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Title: Blow Fly: A Scarpetta Novel by Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 0-399-15089-7 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 13 October, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 1.96 (510 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Don't understand the Criticism--This book was Great!!
Comment: I cannot believe how many people did not like this book. I don't understand the criticism. I found it exciting, a real page turner, I liked the short chapters (to keep the complexity of the plot a litle simpler) and I especially liked the cast of characters. I can't wait for Ms. Cornwell's next book. If you've read the other Scarpetta books and want to see what happens to your favorite characters, this book is great! Don't listen to the critics.
Rating: 3
Summary: Did We All Read the Same Book?
Comment: I read the reader reviews before I read Blow Fly, and I have just re-read them. I wonder what the majority of the readers are talking about? The main departure from the usual Cornwell entry in the Scarpetta series is the shift in point of view. Rather than use Scarpetta's first-person narrative style, the author gives us many points of view: Lucy's, Marino's, Benton Wesley's. etc. While it may have been disconcerting to long-time fans, a change in point of view does not make for bad writing.
The plot unfolds unlike Cornwell's previous ones, also. Again, many points of view show readers many "spins" on the same goings-on. Readers see Scarpetta not as a proactive figure acting on information she has gathered, but as an individual acted upon by factors she does not control. Again, a shift in the treatment of the main character does not make for bad writing.
Bad writing is characterized by plot contrivances, stilted dialogue, stereotyped characters, and formulae. I see few, if any, of these pitfalls in Blow Fly. What I did get was a bit confused as I tried to tie plot threads together. I expect this from a mystery novel. I also notice that Cornwell is exposing sides of her characters' personalities that we have not seen before,as we have always seen through Scarpetta's eyes. I have the distinct impression that the novel is introductory, that the next installments of Kay Scarpetta's life may shift back to first person. I am excited and curious as to how Ms. Cornwell will handle her character's future.
Rating: 3
Summary: Anything is better than Isle of the Dogs
Comment: I bought this book even after reading all the terrible reviews it got from everyone else. After reading it, I can see where most people got their ideas from. This book wasn't the worse book I have ever read. It was definately not the best. Not even P.C.'s best. Not her worse either. Isle of the Dogs gets that reward. My problems with this book were that I never really cared about any of the characters, the characters did things completely against their character, too many things seemed to be going on at once that never really came together, and the reader seemed to be heading towards a great big BANG of a conclusion only to have everthing happen out of our view and then the book to just end. It was such a let down at the end, I am not even sure I am glad at all that I read this book. Her books were such a great read, the kind you can't put down till it is over. Now, I am not sure what the writers motivation is for even writing the books. I feel like I am reguirgitating the same stuff over and over again, something that is no longer satisfying. I have to say I am considering never reading another P.C. book again. A book that is a chore to read is not entertaining to me. My suggestion would be......if you really consider yourself a P.C. fan, get this book from the public library or buy it used.
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Title: The Big Bad Wolf: A Novel by James Patterson ISBN: 0316602906 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: 17 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: Split Second by David Baldacci ISBN: 0446530891 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 30 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: 3rd Degree by James Patterson, Andrew Gross ISBN: 0316603570 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: 01 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Bleachers by John Grisham ISBN: 0385511612 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 09 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Last Juror by John Grisham ISBN: 0385510438 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 03 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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