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Hide and Seek by Ian Rankin

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ehstarsong's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

mrbrownsays's review against another edition

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3.0

Very good. The Jekyll and Hyde stuff was about as subtle as a sledgehammer which began to ruin it a little. Character building some of the best I have read, we care about the plot. I can begin to see how it came about that these were made into a telly series as well.

vera_cologne's review

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mysterious sad

Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

pa259's review against another edition

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challenging tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

samterroni's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

marieeve1978's review against another edition

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3.0

A nice and well-written story. The end was disappointing though. Also, the book being old, it is interesting to note all the taboos related to homosexuality. The author is not homophobe, or at least he doesn't show it, but the way the subject is approached reminisces us of another time.

This is the second Ian Rankin novel I read. I am trying to go through the Inspector Rebus series. In the first novel, the character was more developed. In the second, his personnality seems to have changed, and blends a little bit with those of other characters. It becomes more of a generic crime novel.