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Cormoran Strike #3
Career of Evil
欧宝娱乐 Choice Award
Nominee for Readers' Favorite Mystery & Thriller (2015)When a mysterious package is delivered to Robin Ellacott, she is horrified to discover that it contains a woman鈥檚 severed leg.
Her boss, private detective Cormoran Strike, is less surprised but no less alarmed. There are four people from his past who he thinks could be responsible 鈥� and Strike knows that any one of them is capable of sustained and unspeakable brutality.
With the police focusing on the one suspect Strike is increasingly sure is not the perpetrator, he and Robin take matters into their own hands, and delve into the dark and twisted worlds of the other three men. But as more horrendous acts occur, time is running out for the two of them鈥�
A fiendishly clever mystery with unexpected twists around every corner, Career of Evil is also a gripping story of a man and a woman at a crossroads in their personal and professional lives. You will not be able to put this book down.
Her boss, private detective Cormoran Strike, is less surprised but no less alarmed. There are four people from his past who he thinks could be responsible 鈥� and Strike knows that any one of them is capable of sustained and unspeakable brutality.
With the police focusing on the one suspect Strike is increasingly sure is not the perpetrator, he and Robin take matters into their own hands, and delve into the dark and twisted worlds of the other three men. But as more horrendous acts occur, time is running out for the two of them鈥�
A fiendishly clever mystery with unexpected twists around every corner, Career of Evil is also a gripping story of a man and a woman at a crossroads in their personal and professional lives. You will not be able to put this book down.
494 pages, Hardcover
First published October 20, 2015
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About the author
Robert Galbraith
32听books31.7k听followersThis is a pseudonym for , the author of the Harry Potter series and The Casual Vacancy, a novel for adults.
NOTE: There is more than one author with this name on 欧宝娱乐.
Rowling was born to Anne Rowling (n茅e Volant) and Peter James Rowling, a Rolls-Royce aircraft engineer, on 31 July 1965 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Bristol. Her mother Anne was half-French and half-Scottish. Her parents first met on a train departing from King's Cross Station bound for Arbroath in 1964. They married on 14 March 1965. Her mother's maternal grandfather, Dugald Campbell, was born in Lamlash on the Isle of Arran. Her mother's paternal grandfather, Louis Volant, was awarded the Croix de Guerre for exceptional bravery in defending the village of Courcelles-le-Comte during the First World War.
Rowling's sister Dianne was born at their home when Rowling was 23 months old. The family moved to the nearby village Winterbourne when Rowling was four. She attended St Michael's Primary School, a school founded by abolitionist William Wilberforce and education reformer Hannah More. Her headmaster at St Michael's, Alfred Dunn, has been suggested as the inspiration for the Harry Potter headmaster Albus Dumbledore.
As a child, Rowling often wrote fantasy stories, which she would usually then read to her sister. She recalls that: "I can still remember me telling her a story in which she fell down a rabbit hole and was fed strawberries by the rabbit family inside it. Certainly the first story I ever wrote down (when I was five or six) was about a rabbit called Rabbit. He got the measles and was visited by his friends, including a giant bee called Miss Bee." At the age of nine, Rowling moved to Church Cottage in the Gloucestershire village of Tutshill, close to Chepstow, Wales. When she was a young teenager, her great aunt, who Rowling said "taught classics and approved of a thirst for knowledge, even of a questionable kind," gave her a very old copy of Jessica Mitford's autobiography, Hons and Rebels. Mitford became Rowling's heroine, and Rowling subsequently read all of her books.
Rowling has said of her teenage years, in an interview with The New Yorker, "I wasn鈥檛 particularly happy. I think it鈥檚 a dreadful time of life." She had a difficult homelife; her mother was ill and she had a difficult relationship with her father (she is no longer on speaking terms with him). She attended secondary school at Wyedean School and College, where her mother had worked as a technician in the science department. Rowling said of her adolescence, "Hermione [a bookish, know-it-all Harry Potter character] is loosely based on me. She's a caricature of me when I was eleven, which I'm not particularly proud of." Steve Eddy, who taught Rowling English when she first arrived, remembers her as "not exceptional" but "one of a group of girls who were bright, and quite good at English." Sean Harris, her best friend in the Upper Sixth owned a turquoise Ford Anglia, which she says inspired the one in her books.
NOTE: There is more than one author with this name on 欧宝娱乐.
Rowling was born to Anne Rowling (n茅e Volant) and Peter James Rowling, a Rolls-Royce aircraft engineer, on 31 July 1965 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Bristol. Her mother Anne was half-French and half-Scottish. Her parents first met on a train departing from King's Cross Station bound for Arbroath in 1964. They married on 14 March 1965. Her mother's maternal grandfather, Dugald Campbell, was born in Lamlash on the Isle of Arran. Her mother's paternal grandfather, Louis Volant, was awarded the Croix de Guerre for exceptional bravery in defending the village of Courcelles-le-Comte during the First World War.
Rowling's sister Dianne was born at their home when Rowling was 23 months old. The family moved to the nearby village Winterbourne when Rowling was four. She attended St Michael's Primary School, a school founded by abolitionist William Wilberforce and education reformer Hannah More. Her headmaster at St Michael's, Alfred Dunn, has been suggested as the inspiration for the Harry Potter headmaster Albus Dumbledore.
As a child, Rowling often wrote fantasy stories, which she would usually then read to her sister. She recalls that: "I can still remember me telling her a story in which she fell down a rabbit hole and was fed strawberries by the rabbit family inside it. Certainly the first story I ever wrote down (when I was five or six) was about a rabbit called Rabbit. He got the measles and was visited by his friends, including a giant bee called Miss Bee." At the age of nine, Rowling moved to Church Cottage in the Gloucestershire village of Tutshill, close to Chepstow, Wales. When she was a young teenager, her great aunt, who Rowling said "taught classics and approved of a thirst for knowledge, even of a questionable kind," gave her a very old copy of Jessica Mitford's autobiography, Hons and Rebels. Mitford became Rowling's heroine, and Rowling subsequently read all of her books.
Rowling has said of her teenage years, in an interview with The New Yorker, "I wasn鈥檛 particularly happy. I think it鈥檚 a dreadful time of life." She had a difficult homelife; her mother was ill and she had a difficult relationship with her father (she is no longer on speaking terms with him). She attended secondary school at Wyedean School and College, where her mother had worked as a technician in the science department. Rowling said of her adolescence, "Hermione [a bookish, know-it-all Harry Potter character] is loosely based on me. She's a caricature of me when I was eleven, which I'm not particularly proud of." Steve Eddy, who taught Rowling English when she first arrived, remembers her as "not exceptional" but "one of a group of girls who were bright, and quite good at English." Sean Harris, her best friend in the Upper Sixth owned a turquoise Ford Anglia, which she says inspired the one in her books.
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December 18, 2023
(A-) 82% | Very Good
Notes: Wherein accents abound, people play pretend, men hurt women in many different ways, and Robin is really Batman.
Notes: Wherein accents abound, people play pretend, men hurt women in many different ways, and Robin is really Batman.
June 7, 2018
June 2018: This review is mostly going to be me responding to some of my own thoughts from my first review, with some extras thrown in; for example, how I was considering raising this to five stars because I loved Robert Glenister's narration so much. I love the dead tree versions of this book, but the audio adds another level. Highly recommend if you are so inclined. (I'm leaving my rating at 4.5, rounding down, for now, because of the ending. See below.)
Spoilery discussion of several plot points below.
So firstly, having now re-read this, I can state with approximately 99% surety that .
