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She probably started writing this in say 2007-08 and finished by 2009-10. She waited for almost 2/3 years for the book to get a publisher: to prove that she was really talented and Harry Potter was not an accident. She even got great comments she was hoping for. And now what, we are back on page one; selling again because of brand name, not on merit. She probably will never get that opportunity again. |
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Finished. More of a traditional style, sleuth-assistant, with mostly interviews (like poirot...).
Story/prose wise, Rowling really has a style (I never read any of the Harry Potter or C V) and the characters are really likeable (Both Strike and Robin already left a mark with one book and would be great as series chars). Story flowed nicely and pretty fast (except in some cases). Different setting and good char depictions/development. There are cliches (stupid police, no-client detective become famous with 'the case'). I wasn't really awed at the ending and she did not explain some points fully, say, how Cormoran reached at certain conclusions. As some one else said, it ended too soon. I say, 3.5(or even 4)/5. From there onwards even I was waiting impatiently for them to check the call list. Even petty cases/thieves are tracked using mobiles nowadays. May be she wrote it 3/4 yrs (?) back can explain that (or any UK restrictions, u know prism and all)? |
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I read the book and enjoyed it. I agree about the cliches, and the ending didn't surprise me particularly. But I liked the characters of Strike and Robin and would read another in the series if she writes it and see what I think from there.
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Good for her. That is a great cause.
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To a point, I agree; but to me, there are shades of wrongdoing and I rate this one as fairly minor.
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Betraying the confidentiality of a client is very far from being "minor". The confidentiality of a client's relationship lies at the very core of the profession.
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No, not really. Do you honestly not see that? Would you really want to your lawyer to feel it was ok to pick and choose what promises, confidences and rules of professional ethics he upheld and which he ignored concerning your affairs?
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His punishment would be based on what he revealed. In the case of the attorney in question, he should've been fined and had his license suspended for a year.
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I had a chance to listen to the book last week. I liked it.
I didn't guess whodunit...rather, I guessed wrong right up until the reveal. I think the book won me over early on with the line something like "Strike was impressed by her initiative and ability to use punctuation." I wonder if JK got inspiration for Strike from Warren Zevon's "Werewolves of London?" "He's that hairy-handed gent who ran amok in Kent. Lately he's been overheard in Mayfair...." |
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