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jaeru33's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
sjgrodsky's review against another edition
2.0
Too many flatly realized characters and too many subplots some of them downright silly. Mccrumb can do better. She has done better.
ammbooks's review against another edition
2.0
Great for reading while waiting in parked cars.... Quite silly
pjgal22's review against another edition
4.0
I really like the MacPherson mysteries, but I actually prefer her mysteries set in rural Appalachia. The MacPherson stories are witty and clever, while the Appalachian mysteries are haunting and mesmerizing.
git_r_read's review against another edition
5.0
I cannot remember when I read this the first time but it was a favorite and I was glad to find it again at a favorite used bookstore in my hometown, so added it to Mt Git'r'Read and just this week felt the pull to read it again.
I'd forgotten some aspects, so it was like reading it for the first time. And that was fine with me. I adore Sharyn McCrumb's writing since my introduction to her via The Rosewood Casket, part of her Ballad series. I fell hard for that book and it should have ended up on my Keeper Shelf. When I find it again, it will be added to the collection.
Anyway, this book is highly enjoyable. There are a few things going on, one in the past and several in present day. Two lawyers and a forensic anthropologist make up the main characters. They each tell their parts of the book, the cases they are working on, the people they meet. My favorite is the mother of one of the lawyers and his sister the anthropologist. She's a pip.
My absolute favorite about Sharyn McCrumb's books are the titles. This one is fab, but she also has a series with a title Bimbos of the Death Sun and Zombies of the Gene Pool. I am a sucker for a fab title.
I can absolutely recommend this book, series and author.
I'd forgotten some aspects, so it was like reading it for the first time. And that was fine with me. I adore Sharyn McCrumb's writing since my introduction to her via The Rosewood Casket, part of her Ballad series. I fell hard for that book and it should have ended up on my Keeper Shelf. When I find it again, it will be added to the collection.
Anyway, this book is highly enjoyable. There are a few things going on, one in the past and several in present day. Two lawyers and a forensic anthropologist make up the main characters. They each tell their parts of the book, the cases they are working on, the people they meet. My favorite is the mother of one of the lawyers and his sister the anthropologist. She's a pip.
My absolute favorite about Sharyn McCrumb's books are the titles. This one is fab, but she also has a series with a title Bimbos of the Death Sun and Zombies of the Gene Pool. I am a sucker for a fab title.
I can absolutely recommend this book, series and author.
pamelajobrownlee's review against another edition
2.0
I had been wanting to read one of her books, and now I have. Not to my taste. The overall tone brought me a small amount of despair. I need some positive feelings in the books that I read. This one read a bit like an angry white man who tells jokes meant to advance his agenda. Funny, right? No, not even if I agree with the agenda.
rachelwalden's review against another edition
1.0
The dolphin plot and Bill's enthusiastic treatment of it really kept this from being more of a typical vaguely entertaining mystery novel. Was its resolution meant to be funny? Just, no. This was my first McCrumb book, so I'm honestly not sure if we are meant to infer some anti-LGBT sentiment from the book. The dolphin bit seemed too close to homophobes' absurd pearl-clutching about "if gay people can get married what's next?" and the professor/mom situation seemed to position intellectuals and LGBT folks as insincere - and their allies as taken in by a scam.
booksrock63's review against another edition
4.0
What a great title for a book! She read my thoughts exactly!