I pretty much stand by the rest of my thoughts. I love Robin in this book. She and Strike make some significant errors with one another, and become terribly communicators by the end of the book. They also let their personal feelings for one another and what's going on in their lives affect all their decision making. It's just a big clusterfuck of emotions, basically. Robin doesn't want to become that useless, scared person again, and resents anyone trying to protect her, because of that. She never explains to any of them, not her mother or Matthew or Strike, just exactly why she's so adamant about remaining at work. Maybe it's too difficult for her to articulate. In addition,
And Strike doesn't explain his reasons to Robin, for the most part. He's so worried about keeping her safe, he just tells her what to do and doesn't think about any of his requests will affect her. His heart is in the right place, but it's patronizing as hell. With the Zahara situation,
And lastly, there's the ending. This is the reason I can't up this to five stars until I read Lethal White. What the heck is that ending even going for? It's very unclear. Is Robin going to leave Matthew at the altar? Was Strike just going to get his partner back or did he have something else in mind? (He's very clearly attracted to Robin, but knows he should keep it professional, at the same time his attraction to her definitely magnified his rage with the firing incident.) Will Robin stay married to Matthew until his thing with the message deletion and the rest of his asshattery is revealed? It's just, that smile at the end, it's so open-ended! It could just be a little happy ending tip of the hat, letting us know they will mend their relationship, or it could be more. I don't like the ambiguity. So, 4.5 stars it remains.
Lethal White is in the can, so here's hoping for a late 2018 release date. I need some answers.
October 2015: Oh, man, I have so many thoughts. And I'm also not entirely sure what I think about some of what happened in this book. On the one hand, I LOVED IT. The case and Robin and Strike's personal lives dovetailed beautifully. So much of this book was character shiz, which is my favorite kind of shiz. And I've been saying for the past two books that I wanted MORE ROBIN and MORE ROBIN is exactly what I got. Robin backstory. Robin frontstory. Robin Robin Robin.
And the mystery itself was good and different from the last two. In the first book, it was really procedural. Lots of interviews, pounding the pavement, and the central question of whether or not Lula Landry killed herself. It was also an examination of fame and the press. The second book started off as a simple missing persons case that turned into a murder mystery, but it was really a satirization of the publishing industry. But to really make it the trifecta of things JKR is obsessed with, likely because of her own fame in the publishing industry as a woman, this book and its central mystery are all about misogyny and violence against women. The book opens with Robin being sent a woman's severed leg in the mail, and it doesn't let up from there.
This case is personal for both Strike and Robin. Strike, because the leg was sent to Robin, the killer is targeting Robin, to get at Strike. There are three men from Strike's past who would be violent and unhinged enough to do something like this. And Robin because of her own history. We finally learn why she dropped out of University. I know that some people have had (and will have) trouble with Robin's backstory, but I don't. Firstly, because it doesn't feel cheap. It feels earned. JKR has clearly been setting it up since day one. And secondly because of Robin herself. Beautiful, complicated, strong and vulnerable Robin. Certainly what happened to her was terrible and traumatizing, but it's not the event itself she has trouble with, but how her friends and family (and Strike) treat her and her ambitions afterwards that she has the most trouble with.
Which brings me to Matthew. Motherfucking Matthew. He's just terrible. But this book sheds light on why Robin is with him, despite his terribleness.
The stress of the case also works on Strike and Robin's relationship, and a large portion of the book is spent on , just as the killer intended (although I don't think he's smart enough to have foreseen the psychological nuances of the situation he created--he was going for the blunt force option, framing Strike for murder and taking something away from him, not knowing that the more subtle approach was almost as hurtful). The depth of their conflict and interpersonal relationships is what makes this book so great.
The two things I do feel conflicted about were:
1) The decision to have POV chapters from the killer. I'm not sure those were entirely successful. Maybe I'm just not bad enough, but they seemed overly evil to me? I don't know. They didn't work as well for me as I wanted them to. The villain himself when seen from Robin and Strike's POV was great, and I liked the way his POVs kept leading me in opposite directions. I was CONVINCED that one guy had done it, but then it turned out to be something totally unexpected, but obvious in retrospect. It's just, those POVs were so . . . blunt? They served their purpose, though.
and 2)
I think I'm going to have to just wait for the next book, and hope for the best. For now, this gets 4.5 stars. And hopefully by this time next year we'll have book four.
[4.5 stars]
February 2015: A girl could get spoiled with a new JK Rowling book every year, I tell you what.
Spoilery discussion of several plot points below.
So firstly, having now re-read this, I can state with approximately 99% surety that .
I pretty much stand by the rest of my thoughts. I love Robin in this book. She and Strike make some significant errors with one another, and become terribly communicators by the end of the book. They also let their personal feelings for one another and what's going on in their lives affect all their decision making. It's just a big clusterfuck of emotions, basically. Robin doesn't want to become that useless, scared person again, and resents anyone trying to protect her, because of that. She never explains to any of them, not her mother or Matthew or Strike, just exactly why she's so adamant about remaining at work. Maybe it's too difficult for her to articulate. In addition,
And Strike doesn't explain his reasons to Robin, for the most part. He's so worried about keeping her safe, he just tells her what to do and doesn't think about any of his requests will affect her. His heart is in the right place, but it's patronizing as hell. With the Zahara situation,
And lastly, there's the ending. This is the reason I can't up this to five stars until I read Lethal White. What the heck is that ending even going for? It's very unclear. Is Robin going to leave Matthew at the altar? Was Strike just going to get his partner back or did he have something else in mind? (He's very clearly attracted to Robin, but knows he should keep it professional, at the same time his attraction to her definitely magnified his rage with the firing incident.) Will Robin stay married to Matthew until his thing with the message deletion and the rest of his asshattery is revealed? It's just, that smile at the end, it's so open-ended! It could just be a little happy ending tip of the hat, letting us know they will mend their relationship, or it could be more. I don't like the ambiguity. So, 4.5 stars it remains.
Lethal White is in the can, so here's hoping for a late 2018 release date. I need some answers.
October 2015: Oh, man, I have so many thoughts. And I'm also not entirely sure what I think about some of what happened in this book. On the one hand, I LOVED IT. The case and Robin and Strike's personal lives dovetailed beautifully. So much of this book was character shiz, which is my favorite kind of shiz. And I've been saying for the past two books that I wanted MORE ROBIN and MORE ROBIN is exactly what I got. Robin backstory. Robin frontstory. Robin Robin Robin.
And the mystery itself was good and different from the last two. In the first book, it was really procedural. Lots of interviews, pounding the pavement, and the central question of whether or not Lula Landry killed herself. It was also an examination of fame and the press. The second book started off as a simple missing persons case that turned into a murder mystery, but it was really a satirization of the publishing industry. But to really make it the trifecta of things JKR is obsessed with, likely because of her own fame in the publishing industry as a woman, this book and its central mystery are all about misogyny and violence against women. The book opens with Robin being sent a woman's severed leg in the mail, and it doesn't let up from there.
This case is personal for both Strike and Robin. Strike, because the leg was sent to Robin, the killer is targeting Robin, to get at Strike. There are three men from Strike's past who would be violent and unhinged enough to do something like this. And Robin because of her own history. We finally learn why she dropped out of University. I know that some people have had (and will have) trouble with Robin's backstory, but I don't. Firstly, because it doesn't feel cheap. It feels earned. JKR has clearly been setting it up since day one. And secondly because of Robin herself. Beautiful, complicated, strong and vulnerable Robin. Certainly what happened to her was terrible and traumatizing, but it's not the event itself she has trouble with, but how her friends and family (and Strike) treat her and her ambitions afterwards that she has the most trouble with.
Which brings me to Matthew. Motherfucking Matthew. He's just terrible. But this book sheds light on why Robin is with him, despite his terribleness.
