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Summary: Is this a joke?
Review: I have never been compelled to write a review, but this book merits a few choice remarks. I was able to handle the superdog until he began to send e-mail! I was able to handle the supercrabs until they began to plot against the humans! I am beginning to think Cornwell has played a huge joke on her readers and is laughing all the way to the bank.
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Summary: Thanks for the tip
Review: I was on page 34 when I decided to find out what Amazon readers were saying about this book. After reading just five of the reviews, I have decided not to waste my time, which is really too bad, because I have been waiting several months for this book! Southern Cross was funny, but this book so far has been just plain stupid Windy Brees....give me a break!
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Summary: Why Bother
Review: This book was written with little reference to Dr. Scarpetta and had references to dialog not necessary to book. Whatever has happened to Patricia Cromwell? She needs HELP before writing another book. It appears she had to put something on paper for her publisher by a certain date and just wrote a bunch of garbage to fill the pages. Don't get me wrong, I truly love most of her other books and anxiously await each new one, but this one's story is lacking.
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Summary: Not her best, but kind of grew on me
Review: I agree with Lynne D. Mellinger's review of Patricia Cornwell's recent attempt at humor. Most readers are totally turned off by Isle of Dogs because they expect a Kay Scarpetta novel. (I must admit that I didn't read the jacket blurb myself.) I initially thought that the book was stupid and had a totally improbably plot. I stuck with it, however, and I finally got the point. Towards the end I actually was beginning to enjoy the humor.
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Summary: Patricia Cornwell's Gone to the Dogs!
Review: Major disappointment. 1 star rating too high. Unfair to fans when author makes a radical departure from previous excellent works without a warning on the cover! Let's hope this book gets remaindered off quick and Patricia Cornwell returns to what she does so well (and I don't mean cookbooks, although that's probably better than this book - wonder if there are any dog recipes in it?)
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Summary: A Disappointing waste of time and money!
Review: Oh, WHY didn't I read the reviews before I spent my hard-earned money on this book? I suppose it is because I have come to take Cornwell's skillful writing for granted. I will not make that mistake again. This was probably intended to be a farcical romp of a book, but instead it is only a poorly written, poorly plotted torture device for Cornwell's formerly loyal readership. The author has done a disservice to once-respectable characters Judy Hammer and Andy Brazil, turning them into unlikable buffoons who wouldn't be able to police their way out of a paper bag, but only resolve the crimes in the book through a series of unbelievable coincidences and the interventions of anthropomorphized animals. The book is rife with offensive stereotypes targeting African Americans, lesbians, and rural Virginians. Now, offensive stereotypes CAN be an effective means of delivering pointed messages when crafted by the hands of a talented satirist. In this case, I'm afraid, they are only offensive. I'm sorry to say that there is nothing redeeming about this book. Take my advice, save your money.
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Summary: Isle of Dogs is a Dog
Review: The review said 'its not your regular Patrica Cornwell'...The author decided she would do something different...blah. I loved Scarpetta books but I'm not limited to this kind of novel. I thought Isle of Dog really stretched the boundaries- in a bad way. I'm sorry I bought it. It was hard to follow because the story line went from funny to stupid. It was like a funny 50 page story crammed into 300 pages. I can appreciate an artist trying new things - but please don't try this again.
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Summary: Isle of Dogs
Review: I have read all of Patricia Cornwell's books, and enjoyed every one of them. I purchased Isle of Dogs because I felt sure that I would enjoy it because Patricia Cornwell is a superior author. I was very disappointed. After 1/2 of this book, I could not endure, or spend the time on this any longer. I feel it is offensive to intelligence of her avid readers. I may be missing a message in this writing of Cornwell, but I could not suffer through the entire book. Any and all response to my review is welcome.
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Summary: The author can do much better - and has
Review: Patricia Cornwell is usually an excellent storyteller, and her characters and plots are well-crafted. The main characters in this novel have appeared in earlier books as somewhat quirky but fundamentally intelligent and capable professionals. By setting them down in the farcial situation she creates in "Isle of Dogs," Cornwell gives them no choice but to become farcial themselves, their intelligence diminished and their training of no use. By allowing her characters to lose their earlier identifies, they become mere puppets in a bad play. If you've never read Patricia Cornwell, don't buy this book; if this is only Cornwell you've read, don't judge her by this dismal effort.
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Summary: Gone to the Dogs
Review: I have also bought all of Cornwell's books in hard cover and saved them - This book was on my Christmas list and I couldn't wait to read it. I got half way through when I decided it was not a matter of "getting into" the book. The book is just horrible. It is not funny nor clever bor absurd...just stupid! What a waste of my son's money!!
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