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mbondlamberty's review against another edition
5.0
Very enjoyable read that keeps you coming back for more.
ashleylm's review against another edition
4.0
She rarely puts a foot wrong. Another artful exercise in mystery-making. I like that everyone seems intelligent, for the most part (not geniuses, necessarily, but thinking, as opposed to the foolish automatons that people other authors' books).
(Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s). I feel a lot of readers automatically render any book they enjoy 5, but I grade on a curve!
(Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s). I feel a lot of readers automatically render any book they enjoy 5, but I grade on a curve!
elizafiedler's review against another edition
5.0
Dalgliesh will always be one of my favorite detectives ever. He's so compassionate and thoughtful, just what a police detective should be but seldom is. A poet detective sounds like nonsense, but in a perfect world, it wouldn't be. This story is about "deformities of the spirit," and while it doesn't avoid ableism entirely, it does make the important distinction between disability and spiritual deformity.
kahale's review against another edition
2.0
This is the first P.D. James that I read and I have to say that I like Agatha Christie better. Just too predictable and likke a '30's movie.
alice_horoshev's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
josieb10's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
bibliomaniac2021's review against another edition
dark
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
jenreads1026's review against another edition
2.0
I tried but I couldn't get into this book. I kept plugging along with it (I hate hot reading a book all the way through) and have to admit I skipped many chapters but it just did not keep me interested. When I got to the ending..... Yeah..... Still couldn't get into it...
jjmcdade's review against another edition
5.0
It's difficult to say I might have a favorite of the Dalgliesh books, but this might be it...maybe...