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WT Sharpe · 05-23-2014, 05:57 PM

Overall I liked the book, and plan to read the next one when there' said next one to read. I did think it was too long, which isn't a bad thing in itself, but the book felt "padded" to me. The pace seemed a bit too slow, but I really liked Strike and Robin. I hope no romance develops between them, though.

Like treadlightly, I found it hard to believe the murderer would hire a private investigator. In another story it might have worked, but not this story and this this villain. What was his motivation for doing it? The police were satisfied with the verdict of suicide. The press was satisfied. Except for a small cult of conspiracy theorists, the public was satisfied by the verdict. The killer had nothing to gain and everything to lose by stirring things up.

DAMMED IPAD AUTOCORRECT!!!!!

That first sentence should have read, "Overall I liked the book, and plan to read the next one when there's a next one to read."

05-23-2014, 05:57 PM	#6
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	May 2014 Discussion: The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (spoilers) Overall I liked the book, and plan to read the next one when there' said next one to read. I did think it was too long, which isn't a bad thing in itself, but the book felt "padded" to me. The pace seemed a bit too slow, but I really liked Strike and Robin. I hope no romance develops between them, though. Like treadlightly, I found it hard to believe the murderer would hire a private investigator. In another story it might have worked, but not this story and this this villain. What was his motivation for doing it? The police were satisfied with the verdict of suicide. The press was satisfied. Except for a small cult of conspiracy theorists, the public was satisfied by the verdict. The killer had nothing to gain and everything to lose by stirring things up. DAMMED IPAD AUTOCORRECT!!!!! That first sentence should have read, "Overall I liked the book, and plan to read the next one when there's a next one to read." Last edited by WT Sharpe; 05-24-2014 at 12:22 AM.