Review: It seems to be a fairly common complaint, but this is just not what I'm used to getting from Ms. Cornwell. Is she shrugging off her readers because of the personal drama the press has played out about her Lucy-like experiences. I don't think that gives her an excuse to be a bad writter. This is an amazing storyline but the book is a shell of what it should have been. I've always admired the reality of her writing (having lived in Richmond, I know most of these places). Until now I've been able to believe in it. I've been to Tangier Island, and although her description is dead on, it's only a half-truth. She should have made the positive, quaint feeling part of the horror. There are too many questions left unanswered (and we shouldn't have to wait till "Point of Origin"), too many characters that are acting strange, too much laziness in the writing. I'm definitely not snatching up Point of Origin until it's gone to paperback. I'm almost afraid...
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Summary: Starts on fire, ends smoldering.
Review: Have read Cornwell since the beginning and generally find her engagning if formulaic. She is grinding too many axes with her own problems with relationships (the lesbian thing). Plus her endings have become quite anticlimactic (ala Robt Parker). Still, she has promise and stands well above many in this genre.
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Summary: Story was too short
Review: What a disappointment. I was hoping for something better after Hornet's Nest. The story was too short and the ending.....Where did that come from??. I agree with other reviews, seems like PC just got tired of writing and ended the story. What about Ring? Pleasants? Lucy, Janet & Carrie? Maybe the character has run her course (I hope not). Whatever has happend, PC needs to right the ship and get back to the old Dr. Kay. This book didn't scare me. With her first books, I too, made sure my windows and doors were locked while reading them. PC should go back to her former publisher and editor.
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Summary: A page turner, but I want a new last page!
Review: Kay Scarpetta must be sleepless at night. Not a single character followed his/her personality. I was even disappointed in Marino. Cornwell is definitly one of the best mystery writers out there, and I have read about 7 of her novels. I will continue to do so. But this time, I did not want to be Kay Scarpetta, I wanted to be one of the reporters-talk about angst against a single group of people. Can't make up my mind about this one. I think I'll go back a ways and try some other older ones. The publisher needs to be more critical, her name will sell the book, but her amazing and gripping writing will keep the readers. Better luck next time, Dr. Cornwell.
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Summary: This was a book?????
Review: As a virgin Patricia Cornwell reader, I'm sorry to have lost my innocence on this piece of trash. If Kay Scarpetta is anyone's idea of an intelligent, caring, "functional" individual, my heart sincerely goes out to that person. "Unnatural Exposure" was an average book outline - with much work left to do to flesh out characters and complete storylines within the plot. What was the point of the possible tie-in to dismemberments in Ireland? Why did Scarpetta have PMS throughout the entire book? Did Ring ever get the come- uppance he was supposedly going to get? What drug was Cornwell on when she devised the ending - or was she merely sleeping? Actually, the real question is "WHO CARES!" My primary problem with the book was that I felt obligated to finish the pathetic thing, hoping against hope that it would get better. I was wrong. Sorry, Patricia - I lived my whole life without knowing who you were prior to seeing this book, and I'm headed straight back there . . .
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Summary: tightly written but lacking excitement
Review: Unnatural exposure is a tightly written book from Paticia Cornwell but ultimately lacks the excitement and reality of her other novels. When I read PC's novels at night I first check the locks on doors and windows. This book while easy to read lacked that excitement. The smallpox plot was dull - no disease has humanity and PC's killer's normally have a fascinating albeit warped persona.
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