The stress of the case also works on Strike and Robin's relationship, and a large portion of the book is spent on , just as the killer intended (although I don't think he's smart enough to have foreseen the psychological nuances of the situation he created--he was going for the blunt force option, framing Strike for murder and taking something away from him, not knowing that the more subtle approach was almost as hurtful). The depth of their conflict and interpersonal relationships is what makes this book so great.
The two things I do feel conflicted about were:
1) The decision to have POV chapters from the killer. I'm not sure those were entirely successful. Maybe I'm just not bad enough, but they seemed overly evil to me? I don't know. They didn't work as well for me as I wanted them to. The villain himself when seen from Robin and Strike's POV was great, and I liked the way his POVs kept leading me in opposite directions. I was CONVINCED that one guy had done it, but then it turned out to be something totally unexpected, but obvious in retrospect. It's just, those POVs were so . . . blunt? They served their purpose, though.
and 2)
I think I'm going to have to just wait for the next book, and hope for the best. For now, this gets 4.5 stars. And hopefully by this time next year we'll have book four.
[4.5 stars]
February 2015: A girl could get spoiled with a new JK Rowling book every year, I tell you what.
November 30, 2016
It's The One With All the Feelings..
A tense,thrill mystery interwoven with complicated emotions, kind of love..even Nostalgia.
No matter how you imaged Strike,
Here you'll get more into him, into his Feelings specially toward his precious engaged partner, Robin..his friends,-I bet you gonna Love Shanker-..
賽..into his past, During his..
..Career of Evil.
& No matter whether you read the previous ones or not, you'll adore the Remarkable, excellent written, relation of Strike & Robin..
This wonderful unique chemistry between them.. part admiration, part comfortable, exceptional partnership and a little bit of un-name-able kind of can-be love.
It has started 3 years ago -one year in the story timeline-,since she came to 12 Bar Cafe as an unwanted temp.
lf you read the first book that what will make you really nostalgic when you read this one..with all the characters and events developments.
And this time their relation facing a really hard time, some maniac blood and body parts craving murderer is set to sabotage Strike's career and reputation, and then..finish him.
and this murderer made clear that he's targeting Robin as a main mean to do so.
And not to mention the approaching of Robin's Wedding date to her Strike's hater fianc茅e, Matthew..and a huge fight that may stop the wedding that will increase the complications.
Because hard times make people more vulnerable emotionally, and relations usually get deeper. And this case made Strike and Robin face the darkest, hardest time..all that made this book the one with all the mixed feelings and emotions that very great written , as Rowling's best story telling usual..
And it's not only the feelings of Strike and Robin, You'll get more into Robin's personal life in this one since she have bigger part, and not only her... it has larger scale of Feelings..
The feeling of the amputees , and a strange mental disorder that made some healthy wanna be so. -first time to hear about this community-
The Feelings of women who unfortunately end up with the wrong guy, whether they still staying ,suffering, with them...or who from their past and left them broken and lonely..
Some of them may be just boyfriend, a stepfather, a husband, even a brother..or may be a fianc茅e that his girl not knowing how wrong her choice is...
And most importantly in the main story, The feeling of women and even little girls who suffered sexual abuses, from strangers or even someone close... how that change their lives ,the feeling of unsecured and shuttered.how sometimes the police make it hard time for the women while taking their statements.
It's really big story this time, and told you, full of feelings..
The Story
-------
A very perfect constructed Story , with faster than the first 'Cuckoo's Calling' and larger in the main characters' life and emotions..friends and family And adversaries..
Robin -instead of Wedding party cameras- received a served woman's leg addressed to her in Cormoran's office.
It's seem to be someone want to bring Cormoran Strike's businesses down and he made a satisfying success..
Strike could think of 4, or 3 main suspect capable of doing so, they're from his past..and one of them is his late 'stepfather' who Strike already suspect he has murdered his mother..
And that's not all..now this bloody murderer not only want vengeance of Strike, but also made it clear that he's targeting what seems to him Strike's weakness...Robin.
Why this murderer need vengeance will lead Strike to think more into his past, his career being in the Special Investigations Branch..
also will lead him into more thinking of Robin, who endanger her life keeping her work with him.. also thinking of her fast approaching Wedding to Matthew, who may take her off his life..
The life of a lone wolf..
The Lone Wolf
~~~~~~~~~~~~
No doubt whoever well read the stories of Cormoran Strike will really feel how deep and interesting character he is..
I always imaged him as Hugh Jackman, but since that I had a big backlash comments about him I changed the main photo to -BASED ON FRIENDS and GOODREADS USERS COMMENTS that mentioned other actors both on my Silkworm and this novel's pre review, I choose the most accurate ones..
Also Thank you for the mention in your blog, and the idea of the particular scene of X-Men I used for Strike portrait.
It was great How Mr. Robert Galbraith described the deep feelings for a lone wolf, who had a broken heart before , not that social, haunted by his past and infamous life of his mother..and has this complicated relation with his businesses partner 'Robin'..
you can clearly see how he defend himself of admitting he truly loves her without writing direct lines, you will observe that through his actions with Robin.
Strike is really interesting character, and so is Robin..so is all the characters that been mentioned before but get bigger role this time..
And it's why I really don't care much about the not-related-to-the-case stuff that the books usually full with.
And here you'll get into more of them, their past..family and friends..and even adversaries..
The Career of Evil
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tensed fast thrilled that full of emotions and feelings and many horrible bloody scenes.
This time full of real tense and some chapters ends in a real cliffhangers.
-I am writing this review by the last 15% of the novel, with a cliffhanger dangers the continuation of Robin in the next stories.-
The novel is obsessed with the many references Blue Oyster Cult, which is have a base in the core of the novel's mystery since the murderer seems obsessed with this band as well.
You can see the phrases of their songs' lyrics in every chapter..
And, as the rest of the series, it's like a detailed Travel literature into England..you visit many places, interesting ones..
such as -for example here-:
Barrow-in-Furness and it's gloomy streets and nuclear submarines bunkers.
The interesting Market Harborough
The Sweet entrance of Catford Shopping Centre
And many many more..
And also living the atmosphere of the time the novel taking place, here in the April-June 2011, the major thing in GB was the Royal Wedding..
And, this time, interweaving all these places and events with the main core of the story is more than marvellous.
-As the Royal Wedding and Robin Story for example-
J.K. Rowling Robert Galbraith
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I guess one of the advantages of using a man , an Ex-SIB officer and actually a man, is being free to do all these bloody scenes some of it Stephen King's bloody type.
As well the great description of the murderer mind, it was also super insight into the feelings of women who suffered rape or sexual abuses..it was very realistic and even the reaction of the ones near the sufferer or the toughness of some police officers is very well stated in the novel.
SO, it's still her, the Queen of Magic, master storytelling elements, getting deep into characters and their feeling, analysing body language and actions without waiting for explanations..
Humorous moments and deep meaning ones, that's what you will fall in love with this series because of this unique storytelling style.
That's , of course, if you don't mind many, or much, digressions.
Now I must go to read the last 75 pages to see what will happen to Robin...and who the bloody murderer will be...
-The Review of 9 Nov. 2015 ends here
Let's Talk the Ending..
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AGAIN赛, It's The One With All the Feelings...
The One with All the Emotions..
The One with All the Tense..
And all the tensed bloody thrill and slowly resolving the hard, very well constructed mystery in a thrilling double climax..
Then came the very Bittersweet Ending..
Without giving much , as a dear friend has said "Bloody Hell" or as Robin says "Bugger"
An Ending that will leave you grinning, sad a bit, feeling you wanna know more, you wanna more pages ,you don't want to leave them..
The ending...so tense..more excited I was really on the edge of my seat ,literally holding my breath..
