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Summary: Sadly disappointed
Review: I usually love Patricia Cornwell's books and eagerly awaited this newest book. I began the book and am sad to say I could not continue reading it ... let alone finish it ... only read about 25 - 30 pages and had to put it down. Sure hope Ms Cornwell returns to her original writing style ... Kay Scarletti where are you?
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Summary: A re-run of the Dukes of Hazzard??
Review: Patricia Cornwell has resorted to humor as she makes a change from her Kay Scarpetta novels. I read one half of the book before I gave up. Stick to your day job: writing good mystery/forensic science. The only character in the book that I thought was a real person type was "Pony", the butler. Everyone else was right out of Dukes of Hazzard. Even my seven year old wouldn't think this is funny. By the way, I'd give five stars to the Scarpetta novels.
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Summary: Another Book I Couldn't Finish..
Review: I sure wish people would quit comparing this book and Cornwell's "new" style with Carl Hiaasen. He's the master and she should never have gone there. This book was B-O-R-I-N-G, unfunny and went nowhere. Against my "rules of reading", I quit at page 85 and dropped it back at the library for the next unsuspecting reader.
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Summary: READS LIKE A BAD DREAM
Review: UP TO THIS POINT I'VE READ ALL OF CORNWELL'S BOOKS
AND ALWAYS ENJOYED THE CHARACTERS AND THE VARIOUS
PLOTS. I GUESS THIS STORY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
HUMOROUS, BUT IT SURE BOMBED WITH ME. IT CONSISTED
OF MAKING FUN OF PEOPLE AND HAVING THE GOVERNOR OF
VIRGINIA BE A BUMBLING FOOL.
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Summary: This book is a "joke"
Review: This can't be the real Patricia Cornwell...It might be the worst book I have ever read. I could make it through only half the book before I gave up and resold on E-Bay...AVOID
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Summary: What the -- ?
Review: What a terrific example of false advertising! The blurb on the back says this is a continuation of the Judy Hammer series, but has nothing to do with it other than sharing two characters.
I wonder what Putnam thought when they saw this one cross their desks. They could have at least warned the readers that this was a 'departure.' I, for one, was not expecting a departure on my sixteen-hour road trip, trapped as I was in my car with this garbage. Talking crabs? A typing dog? Characters named after personality traits? Come on, now, Patricia, write what you want, but don't try to pass it off as a series book. At least let people know that this is not what we are expecting. I give this an extra star for the appearance of Kay Scarpetta (in which it seems Cornwell switched gears and wrote in her old style) and for Trooper Truth's interesting history lessons (the best parts of the book, though heavy-handed). All in all, I'd say go into this one with an open mind, or just skip it. You're not missing anything.
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Summary: ugh
Review: What a great idea for a book. What a great opportunity for a departure from her usual writing style. What a hideous pile of [garbage].
I was really looking forward to this book, but it is truly awful. It is way too contrived and completely implausible to be passed off as 'quirky' (for instance, the idea that all of Richmond was talking about Trooper Truth's meaningless essays). It's not witty at all; the 'quirks' are delivered with a very heavy hand. Parts of it were so poorly and simply written, I wondered if Cornwell even looked back over it after she wrote it.
Don't waste your time.
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Summary: Awful!!!
Review: I loved all the Scarpetta novels, but this is simply horrible. couldn;t make it past page 79, Don;t waste your money!! Stupid characters and ridiculous plot...what WAS she thikning of...must have driven off most of her regular readers. UGH!!
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Summary: This was one of the few books ever I just couldn't finish.
Review: Words can not describe how much I detested this book. I have real every one of Patricia Corwell's books and loved some and some liked some but didn't hate any.
The book is just stupid. It has no plot just some loose characters with silly names. I don't know how such a talented author could put her name to such garbage. I just wish it was like bad fish in the grocery store - you could return it and get your money back. Never again will I subject myself to her writing.
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Summary: Cornwell hits her comic stride
Review: I found this book to be very funny. It is definitely very different from her Scarpetta books, but it made me laugh out load in several places. In addition to making me laugh, the talking crabs made me think I should become a vegetarian.
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