"N" Is For Noose

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Summary: N is for Nonsense
Review: I enjoy the Millhone mysteries in general and Millhone in particular, but this one was a dog. The conclusion was quite a leap, and I almost got the sense that Grafton wasn't sure how to end it. Go with any letter but N!

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Summary: Not Grafton's best but still entertaining.
Review: I have read all of Ms. Grafton's books through N is for Noose. I agree with most of the readers that this was not her best work. However, Kinsey is so endearing to those of us who "know" her that the book was still enjoyable. I will continue to read this series and I am looking forward to "O."

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Summary: slow starter
Review: The book was slow to start and was dificult to get into but after several chapters I was able to pick up & not want to stop. Kinsey is a cute character in your books & I enjoy reading about her. I have read all the 'alphabet' books thus far & am awaiting the "O" book. Signed: a fan.

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Summary: Kinsey doesn't run much anymore!
Review: I usually eagerly await the next letter of the alphabet. But no more. A major disappointment throughout. Kinsey always made me feel good but she's lost her bounce. The location seemed riddled with facts that jarred my memory of California and proved a distraction. The contrivances to get her out of town were just plain boring! The rest of the cast of characters didn't do anything to perk it up.

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Summary: N is for Not So Fast
Review: This is the first Sue Grafton book I've read and I have to say that I enjoyed it--UNTIL the "quickie" ending, which was such a letdown after having read sooooo many pages to get there. It seemed like the author decided she was tired of writing, couldn't be bothered to explain or justify plot points, and just wanted to be done with it! Such a disappointment.

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Summary: yawn...
Review: this is the sort of mystery novel that requires absolutely no brains to solve. a complete waste of time. the plot is tired and Kinsey is simply annoying.

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Summary: I really don't like Kinsey Millhone
Review: Like all of Sue Grafton's novels, N is For Noose is readable, but I always hate Kinsey Millhone. The plot is fine, the characterizations are fine, but Kinsey is, and has always been, the sort of person I want to slap. At least bad things happen to her in the novel.

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Summary: Tired and Perfunctory
Review: This is the 14th Kinsey Milhone book, and I've read them all with steadily decreasing delight. I just wish that in this outing Grafton had been able to remember that Kinsey is a California native...

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Summary: N is for No!
Review: I started to read this and I had to staple my eyes open to keep myself from not reading. the plot moved so slow that my only hope was that a great ending was my reward for passing this pacience killer. Bummer. The ending was short and ridiculous. One would have to back to and retrace through the book to try to understand the ending. It was the first book I had read by Kinsey, and probably the last.

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Summary: 1st book read by Sue Grafton, a real disappointment!
Review: I liked the sense of humor that the author projected in this story. I thought it was neat the way she mixed the mystery and the humor together. However I was very disappointed in the ending of this book. I have to agree with the reviewer from California May 27, 1999 that said "the plot was uninteresting and the final scene absurd". I couldn't believe that after investing so much time and effort in following all the clues set forth in this story, the author would end it so abruptly? Ms. Grafton owed the reader a better explaination of what happened. I feel that I ultimately understood the ending, but I resented having to go back and re-read it over and over to get it. The story moved very slowly and I felt there should have been a pay off at the end for exercising such patients, unfortunately there wasn't. I will try some of Ms. Grafton's earlier work, but this story was not up to the usual standards of what I like to read.