Oh God the Ending...
these 2 last points about the ending really pissed me off, but not with the novel of course...it is really one of my best reads
How to know you've been reading a real good,even brilliant literature..
well, I had the symptoms of loss by finishing the novel, after about 12 days of reading as slowly as possible to not end it.....
1-I was really deep thinking ,kinda haunted with the story and keeping the details in mind..,how long did it pass since we 'Strike,Robin and me' received the leg..and who will be the real murderer of the three suspects..
2- The waiter in the cafe I read at told me today "you've been in this book, for few days you've been tensed sometimes and widely grinning many times" , hell yeah I did :) ... I caught myself grinning a lot despite controlling so while I'm in public cafe, siting alone..
3- I Don't know what can I read next although I had a plan for 3 big horrors.I can't see myself committing with big novels now, may be even any novel for a day or two... I just wanna read the next Strike's novel..
So Please Mr.Galbraith.. do your best , I know you always do..:)
Mohammed Arabey
From 27 Oct. 2015
To 10 Nov. 2015
First pre- review in the
A tense,thrill mystery interwoven with complicated emotions, kind of love..even Nostalgia.
No matter how you imaged Strike,
Here you'll get more into him, into his Feelings specially toward his precious engaged partner, Robin..his friends,-I bet you gonna Love Shanker-..
賽..into his past, During his..
..Career of Evil.
& No matter whether you read the previous ones or not, you'll adore the Remarkable, excellent written, relation of Strike & Robin..
This wonderful unique chemistry between them.. part admiration, part comfortable, exceptional partnership and a little bit of un-name-able kind of can-be love.
It has started 3 years ago -one year in the story timeline-,since she came to 12 Bar Cafe as an unwanted temp.
lf you read the first book that what will make you really nostalgic when you read this one..with all the characters and events developments.
And this time their relation facing a really hard time, some maniac blood and body parts craving murderer is set to sabotage Strike's career and reputation, and then..finish him.
and this murderer made clear that he's targeting Robin as a main mean to do so.
And not to mention the approaching of Robin's Wedding date to her Strike's hater fianc茅e, Matthew..and a huge fight that may stop the wedding that will increase the complications.
Because hard times make people more vulnerable emotionally, and relations usually get deeper. And this case made Strike and Robin face the darkest, hardest time..all that made this book the one with all the mixed feelings and emotions that very great written , as Rowling's best story telling usual..
And it's not only the feelings of Strike and Robin, You'll get more into Robin's personal life in this one since she have bigger part, and not only her... it has larger scale of Feelings..
The feeling of the amputees , and a strange mental disorder that made some healthy wanna be so. -first time to hear about this community-
The Feelings of women who unfortunately end up with the wrong guy, whether they still staying ,suffering, with them...or who from their past and left them broken and lonely..
Some of them may be just boyfriend, a stepfather, a husband, even a brother..or may be a fianc茅e that his girl not knowing how wrong her choice is...
And most importantly in the main story, The feeling of women and even little girls who suffered sexual abuses, from strangers or even someone close... how that change their lives ,the feeling of unsecured and shuttered.how sometimes the police make it hard time for the women while taking their statements.
It's really big story this time, and told you, full of feelings..
The Story
-------
A very perfect constructed Story , with faster than the first 'Cuckoo's Calling' and larger in the main characters' life and emotions..friends and family And adversaries..
Robin -instead of Wedding party cameras- received a served woman's leg addressed to her in Cormoran's office.
It's seem to be someone want to bring Cormoran Strike's businesses down and he made a satisfying success..
Strike could think of 4, or 3 main suspect capable of doing so, they're from his past..and one of them is his late 'stepfather' who Strike already suspect he has murdered his mother..
And that's not all..now this bloody murderer not only want vengeance of Strike, but also made it clear that he's targeting what seems to him Strike's weakness...Robin.
Why this murderer need vengeance will lead Strike to think more into his past, his career being in the Special Investigations Branch..
also will lead him into more thinking of Robin, who endanger her life keeping her work with him.. also thinking of her fast approaching Wedding to Matthew, who may take her off his life..
The life of a lone wolf..
The Lone Wolf
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Yet he knew he had been left impaired, that he no longer had the capacity to feel in the way that he had once felt. Elin鈥檚 distress of the previous evening had not touched him at his core in the way Charlotte鈥檚 had once done. He felt as though his capacity for loving had been blunted, the nerve endings severed.
He had not intended to wound Elin; he did not enjoy seeing her cry; yet the ability to feel empathetic pain seemed to have closed down. A small part of him, in truth, had been mentally planning his route home as she sobbed.
No doubt whoever well read the stories of Cormoran Strike will really feel how deep and interesting character he is..
I always imaged him as Hugh Jackman, but since that I had a big backlash comments about him I changed the main photo to -BASED ON FRIENDS and GOODREADS USERS COMMENTS that mentioned other actors both on my Silkworm and this novel's pre review, I choose the most accurate ones..
Also Thank you for the mention in your blog, and the idea of the particular scene of X-Men I used for Strike portrait.
It was great How Mr. Robert Galbraith described the deep feelings for a lone wolf, who had a broken heart before , not that social, haunted by his past and infamous life of his mother..and has this complicated relation with his businesses partner 'Robin'..
you can clearly see how he defend himself of admitting he truly loves her without writing direct lines, you will observe that through his actions with Robin.
Strike is really interesting character, and so is Robin..so is all the characters that been mentioned before but get bigger role this time..
And it's why I really don't care much about the not-related-to-the-case stuff that the books usually full with.
And here you'll get into more of them, their past..family and friends..and even adversaries..
The Career of Evil
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Tensed fast thrilled that full of emotions and feelings and many horrible bloody scenes.
This time full of real tense and some chapters ends in a real cliffhangers.
-I am writing this review by the last 15% of the novel, with a cliffhanger dangers the continuation of Robin in the next stories.-
The novel is obsessed with the many references Blue Oyster Cult, which is have a base in the core of the novel's mystery since the murderer seems obsessed with this band as well.
You can see the phrases of their songs' lyrics in every chapter..
And, as the rest of the series, it's like a detailed Travel literature into England..you visit many places, interesting ones..
such as -for example here-:
Barrow-in-Furness and it's gloomy streets and nuclear submarines bunkers.
The interesting Market Harborough
The Sweet entrance of Catford Shopping Centre
And many many more..
And also living the atmosphere of the time the novel taking place, here in the April-June 2011, the major thing in GB was the Royal Wedding..
And, this time, interweaving all these places and events with the main core of the story is more than marvellous.
-As the Royal Wedding and Robin Story for example-
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I guess one of the advantages of using a man , an Ex-SIB officer and actually a man, is being free to do all these bloody scenes some of it Stephen King's bloody type.
Women were so petty, mean, dirty and small. Sulky bitches, the lot of them, expecting men to keep them happy. Only when they lay dead and empty in front of you did they become purified, mysterious and even wonderful. They were entirely yours then, unable to argue or struggle or leave, yours to do with whatever you liked.
As well the great description of the murderer mind, it was also super insight into the feelings of women who suffered rape or sexual abuses..it was very realistic and even the reaction of the ones near the sufferer or the toughness of some police officers is very well stated in the novel.
SO, it's still her, the Queen of Magic, master storytelling elements, getting deep into characters and their feeling, analysing body language and actions without waiting for explanations..
Humorous moments and deep meaning ones, that's what you will fall in love with this series because of this unique storytelling style.
鈥淵ou could find beauty nearly anywhere if you stopped to look for it, but the battle to get through the days made it easy to forget that this totally cost-free luxury existed.鈥�
That's , of course, if you don't mind many, or much, digressions.
Now I must go to read the last 75 pages to see what will happen to Robin...and who the bloody murderer will be...
-The Review of 9 Nov. 2015 ends here
Let's Talk the Ending..
