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Summary: Stay clear, these dogs have rabies.
Review: Cornwell has tried to be funny. The joke is indeed upon her readers. The catch is, Cornwell isn't in the least bit funny. As a result her readers got suckered. The really sad thing about this sorry excuse for a mystery is that Cornwell probably won't stop with this title but will continue to show her contempt for her readers with a sequel. Is she going to end up treating Kay Scarpetta the same way?
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Summary: Garbage
Review: I own (in hardback) every book she's written. After struggling to make myself read this for two months, I have given up. This book is not in any way humourous. It is just a waste of time, effort and money. I am sure I will ever be able to purchase another Cornwell book.
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Summary: I wish the scale would let me rate this a negative 5
Review: I have never written a review before but this book was so bad I just have to vent. I am a great supporter of Patricia Cornwell and have read (and own) every book she has written. I fell in love with Cornwell's books because they were intelligent. I have to admit that I like the earlier books more than the latest. The focus of the earlier books was putting the pieces together to solve the puzzle while later books have focused on dysfunctional relationships and writing thrillers. In spite of that change, I still continued to buy each new Cornwell book because, as unbelievable as the story line might be, there was still a thread of intelligence. However, this is just about the straw.
Isle of Dogs is stupid. The characters are stupid. The storyline is stupid. It's almost like it was written to dumb it down for the readers. Maybe stupid is funny but not when stupid me paid real money on this book. I will not make that mistake again with this author.
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Summary: SAVE YOUR MONEY!
Review: I feel fortunate that I read this book from the library so I didn't waste any money buying it! As it is, I'm only out the... cost to reserve it, and the valuable time I wasted forcing myself to read all of it. (I've never left a book unfinished once started, but I should have made this one an exception.)I'm not one of those fans who says that Cornwall should stick to solely to Scarpetta. (I found both Hornet's Nest and Southern Cross to be worth the read.) But if this was an initial experiment in a planned additional direction, chalk it up as one that failed totally and do not assume that future efforts will get better with practice. Other writers have attempted to branch out from their usual styles (e.g. Ludlum's Road to Gandolfo and Road to Omaha), but their attempts were at least well written and funny. This book is one of the worst I have ever read, and is the first that was bad enough to prompt me share my opinion in this way. Don't waste your time or money. Go with one of the Kellermans instead.
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Summary: Funny book
Review: I really enjoyed this book. I was laughing out loud for much of the time. I am sure that Ms. Cornwell had fun writing it. It is a light and refreshing departure from her usual serious fare. If you are expecting the usual Kay Scarpetta story, look elsewhere. If you are up for a good laugh, read this one!
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Summary: What a snooze!
Review: As most loyal fans of Patricia Cornwell, I anxiously await any new stories she publishes. After reading her latest, Isle of Dogs, I can honestly say Cornwell needs to go back to writing the Scarpetta novels. Isle of Dogs was one of those books you can pick up or put down and forget about it. The latter is where I was with it. Isle of Dogs is a continuation of the Judy Hammer series, but I found very little about Hammer in this book. There are several new characters introduced in this title, instead of Hammer being the main character, and that was quite disappointing. Cornwell seemed to focus a little too much on the character of Andy, as well as providing a history lesson about the area, which was incredibly boring. The storyline goes as most of her novels do - people get killed, butchered, and eventually a lone perpetrator gets a conscience and confesses. End of story. That is how boring this book was.
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Summary: Whatever she was going for, she missed
Review: You've got crabs that talk to trout about why the driver of a car doesn't have a GPS unit and a dog that types on the computer. Unfortunately, the animals are much more intelligent than the human inhabitants of Richmond. At the end of this rambling attempt at humor, I knew no more about any character other than most of them, while they can't pronounce even the most common words correctly, are all computer literate. I'm glad this wasn't Patricia Cornwell's first book or no one would ever have heard of her and we would have missed some great fiction. Not everyone can write humor and that's the best lesson here.
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Summary: Persistence did not pay off!
Review: Like many of you reading this, I am a big Patricia Cornwell fan. I was excited about the prospect of reading a new and different type of book from her. To say I'm disappointed is an understatement. I find it very difficult to believe that she actually wrote this book, unless she was doing some major drugs throughout. I am at a loss for words as I try to summarize what the book is about. It's taken me 5 weeks .... 5 painful weeks ... to get through this book. I was CERTAIN that it would all come together but it just never did. Was it supposed to be funny? If so, it wasn't. The two characters who are listed as 'central' to the book were not at all comprehensively described. The misc. strange people that wandered in and out of the book were not worth my time. Little to no character development. Unfortunately, I still am struggling for what the story line is. Then it just ended. And all the painful hours put into reading this book were for nothing. It was like a series of skits put on by a junior high class. Nothing makes sense and I feel bad for the author. I've read books before that I haven't liked, but this wasn't well written. Honestly, don't waste your money or your time.
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Summary: Weird but OK
Review: I am a faithful follower of Patricia Cornwell's books but I have to tell that that the whole time I was reading this book, I kept questioning myself as to what the heck I was doing? It IS a weird book - no where in the realm of what Ms. Cornwell has written that I've read -- yet why couldn't I put it down? It's o.k. this time, but let's hope she goes back to writing in the style we are so accustomed to and where we hang on every word.
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Summary: Isle is a big tease
Review: The book does not live up to our expectations of this author. Although, elements of the story line offer some hope, they ultimately are disappointing and go nowhere. The resolution of the book was unsatisfying and appeared as if Corwell just ran out of steam. This book is a DOG..
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