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Summary: Disappointed Reader
Review: Like so many others who have written reviews for this book, I am an avid Patrica Cornwell reader. This book indeed is a departure from her other books. I am just a little over halfway through it and have to force myself to pick it up and read another chapter. This book makes me think that Cornwell dusted off one of her first attempts and got it published because of her reputation. I cannot believe a publisher would have accepted this book if submitted by an unknown author. NOT an enjoyable read!
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Summary: This is the last Cornwell book I'm reading
Review: This is prime example of what happens when an author is very successful, and then thinks that readers will buy the book no matter how poor the quality is.Just like the last Scarpetta book, Black Notice, this book has no sense of credulity whatsoever. Most of the characters are just cookie cutter stereotypes of Southern life, and the plot is just a mess.
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Summary: Surprising Disappointment
Review: After reading almost all of Patricia Cornwell's other novels, I was sorely disappointed in this one. Slow, tedious... and talking sea creatures just didn't cut it. I was hoping that Andy Brazil would do us all a favor and off Regina Crimm! At least that would have been exciting.
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Summary: Loyal midwesterner
Review: I am a loyal Cornwell reader. I was so dissappointed in this book. I kept thinking "where did that come from?" There were characters and storylines that were promising but didn't go anywhere. I had a difficult time making myself get to the end. I was glad to throw it away.
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Summary: Isle of Dogs
Review: Very disappointing!! I can hardly believe that Patricia Cornwell actually wrote this book! The characters are silly. The story line is boring. The dialect is annoying. I can't even give this book one star but ... requires to give at least one star. All of her other books are 5 star books and I enjoyed each and every one of them - but NOT THIS ONE.
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Summary: Bummer
Review: I was quite excited to read this book on my vacation, but found that I could not finish it, a rare thing for me. I really enjoy Patricia Cornwell's writing, however this time the humor escaped me. The talking seafood, while funny, threw me off and the extreme lightness of substance just couldn't keep my interest to the end. Prehaps if you are forwarned and ready for some silly humor, then you might enjoy it more than I.
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Summary: Just plain absurd
Review: What a waste of time. The characters are ludicrous. The plot non-existant. Don't bother with this one.
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Summary: Cornwell shows wit and versatility
Review: Patricia Cornwell has realized that unrelenting serious Scarpetta mysteries can get samey and stale, and so has diversified her writing by creating a couple of Carl Hiaasen-esque novels incorporating with zany characters and dark humor (the first was *Southern Cross*). I say, "Bravo!" *Isle of Dogs* is readable, funny, and even informative, what with the historical lectures penned by "Trooper Truth." The characters range from the pathetic (the governor's youngest daughter) to the sleazy (the crooked dentist), to the grotesque (the she-devil, "Unique"). I do suspect that the book will seem funnier and more topical to readers familiar with Virginia history and culture, but even for this Californian there were plenty of laughs. The only real weakness in the novel is that the plot is eminently lightweight and is clearly secondary to the tongue-in-cheek tone Cornwell endeavors to create. Consequently, I found that while it was an easy book to pick up, time and again it also was easy to put down. In other words, it's not exactly a "riveting page-turner." Still, *Isle of Dogs* is a fun and easy read that showcases Patricia Cornwell's diverse talents.
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Summary: The biggest literary disappointment of the year!
Review: I LOVE the author's Kay Scarpetta novels, so I was especially disappointed by this one...even tho' it started off suspensefully, it rapidly descended into an inane, deadly dull, hard to take work. Not to give anything away, but when the crabs in the pot began to voice their POV to the reader, I had to check the back cover to make sure that it was, in fact, an actual work of Cornwall's. What was she thinking!? What was I thinking by sticking with it to the bitter end--which was a challenge. There wasn't even a rewarding pay off. I'm sticking with Kay Scarpetta, who would be (if she weren't fictitious) embarrassed by her own cameo appearance in this turkey.
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Summary: Horrible
Review: Love her other books, but not this one. Her writing is almost childish and the characters are so unbelievable. Not her best work, I am sorry to say!
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