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AGAIN赛, It's The One With All the Feelings...
The One with All the Emotions..
The One with All the Tense..
And all the tensed bloody thrill and slowly resolving the hard, very well constructed mystery in a thrilling double climax..
Then came the very Bittersweet Ending..
Without giving much , as a dear friend has said "Bloody Hell" or as Robin says "Bugger"
An Ending that will leave you grinning, sad a bit, feeling you wanna know more, you wanna more pages ,you don't want to leave them..
The ending...so tense..more excited I was really on the edge of my seat ,literally holding my breath..
Oh God the Ending...
these 2 last points about the ending really pissed me off, but not with the novel of course...it is really one of my best reads
How to know you've been reading a real good,even brilliant literature..
well, I had the symptoms of loss by finishing the novel, after about 12 days of reading as slowly as possible to not end it.....
1-I was really deep thinking ,kinda haunted with the story and keeping the details in mind..,how long did it pass since we 'Strike,Robin and me' received the leg..and who will be the real murderer of the three suspects..
2- The waiter in the cafe I read at told me today "you've been in this book, for few days you've been tensed sometimes and widely grinning many times" , hell yeah I did :) ... I caught myself grinning a lot despite controlling so while I'm in public cafe, siting alone..
3- I Don't know what can I read next although I had a plan for 3 big horrors.I can't see myself committing with big novels now, may be even any novel for a day or two... I just wanna read the next Strike's novel..
So Please Mr.Galbraith.. do your best , I know you always do..:)
Mohammed Arabey
From 27 Oct. 2015
To 10 Nov. 2015
First pre- review in the
November 10, 2015
Sadly, I felt it as a recoil in the book series.
BACKGROUND
I was quite excited to read this third novel in the Cormoran Strike book series, since I had enjoyed plenty enough, however I think that this third novel was like a retrogression in what the book series was able to accomplish and to develop so far.
The Cuckoo鈥檚 Calling was slow pacing, drifting to irrelevant sub-plots, over detailed filling scenes and repetitive situations, along with having more pages than necessary, BUT I was adamant to any reader of my review that they should keep at it since the climax was superb and making worthy all the effort to read the novel, also the use of the fashion/modeling industry was a real plus.
The Silkworm became a fresh air to the rising book series, since it was like magic (yep, pun intended!) due that all those negative elements in the first book were gone. The second novel was intense, focused on the case, each scene was different, even the book was thinner, adding the use of the book publishing industry, easily this book turned to be the best in the series (clearly having in mind that there were only two in the series, so far) but also a 鈥渕ust-read鈥� to any J.K. Rowling fan (yes, it鈥檚 her, just in case you are the last one to know that 鈥淩obert Galbraith鈥� is just a pseudonym), since I felt it as a very personal book by her, showing light to many feelings from her about the craziness amd intrigue involved in the industry of publishing books. Moreover, since there weren鈥檛 any spoilers about the first case, you could easily engage this second novel (without having read the first book) and you wouldn鈥檛 be any lost in the reading.
LIKE A CRAB
Career of Evil fell in all the mistakes found the first book and even worse, since this time you don鈥檛 have a specific industry involved in the story (I thought earlier that it would be about the music industry that it could be real cool, but no), also it鈥檚 not a case per se, since there isn鈥檛 anybody who hired Cormoran, but it鈥檚 a personal vendetta by some mysterious person but clearly someone from Cormoran鈥檚 past, which made quite dumb that he needed so much time to deduce the culprit since he knew quite well all the suspects, and where Cormoran looked as a brilliant detective in how he cracked the previous two cases and how the climaxes were developed, however here (I won鈥檛 make any spoilers, don鈥檛 worry), let鈥檚 just say that his key evidence is something so trivial, so small, along with a non-climatic resolve, that after reading almost 500 pages I felt cheated.
Realizing that it鈥檚 a book by J.K. Rowling, which is the alive female writer that I respected the most, it just made more disappointing the whole reading experience of this third book in the series.
THE GOOD SIDE
Commenting about the good side in the book... mmh... well, there is... mmh... aah!... mmh... no... wait!... mmh... nope... Really, I can鈥檛 say anything good about the third book.
Still, I guess that some basic expected elements in the construction of a book, by such accomplished writer, helped to get at least two stars for my personal rating.
BACKGROUND
I was quite excited to read this third novel in the Cormoran Strike book series, since I had enjoyed plenty enough, however I think that this third novel was like a retrogression in what the book series was able to accomplish and to develop so far.
The Cuckoo鈥檚 Calling was slow pacing, drifting to irrelevant sub-plots, over detailed filling scenes and repetitive situations, along with having more pages than necessary, BUT I was adamant to any reader of my review that they should keep at it since the climax was superb and making worthy all the effort to read the novel, also the use of the fashion/modeling industry was a real plus.
The Silkworm became a fresh air to the rising book series, since it was like magic (yep, pun intended!) due that all those negative elements in the first book were gone. The second novel was intense, focused on the case, each scene was different, even the book was thinner, adding the use of the book publishing industry, easily this book turned to be the best in the series (clearly having in mind that there were only two in the series, so far) but also a 鈥渕ust-read鈥� to any J.K. Rowling fan (yes, it鈥檚 her, just in case you are the last one to know that 鈥淩obert Galbraith鈥� is just a pseudonym), since I felt it as a very personal book by her, showing light to many feelings from her about the craziness amd intrigue involved in the industry of publishing books. Moreover, since there weren鈥檛 any spoilers about the first case, you could easily engage this second novel (without having read the first book) and you wouldn鈥檛 be any lost in the reading.
LIKE A CRAB
Career of Evil fell in all the mistakes found the first book and even worse, since this time you don鈥檛 have a specific industry involved in the story (I thought earlier that it would be about the music industry that it could be real cool, but no), also it鈥檚 not a case per se, since there isn鈥檛 anybody who hired Cormoran, but it鈥檚 a personal vendetta by some mysterious person but clearly someone from Cormoran鈥檚 past, which made quite dumb that he needed so much time to deduce the culprit since he knew quite well all the suspects, and where Cormoran looked as a brilliant detective in how he cracked the previous two cases and how the climaxes were developed, however here (I won鈥檛 make any spoilers, don鈥檛 worry), let鈥檚 just say that his key evidence is something so trivial, so small, along with a non-climatic resolve, that after reading almost 500 pages I felt cheated.
Realizing that it鈥檚 a book by J.K. Rowling, which is the alive female writer that I respected the most, it just made more disappointing the whole reading experience of this third book in the series.
THE GOOD SIDE
Commenting about the good side in the book... mmh... well, there is... mmh... aah!... mmh... no... wait!... mmh... nope... Really, I can鈥檛 say anything good about the third book.
Still, I guess that some basic expected elements in the construction of a book, by such accomplished writer, helped to get at least two stars for my personal rating.
November 24, 2021
Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike #3), Robert Galbraith (Pseudonym), J.K. Rowling
Career of Evil is the third novel in the Cormoran Strike series, written by J. K. Rowling and published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. It is preceded by The Cuckoo's Calling and The Silkworm; it will be followed by Lethal White. The novel was released on 22 October 2015 in the United Kingdom.
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Career of Evil is the third novel in the Cormoran Strike series, written by J. K. Rowling and published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. It is preceded by The Cuckoo's Calling and The Silkworm; it will be followed by Lethal White. The novel was released on 22 October 2015 in the United Kingdom.
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February 8, 2017
If the first two Cormoran Strike books can be summed up as "celebrity" and "publishing" respectively, then this book is "misogynistic violence," which is possibly my least favorite subject to read about.
