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noonjinx 's review for:
Every Dead Thing
by John Connolly
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I chanced across a later volume in Connolly's Charlie Parker series last month and enjoyed it enough to go out and find this one (number one).
This is a first person hard boiled detective story with a hint of the supernatural about it (not much, just a hint).
Connolly writes a rollicking good story and isn't afraid to use some poetic language which makes his books a pleasure to read. You don't get sunsets in a Connolly novel, you get day bleeding into night. The plotting, pacing, characters, dialogue and action sequences are all great.
The tone of this one is *very* dark and the murders are particularly grisly (more grisly than I needed but not enough to put me off). I already have volumes two and three lined up but may need something lighter first.
This is a first person hard boiled detective story with a hint of the supernatural about it (not much, just a hint).
Connolly writes a rollicking good story and isn't afraid to use some poetic language which makes his books a pleasure to read. You don't get sunsets in a Connolly novel, you get day bleeding into night. The plotting, pacing, characters, dialogue and action sequences are all great.
The tone of this one is *very* dark and the murders are particularly grisly (more grisly than I needed but not enough to put me off). I already have volumes two and three lined up but may need something lighter first.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail