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Summary: I found this book entertaining and a pretty good read.
Review: I was surprised by the large number of negative comments on this book. I enjoyed it and did not find it that hard to believe that a teenager would have distrust in going to the police. Especially a teen who may have had a troubled past. I enjoyed the interaction between the two girls and liked them both. It bogged down a little bit with the white water rafting stuff, but the rest was very good. I will probably read the earlier novel which dealt with Mary Dark Hope's sister.
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Summary: Biting The Moon
Review: I was very disappointed in this novel. The characters were very well drawn but I felt left in limbo at the end and did wonder what happened to Andi. Also I thought the author could have spent more time with Andi in the mountains.
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Summary: What was Martha Thinking
Review: I wish I had read the reviews of this book before I bought it. It is a very dark and disturbing story full of twisted characters and plot line. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone.
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Summary: What was Martha Thinking
Review: I wish I had read the reviews of this book before I bought it. It is a very dark and disturbing story full of twisted characters and plot line. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone.
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Summary: This One Really Does Bite
Review: I wish I'd read all these reviews before I spent $12 on this novel--silly me, I actually believed the glowing reviews on the cover from the New York Times, Chicago Sun-Times and the LA Times. Did any of those reviewers actually read the thing? "Biting the Moon" is jam-packed with unbelievable characters, improbable plot twists and ridiculous dialog. If you liked "The Painted Bird" by Jerzy Kosinski, where a child travels alone through Europe witnessing incredible acts of cruelty, you might like this. The cruel acts here are the subplots of domestic violence, child pornography, game hunting, wildlife trapping, and illegal dogfighting--any of which could have stood alone, but to jam them all into a 300 page novella is just downright bizarre. I wish Amazon offered a "zero" star option. I'd have used it.
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Summary: This One Really Does Bite
Review: I wish I'd read all these reviews before I spent $12 on this novel--silly me, I actually believed the glowing reviews on the cover from the New York Times, Chicago Sun-Times and the LA Times. Did any of those reviewers actually read the thing? "Biting the Moon" is jam-packed with unbelievable characters, improbable plot twists and ridiculous dialog. If you liked "The Painted Bird" by Jerzy Kosinski, where a child travels alone through Europe witnessing incredible acts of cruelty, you might like this. The cruel acts here are the subplots of domestic violence, child pornography, game hunting, wildlife trapping, and illegal dogfighting--any of which could have stood alone, but to jam them all into a 300 page novella is just downright bizarre. I wish Amazon offered a "zero" star option. I'd have used it.
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Summary: An animal rights missive masquerading as a novel
Review: I've never read any of the Richard Jury novels, so that isn't the cause of my extreme disappointment with this book.The premise is fascinating: the young girl waking up at the bed & breakfast with amnesia, but it all falls apart after that. To keep the novel going, she had to NOT do what anyone would do, namely, go to the police. This is so unbelievable, but it is merely the first of a series of non-rational happenings. I was overwhelmed by the coincidental appearance of a whole pile of animal abuses. Most of them had little or nothing to do with the plot, and not much to do with character development. I never got a clear picture of any of the characters, and I was mystified with the vague ending.
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Summary: Biting the Moon
Review: If I could have, I would have rated this book negative five stars. Martha Grimes and her editor should hang their heads in shame. This book was obviously not researched at all. Clearly the author has never visited many of the sites described in the book - and just as clearly didn't even bother to get postcards from them. I've heard this criticism of her earlier books set in England; now she's writing about areas I'm personally familiar with and it's truly disconcerting. I couldn't finish the book.
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Summary: Did Martha Grimes write this?
Review: If you love Martha Grimes, don't read this book. The subject matter (cruelty to animals and people)is certainly worthy of being written about even though I wish this book had never been published. It's very hard to get past some of the completely unbelievable plot points and editing mistakes (e.g. drinking a "pint" of beer in Montana, please). I love Martha Grimes, both the Richard Jury novels and her other fiction works, but she should have used a pseudonym on Biting the Moon. I was mad that I wasted two days reading this one.
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Summary: This book is marketed to the wrong readers.
Review: In my opinion, this book should be reissued or marketed to the young adult audience. When reading the book I immediately felt I was reading young adult material. As the book progressed this feeling did not change as I expected it to. I only kept reading because I was also curious as to Andi's history. I am a librarian so I have threrefore read many books geared to this audience.
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