This is a closed circle mystery in which Robin and Strike investigate a serial killer whose past is linked to Strike. Due to the fact that there are only four real suspects that are provided by Strike - and that the killer gets his own POV sections in which you see some of the murders happen - this mystery isn't particularly interesting or fun to solve. The Strike/Robin relationship is further developed in this book, which is good because otherwise this would have been 400 pages of stakeouts interspersed with scenes of horrific assaults. In short, it's boring. J.K. Rowling can still propel me through a story, but I'm amazed that this particular story took so many pages to tell.
As a disclaimer before I keep writing: I understand that sexual violence is an extremely important topic to continue discussing openly, both to remove stigmatization of victims and because it's so prevalent: . But I personally do not enjoy reading graphic depictions of sexual violence. (I'd rather read the discovery of the body of Owen Quine several times than read some of the descriptions in this book again.) And it's always hard to tell if its inclusion is titillating or not. If I didn't already trust J.K. Rowling as a writer, I probably would have abandoned this book near the halfway point.
My least favorite part about this book was the use of rape as a backstory. When a female character needs a life-altering turning point in her past that explains her decisions and current trajectory, rape gets slotted in as the most traumatic event possible.
There is exploration of victimhood here, and what it means to be a victim. It comes up again when . And when Strike goes to see Hazel Furley, he thinks to himself that it's natural that the cops should have questioned her boyfriend Ray so intensely: "most women's rapists and killers were not strangers in masks who reached out of the dark space under the stairs. They were the father, the husband, the mother's or the sister's boyfriend ..."
But I believe that exploration is undercut by the frequent and extremely graphic scenes of rape, dismemberment, and assault. It's one thing to recognize the horror that these acts recur too frequently in the world, and to explore how resilience can play a part in moving on and not letting that experience define you. It's another to have a mother (Rhona Laing's mother, to be exact) explain that one of the suspects - and that's not even close to the first-person scenes from the murderer's perspective, where he talks about women as objects who are better to him dead before killing them.
Does every book that involves sexual assault have to have an underlying moral or point? No, of course not. But if I am expected as the reader to make my way through these various scenes, there should be some sort of payoff. Given that this mystery is not interesting, novel, or fun to read, this book completely failed for me.
This is a closed circle mystery in which Robin and Strike investigate a serial killer whose past is linked to Strike. Due to the fact that there are only four real suspects that are provided by Strike - and that the killer gets his own POV sections in which you see some of the murders happen - this mystery isn't particularly interesting or fun to solve. The Strike/Robin relationship is further developed in this book, which is good because otherwise this would have been 400 pages of stakeouts interspersed with scenes of horrific assaults. In short, it's boring. J.K. Rowling can still propel me through a story, but I'm amazed that this particular story took so many pages to tell.
As a disclaimer before I keep writing: I understand that sexual violence is an extremely important topic to continue discussing openly, both to remove stigmatization of victims and because it's so prevalent: . But I personally do not enjoy reading graphic depictions of sexual violence. (I'd rather read the discovery of the body of Owen Quine several times than read some of the descriptions in this book again.) And it's always hard to tell if its inclusion is titillating or not. If I didn't already trust J.K. Rowling as a writer, I probably would have abandoned this book near the halfway point.
My least favorite part about this book was the use of rape as a backstory. When a female character needs a life-altering turning point in her past that explains her decisions and current trajectory, rape gets slotted in as the most traumatic event possible.
There is exploration of victimhood here, and what it means to be a victim. It comes up again when . And when Strike goes to see Hazel Furley, he thinks to himself that it's natural that the cops should have questioned her boyfriend Ray so intensely: "most women's rapists and killers were not strangers in masks who reached out of the dark space under the stairs. They were the father, the husband, the mother's or the sister's boyfriend ..."
But I believe that exploration is undercut by the frequent and extremely graphic scenes of rape, dismemberment, and assault. It's one thing to recognize the horror that these acts recur too frequently in the world, and to explore how resilience can play a part in moving on and not letting that experience define you. It's another to have a mother (Rhona Laing's mother, to be exact) explain that one of the suspects - and that's not even close to the first-person scenes from the murderer's perspective, where he talks about women as objects who are better to him dead before killing them.
Does every book that involves sexual assault have to have an underlying moral or point? No, of course not. But if I am expected as the reader to make my way through these various scenes, there should be some sort of payoff. Given that this mystery is not interesting, novel, or fun to read, this book completely failed for me.
November 15, 2015
Best one in the series yet!
October 10, 2017
Wow, I can鈥檛 believe it鈥檚 been 2 weeks since my last review. I had two hectic weeks at work and home and had no time to read and even less to review. I hope to be able to catch up with my challenge and reviews in the following days.
Career of Evil is the third volume in Cormoran Strike series and in case you did not know, written by wonderful J.K. Rowling under the pen name of Robert Galbraith. If you haven鈥檛 read the other two books do not start with this one. They are to be read in order as the personal life of the characters is mingled with the murder mystery.
I am not going to write anything about the story as the blurb is pretty well done. I am just going to make some comparisons with the other two and talk about what I liked and what I did not.
What I love about is series are the two characters, Robin and Cormoran, and the dynamic of their relationship. They are both complex and this volume is the one where we get to learn more about their past which was ta part I was looking forward to explore. However, there was a bit too much drama between the two of them and it took a bit away from my satisfaction.
There is a big difference between Career of Evil and the first two books, namely, the duo is chasing a serial killer this time. I prefer mysteries where the killers have complex reasons for acting violently and serial murders are not fully my type. Nevertheless, I enjoyed reading the small chapters where we were given a glimpse inside the madman鈥檚 mind. The pace was a bit slower than in the other novels and the focus was made on surveillance rather then on discussions with potential suspects which I found less interesting.
Although it was my least favorite of the Strike鈥檚 adventures, I still enjoyed every page and I can鈥檛 wait to read the next one. Hurry up, J.K, please.
Career of Evil is the third volume in Cormoran Strike series and in case you did not know, written by wonderful J.K. Rowling under the pen name of Robert Galbraith. If you haven鈥檛 read the other two books do not start with this one. They are to be read in order as the personal life of the characters is mingled with the murder mystery.
I am not going to write anything about the story as the blurb is pretty well done. I am just going to make some comparisons with the other two and talk about what I liked and what I did not.
What I love about is series are the two characters, Robin and Cormoran, and the dynamic of their relationship. They are both complex and this volume is the one where we get to learn more about their past which was ta part I was looking forward to explore. However, there was a bit too much drama between the two of them and it took a bit away from my satisfaction.
There is a big difference between Career of Evil and the first two books, namely, the duo is chasing a serial killer this time. I prefer mysteries where the killers have complex reasons for acting violently and serial murders are not fully my type. Nevertheless, I enjoyed reading the small chapters where we were given a glimpse inside the madman鈥檚 mind. The pace was a bit slower than in the other novels and the focus was made on surveillance rather then on discussions with potential suspects which I found less interesting.
Although it was my least favorite of the Strike鈥檚 adventures, I still enjoyed every page and I can鈥檛 wait to read the next one. Hurry up, J.K, please.
April 22, 2018
Once again, left with post-novel depression as has published another well-written Strike/Ellacott novel. Boy was this a wild ride! I have felt each book in this series has grabbed my attention more than the previous one and leaves me craving another.
Set in 2011 (one year after Robin has begun working for Cormoran Strike and during the time of the royal wedding), the story opens with the ramblings of a serial killer who's identity is a mystery to the reader. Robin Ellacott has been sent a female severed leg in the mail and the dynamic duo decide to hunt down this killer while the police are heading in what Strike considers a dead end. Cormoran has 3 suspects in mind and they spend the entirety of the book bouncing back and forth all 3 while keeping us in suspense until the very last pages. Simultaneously, Robin and Strike's relationship takes a new turn as Robin and her fianc茅 take a break to decide if the wedding will take place at all.
