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Summary: Awful!!
Review: I cannot believe how bad this book is..has Ms. Cornwell been taken over by an alien? Please, go back to thr well-writtrn Kay Scarpetta series. Tjis is simply NOT funny, the people are ridiculous caracatures (the governor with his gastriointestinal problems, the weird peple on Tangier island) oh, spare me!!I usually automatically buy a new Cornwell, but will think rwice now since this was such a waste of money! Don't buy this book. You will be disappointed if you are expecting a good mystery.
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Summary: People Magazine
Review: We all know People Magazine can't be wrong!! Of the hundreds of thousands of books written this year to choose from, People selected 13 "Worst of Pages" books....no surprise to me Isle of Dogs was one of the 13. What a horrible little book. I couldn't get past the first 20 pages. I tried to get a refund, the store clerk laughed and said I was the 10th person THAT DAY that tried to return this book. I certainly hope Patricia Cornwall is doing some well needed reflection on each and every one of these customer reviews....C-U-S-T-O-M-E-R, get it Patrica? We are the ones who fork over our hard earned dollars to make you a wealthy woman and hopefully in return for those hard earned dollars we receive a well written book to enjoy. Not so in this case. She won't see ANY more of my hard earned dollars.
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Summary: don't waste your money
Review: I should've read the reviews before I wasted my money on this one! I normally love Cornwell's books, but this one is terrible.
Save your money, and check this one out at the library. Better yet, save your time and don't read it at all!
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Summary: Worst Book I Ever Read
Review: I cannot believe Cornwell would write this garbage much less anyone would publish it. This was the biggest disappointment I have ever had. Did she forget how to write and entertain her audience. What happened to the wonderful writings with Kay Scarpetta? A bumbling governor, thinking and scheming animals on come on now. Do not wase your time or money on this one. This may have totally turned me off of Patricia Cornwell.
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Summary: Who really wrote this book?
Review: This book does not deserve a 1 star rating it should be a negative 5 at the very least. I find it hard to believe that this book was actually written by Patricia Cornwell. The storyline is all over the place and probably cannot even be reffered to as a story"line" but rather a story"meandering." In this book the bluecrabs, trout and dog talk - is Ms. Cornwell on some kind of hallucinogenic medication? If you have not purchased this book - DON'T! If you are curious, buy it at a used book store, however, it's not even worth using your valuable time it takes to read it let alone throwing away your money. Try to borrow it from some unfortunate sucker (like me) that purchased the book expecting it to be on the same level as Ms. Cornwell's earlier writings.
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Summary: Waste of Time and Money
Review: I've ready every book Ms. Cornwell has ever written and enjoyed each one - until this one.There was nothing wrong with Hornet's Nest or Southern Cross - they were a nice change of pace. I have NO CLUE what this was supposed to be. This book was painful; I couldn't finish it. I got as far as the "Dentist" being held hostage - I bought this book the day it was released and didn't get to the "hostage" part until the beginning of December! Good luck to those of you trying to sell your copy; I doubt if you'll get anyone to bite. By the way, why wasn't Virginia West is this book? Or was she and I didn't get to that part?
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Summary: Disaster
Review: I thought it was me! I managed to get through 46 pages before I couldn't take it anymore. What an absolute disaster. This book truly does not deserve even the one-star rating. Thank goodness I resisted the urge to purchase this ridiculous book. I am returning it to the library as soon as I finish this review.
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Summary: What a letdown!
Review: Like most of the other reviewers, I eagerly awaited the latest Cornwell novel, having read everything else by this author. Although I prefer Scarpetta, I'd enjoyed the previous Hammer/Brazil offering and was looking forward to renewing the acquantance. I managed only four chapters before I wondered whether I had the wrong book in the cover. I rarely leave books unfinished, but this one will sit and gather dust for a long time before I give it another try - if ever. Roll on the next Scarpetta!
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Summary: Stupidest book I've ever read.
Review: This was the biggest waste of my time this year. It is boring and nonsensical. A few times I thought Cornwell was trying to draw quirky characters a la Larry McMurtry in the Lonesome Dove novels. If so, she failed miserably. I tried to like these characters but they were just too stereotypical and silly. Having visited Tangier Island and finding the people there quaint, friendly and very interesting, I wondered what Ms. Cornwell was smoking when she went there.
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Summary: Disappointment, big time!
Review: Like others, I too read Southern Cross and was disappointed, but this one is really hitting bottom. Fish that talk, Trooper Truth, wow! I have been a loyal fan of Patricia Cornwell's for years, but since Benton died things have gone from bad to worse! Why no more Kay Scarpetta? Readers just love (loved?) her! Why, why, why did Benton have to die? Ms. Cornwell should bring them both back if she wants to sell any more books. I, for one, am done with her if Kay Scarpetta is a thing of the past.
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