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Summary: I'll second that
Review: The other reviews say it all. The book stinks! I don't know if Patricial Cornwell has given up writing for investigative work for the media or what. But, obviously she can't do both.
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Summary: A shame
Review: I think I saw this plot on Days of Our Lives 10 years ago. Such a letdown.
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Summary: I guess I'm one of the few
Review: I enjoyed this novel very much. I enjoyed the different writing style she utilized in this book, the simultaneous time lines and different perspectives. It was an interesting departure from her normal style. I also liked that a number of long arching story lines were tied in and explained better. My only complaint is the ending, I wanted to keep going and read more, find out more, but the book ended like hitting a wall at high speed. And unfortunately, I'm very impatient and hate to wait for the next installment. I want to know what happens to Kay, Benton, Lucy, Nic...I don't like "To be continued."
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Summary: Dumbfounded
Review: This was an awful book. If it had been written by anyone other than Patricia Cornwell it never would have made it into print. How on earth did a blind guy escape from prison? What wasn't implausible was silly. Because Amazaone is a bookseller it won't do this, but there should be a Do Not Buy warning option.
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Summary: What a crock!
Review: I was so disappointed with this book that I am disgusted that I spent hours reading it. The plot was confusing and the "resurrection of the dead" (I'm trying not to give away an surprise) was so unbelievable. I really liked many previous Kay Scarpetta books, but this one was so contrived and unsatisfying that I may not bother to read any more.
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Summary: I LOVED IT!
Review: I guess I'm one of the few people to write a positive review about "Blow Fly" by Patricia Cornwell. But, I really enjoyed the novel and found myself unable to put it down. The story was compelling and the way she incorporated so many elements of previous novels was masterful. Way to go, Ms C!
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Summary: Needs an editor (and a plot, and better characters and...)
Review: Quite simply the worst installment yet of the Scarpetta series. When will Mrs. Corwall get over her fascination with the Chardonne family and get back to writing the forensic thrillers that made the Scarpetta series such a hit? The latest Wolfman reprise gave hope in that promised to be the last...until the final pages where it's obvious that he will reappear in a future novel. Scarpetta, save us!
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Summary: A waste of time and money
Review: Actually, my title pretty much says it all.
This book was an absolute bore and I found myself skimming it.
I will not give any "suspense" away but there are developments here that should be beneath the author. If Cornwell wants to continue the Scarpetta series, she owes her readers better than this. Perhaps its time to "retire" Kay Scarpetta and move on.
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Summary: Very disappointing
Review: I am a huge Patricia Cornwell fan and was eagerly awaiting this book, but was terribly disappointed by it. Although I am holding out hope that she reverts back to her old style with any future novels, I definitely would not recommend Blow Fly to fans of her earlier works. The third person narrative did not work well, and the characters seemed especially flat. This certainly wasn't the Scarpetta I know & love from all of Cornwell's earlier books! Save your money and hope that Cornwell returns to her old style with her next book...
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Summary: Tedious and unsatisfying
Review: It seemed that Ms. Cornwell is just getting by on previous hits and is now concentrating on getting paid by the chapter. This book was over long, over wordy and dull. It took forever to get to the conclusion and was then too neatly tied up in a few short pages, as if the author was as tired of just rambling along as we were in the reading. Thank G-d for James Patterson and J.D. Robb.
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