I loved how the author really developed Strike and Robin's relationship deeper than both the previous novels together. I was just as engrossed in this aspect as I was in the suspense of the killer. There was a really nice twist at the end involving the identity of the killer which I did not see coming; honestly, she does a great job of keeping you from knowing who the killer is entirely until she wants it revealed. I really enjoyed how the chapters were structured by breaking up the story chapters with sections of the killer's private thoughts. This is by far one of my favorite books of the year and I am anxiously awaiting the fourth novel in the series!!!
Set in 2011 (one year after Robin has begun working for Cormoran Strike and during the time of the royal wedding), the story opens with the ramblings of a serial killer who's identity is a mystery to the reader. Robin Ellacott has been sent a female severed leg in the mail and the dynamic duo decide to hunt down this killer while the police are heading in what Strike considers a dead end. Cormoran has 3 suspects in mind and they spend the entirety of the book bouncing back and forth all 3 while keeping us in suspense until the very last pages. Simultaneously, Robin and Strike's relationship takes a new turn as Robin and her fianc茅 take a break to decide if the wedding will take place at all.
I loved how the author really developed Strike and Robin's relationship deeper than both the previous novels together. I was just as engrossed in this aspect as I was in the suspense of the killer. There was a really nice twist at the end involving the identity of the killer which I did not see coming; honestly, she does a great job of keeping you from knowing who the killer is entirely until she wants it revealed. I really enjoyed how the chapters were structured by breaking up the story chapters with sections of the killer's private thoughts. This is by far one of my favorite books of the year and I am anxiously awaiting the fourth novel in the series!!!
October 26, 2015
Jesus, what a rollercoaster! I have been looking forward to this book for such a long time with a mixture of anticipation and trepidation. What if this wasn't as good as the other two in the series? What if I had somehow built up the other two books in retrospect, leaving only disappointment in the third? Would I ever stop with the rhetorical questions and get on with the review?
Let me tell you: this was fucking good. Like REALLY GODDAMNED GOOD. Like I-stayed-up-way-past-my-bedtime-to-finish-this good. The book starts off at a sprint and just keeps going, and I think this is my favourite out of all three of Robert Galbraith's books. There's something about the murder mystery in this book that I really, REALLY enjoyed. It wasn't as heavy with exposition as The Cuckoo's Calling (anyone else remember the paragraphs of dialogue from that book?), nor as outlandish as The Silkworm. This serial killer was creepy, realistic, sadistic, and the question of who he actually turns out to be is set up so well that I couldn't figure it out until the last third or so.
Speaking of the last third - OH MY GOD. SHIT GOES DOWN. I realise this isn't my most coherent review but I'm currently coming down from my Career of Evil-induced high. I was alternately laughing like a maniac, screaming at a book and jumping up and down in excitement. People thought I was possessed. Note to self: don't scream with all the windows open or the neighbours will think you're weird.
In terms of characters, Cormoran is back being his usual awesome self, and there are some great new characters introduced in this book (hi, Shanker!), but the real badass is Robin. I love her. She is so fucking awesome that I can hardly form coherent sentences. What a badass. What. A. Bad. Ass. She is the heart, soul, and central nervous system of these books, which took me a while to figure out, but now that I realise this I love and admire her as a character even more. She goes from strength to strength and I cannot wait to see how she develops in future books. I'm officially crushing majorly on her. WHAT A BADASS.
If you liked the other Cormoran Strike books, you will like this, or at least I assume you will. I loved it. I haven't had a book keep me up all night in a while, and this did that and more. It had my heart racing. It made my neighbours think I am some sort of super excitable psychopath who screams at poor inanimate books. And it reaffirmed my love for Robin, who is as great a female character in any book I've ever read.
*** UPDATE ***
Ok so I've had a few more days to think about this book, and there is one thing in particular that I really need to get off my chest. My family hasn't read this book yet, so I'm forced to unleash my feelings upon my fellow Goodreaders.
Ah I had to get that off my chest. It's all I've been thinking about since I finished the book.
Let me tell you: this was fucking good. Like REALLY GODDAMNED GOOD. Like I-stayed-up-way-past-my-bedtime-to-finish-this good. The book starts off at a sprint and just keeps going, and I think this is my favourite out of all three of Robert Galbraith's books. There's something about the murder mystery in this book that I really, REALLY enjoyed. It wasn't as heavy with exposition as The Cuckoo's Calling (anyone else remember the paragraphs of dialogue from that book?), nor as outlandish as The Silkworm. This serial killer was creepy, realistic, sadistic, and the question of who he actually turns out to be is set up so well that I couldn't figure it out until the last third or so.
Speaking of the last third - OH MY GOD. SHIT GOES DOWN. I realise this isn't my most coherent review but I'm currently coming down from my Career of Evil-induced high. I was alternately laughing like a maniac, screaming at a book and jumping up and down in excitement. People thought I was possessed. Note to self: don't scream with all the windows open or the neighbours will think you're weird.
In terms of characters, Cormoran is back being his usual awesome self, and there are some great new characters introduced in this book (hi, Shanker!), but the real badass is Robin. I love her. She is so fucking awesome that I can hardly form coherent sentences. What a badass. What. A. Bad. Ass. She is the heart, soul, and central nervous system of these books, which took me a while to figure out, but now that I realise this I love and admire her as a character even more. She goes from strength to strength and I cannot wait to see how she develops in future books. I'm officially crushing majorly on her. WHAT A BADASS.
If you liked the other Cormoran Strike books, you will like this, or at least I assume you will. I loved it. I haven't had a book keep me up all night in a while, and this did that and more. It had my heart racing. It made my neighbours think I am some sort of super excitable psychopath who screams at poor inanimate books. And it reaffirmed my love for Robin, who is as great a female character in any book I've ever read.
*** UPDATE ***
Ok so I've had a few more days to think about this book, and there is one thing in particular that I really need to get off my chest. My family hasn't read this book yet, so I'm forced to unleash my feelings upon my fellow Goodreaders.
Ah I had to get that off my chest. It's all I've been thinking about since I finished the book.
October 7, 2022
I was right this time about the killer! There's some hope for me.
Mystery was good but what glued me to the book was the turmoil in Robin and Strike's lives. Past events from both of their lives were shared and it helped understanding more of their characters.
Though things didn't end the way I wanted but I think it's a good thing because this will make their relationship stronger.
Mystery was good but what glued me to the book was the turmoil in Robin and Strike's lives. Past events from both of their lives were shared and it helped understanding more of their characters.
Though things didn't end the way I wanted but I think it's a good thing because this will make their relationship stronger.
October 30, 2015
Honestly, a bit perplexed by this one. The character development was spot on, even though I'm not necessarily a fan of where I think the relationship is going between Strike & Robin. And the mystery in the end left me kind of confused. But the writing is impeccable and diving into any of Rowling's books feels like going home. I just can't get enough of her stories. This is more like a 3.5 stars but I'll round it up to 4 because I still thoroughly enjoyed it.
May 22, 2016
This is an intense, atmospheric and compelling addition to the Cormoran Strike series. Where it really excels is in characterisation with in depth backstories of Cormoran and his history with the three main suspects in this story and his relationship with Shanker, his offbeat and eccentric friend. Robin's traumatic history is revealed, as is the reason why working as a PI is so heartbreakingly important to her. She comes across as emotionally fragile, compassionate, tenacious and highly skilled as a investigator. As for the three main suspects in the story, I think the author stood in front of the mirror, asking Who is the foulest of them all? I can see her having great fun creating the depraved, brutal, and ruthless monsters that are Whittaker, Laing and Brockbank. Those three are truly scraping the bottom of the barrel of human scum. In a well constructed story, we encounter the extreme mental health issues of people who would voluntarily amputate body parts, seek paralysis etc..
