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A review by hemloc
Good Bait by John Harvey
2.0
Four reasons to read Good Bait:
1) I enjoyed the depth of characterisation and the lack of black-and-white in how the players think and behave. Even characters who only show up for a scene feel like fully formed people.
2) The social commentary is slipped in very neatly and is well-informed, and it was almost enough to make like like this book. It makes it feel real and important.
3) There's a nice rhythm to Harvey's writing that's easy to relax into right from the first paragraph.
4) The plot is unpredictable and incites enough curiosity that I kept reading even when I wanted to quit.
Two drawbacks to Good Bait:
1) There's too much going on, too many names, too many clues, and too many cases, and I couldn't keep up.
2) Though the characters are well-written, they're too aloof to like or care about.
1) I enjoyed the depth of characterisation and the lack of black-and-white in how the players think and behave. Even characters who only show up for a scene feel like fully formed people.
2) The social commentary is slipped in very neatly and is well-informed, and it was almost enough to make like like this book. It makes it feel real and important.
3) There's a nice rhythm to Harvey's writing that's easy to relax into right from the first paragraph.
4) The plot is unpredictable and incites enough curiosity that I kept reading even when I wanted to quit.
Two drawbacks to Good Bait:
1) There's too much going on, too many names, too many clues, and too many cases, and I couldn't keep up.
2) Though the characters are well-written, they're too aloof to like or care about.