- Paperback: 231 pages
- Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books (Aug 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0312292597
- ISBN-13: 978-0312292591
- Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.4 x 2 cm
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Well-dressed grizzly hunters
20 July 2002
Format:Paperback
This book is certainly NOT one you can't put down, in fact, you can hardly get through it! Is it the totally uninteresting characters? Is it the fact of a complete description of the dress of each character as a fashion statement supposed to enhance one's understanding of the character? It it the attempt to be a nature mystery when it feels more like a romance, or a trade magazine for the fashion industry? Is it the continuous descriptions of everything that leads nowhere? I am half-way through and considering giving it up as a lost cause for it to even get anywhere.
Really enjoyed It!
12 Aug 2003
Format:Paperback
This was a very well written book. I can't understand why the negative reviews. In fact, my husband even read it and also enjoyed the book. We will definately check out others by this author.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Subpar.
8 July 2002
Format:Paperback
I read this only about a month ago, and I can't really remember more than two characters or anything of the plot save the utterly silly way in which the killer strikes. I kept waiting for the story to go somewhere. I'm a fan of big furry creatures, and I hoped to find some action actually involving one; there are no bears (human or ursine) in this book.
Still, Andreae is not a bad writer. Looking back on the book, I realize that it was reasonably well-structured. I think the problem lies in her lack of ability to create or sustain tension. Only one scene (the first discovery of the body) conveys any real drama. I could tell that certain scenes were intended to be dark and brooding-- but they weren't, and they needed to be. Many mystery writers, when unable to create dramatic tension, substitute sexual tension; Andreae occasionally makes the reader suspect the book might head in this direction, but it never does. The one time some physical interest kicks in, we suddenly learn that the protagonist considers herself celibate. A little romance might have helped matters considerably; the protagonist describes the killer as attractive, but nothing develops between them. If these two had had an affair of some kind, the killer's unveiling might have had a bit more kick.
I was amused by all the cooking tips the main character offered; it was almost like reading Jean Craighead George's "My Side of the Mountain," or Brian Jacques' "Redwall" series, in which, every time a meal is mentioned, the reader is treated to a page or two of all-natural recipes. Perhaps this is the only reason Andreae throws in some hilariously (and somewhat offensively) stereotypical Japanese tourists-- to provide her protagonist some motivation to cook some really weird-sounding food.
Anyway, if you have absolutely nothing better to do, you might as well read this. But DON'T pay [very much money] for the privilege.
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