It all begins with Robin receiving a girl's leg in a parcel. This has significance for Cormoran and he identifies 4 suspects. The police focus on who Cormoran feels is the least likely suspect, so he and Robin investigate the others. There are references to Blue Oyster Cult songs and lyrics throughout which are connected to Strike's dead mother, Leda. The investigation takes Cormoran and Robin all round the country as more murders take place on what is a dangerous trail. It becomes abundantly clear that a clever and twisted killer wants to destroy Cormoran and killing Robin is a priority in his plan. Under the microscope is Cormoran and Robin's relationship as they get closer whilst Robin's wedding plans continue to gather pace. Her fiance, Matthew, is clearly a ghastly secondary character just waiting to be written out. Cormoran's relationship with the Police remains a minefield that he has to negotiate delicately whilst taking out insurance.
There is much mileage left in this ever improving and engaging series. It is tightly plotted to build the maximum level of tension and suspense with a fast paced narrative. I found it an entertaining, gripping and absorbing read. Cannot recommend it enough. Robert Galbraith is an assured and accomplished writer. I understand the BBC are going to film the series, I look forward to seeing what they make of this series!
It all begins with Robin receiving a girl's leg in a parcel. This has significance for Cormoran and he identifies 4 suspects. The police focus on who Cormoran feels is the least likely suspect, so he and Robin investigate the others. There are references to Blue Oyster Cult songs and lyrics throughout which are connected to Strike's dead mother, Leda. The investigation takes Cormoran and Robin all round the country as more murders take place on what is a dangerous trail. It becomes abundantly clear that a clever and twisted killer wants to destroy Cormoran and killing Robin is a priority in his plan. Under the microscope is Cormoran and Robin's relationship as they get closer whilst Robin's wedding plans continue to gather pace. Her fiance, Matthew, is clearly a ghastly secondary character just waiting to be written out. Cormoran's relationship with the Police remains a minefield that he has to negotiate delicately whilst taking out insurance.
There is much mileage left in this ever improving and engaging series. It is tightly plotted to build the maximum level of tension and suspense with a fast paced narrative. I found it an entertaining, gripping and absorbing read. Cannot recommend it enough. Robert Galbraith is an assured and accomplished writer. I understand the BBC are going to film the series, I look forward to seeing what they make of this series!
November 3, 2015
Seeing the blurb for this book made me have this reaction:
Reading this book made me have this reaction:
In some ways, this book was less intense than the impossibly disgusting, Hannibal-level grossness of The Silkworm. On the other hand, Galbraith's third benefits from taking a look into the dark personal histories of both Strike and Robin - specifically, the fact that they both have violent crime in their pasts - because it helps us, the readers, know a little more about why they're in this line of work. And, in between all that, we're treated to another warped, bizarre world, mostly linked to Strike, with the worst side of rock and roll fandom involved. I might just find myself listening to a lot of Blue Oyster Cult after reading this book, just to get a better idea what this killer likes. It might just be the best serial-killer soundtrack since "Orinoco Flow" appeared in the 2011 Dragon Tattoo movie. Also, I might just find myself attempting to perfect my Cumbrian accent now - which, as it stands at the moment, is the unholy love child of Cockney and Scottish. Is it one of those accents that's impossible to fake if you're not a local? Maybe it is, but now I gotta try, don't I?
Now to sit back and wait for the fourth Strike book...it's gonna be another great one, I'm sure. This author cannot fail, I don't think. :)
Reading this book made me have this reaction:
In some ways, this book was less intense than the impossibly disgusting, Hannibal-level grossness of The Silkworm. On the other hand, Galbraith's third benefits from taking a look into the dark personal histories of both Strike and Robin - specifically, the fact that they both have violent crime in their pasts - because it helps us, the readers, know a little more about why they're in this line of work. And, in between all that, we're treated to another warped, bizarre world, mostly linked to Strike, with the worst side of rock and roll fandom involved. I might just find myself listening to a lot of Blue Oyster Cult after reading this book, just to get a better idea what this killer likes. It might just be the best serial-killer soundtrack since "Orinoco Flow" appeared in the 2011 Dragon Tattoo movie. Also, I might just find myself attempting to perfect my Cumbrian accent now - which, as it stands at the moment, is the unholy love child of Cockney and Scottish. Is it one of those accents that's impossible to fake if you're not a local? Maybe it is, but now I gotta try, don't I?
Now to sit back and wait for the fourth Strike book...it's gonna be another great one, I'm sure. This author cannot fail, I don't think. :)
November 2, 2015
This book was amazing, and despite its size of 500 pages I read it in merely two days. Robert Galbraith, aka J. K. Rowling, seems to be the only author that can make me truly interested in crime stories, because normally they bore me as well as frustrate me (I can never seem to guess who the murderer is).
Reading this third book in the Cormoran Strike series felt like coming home. I felt safe among some of my favourite characters, Robin and Strike, and because of them I read most of this book with a smile on my face. Galbraith is truly amazing at writing characters, and I definitely think that the characters are what drives this story forward and makes me love it so much.
The murder case in itself interested me, but as is the case with the other two books as well, it was the relationship between Robin and Strike that kept me glued to the pages. I was able to follow the crime case and not be too bored, because Galbraith is really good at mingling it with the everyday lives of the characters. I'm a huge fan of this series, and I can't wait to get back to Robin and Strike in the fourth book - I already miss them!
Reading this third book in the Cormoran Strike series felt like coming home. I felt safe among some of my favourite characters, Robin and Strike, and because of them I read most of this book with a smile on my face. Galbraith is truly amazing at writing characters, and I definitely think that the characters are what drives this story forward and makes me love it so much.
The murder case in itself interested me, but as is the case with the other two books as well, it was the relationship between Robin and Strike that kept me glued to the pages. I was able to follow the crime case and not be too bored, because Galbraith is really good at mingling it with the everyday lives of the characters. I'm a huge fan of this series, and I can't wait to get back to Robin and Strike in the fourth book - I already miss them!
October 21, 2015
Violent, hateful, misogynistic. And worst of all, boring.
June 12, 2022
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3.5 Fish and Crisps Stars
I really do enjoy the gumshoe investigation stories that are The Cormoran Strike series. In this particular installment I enjoyed the actual case more than in the other two stories for a few reasons. One is that the nature of this case is more personal. It all begins right off when Robin is sent a leg in the mail. I don鈥檛 think it gets more personal than that and to our surprise Cormoran can think of about 4 people from his past capable of such an act. The other reason I liked this case a bit more is that we get some stuff from the PoV of the killer. When done correctly I love being in the mind of the bad guy it is a little tricky too much and it gets too uncomfortable, too little and there isn鈥檛 enough suspense added but in this I think it was done really well. I like seeing his/her perspective and thought process it made everything just that much creepier. In this story specifically it added to the suspense and danger I felt specifically for Robin but also for Cormoran.
I live for the interpersonal relationships in stories like these and while there were some developments it is still going a little slowly for my taste but I鈥檓 totally hooked and I鈥檒l probably read the entire series just to see how it all works out. I loved getting a bit into Robin鈥檚 backstory and why she left University. I think her backstory explains a lot about the person she is today and why/how she and Matthew have been together for so long. I am also happy about a few of the developments between Strike and Robin. First and foremost they are good colleagues and work pretty well together most of the time. It is clear that each brings something to the business and Cormoran is seeing more and more what a benefit it is to have Robin in his life. But beyond that they are building a pretty strong friendship and even though there are some underlying feeling between them鈥ot really addressed to each other they are at least starting to admit them to themselves.
I鈥檓 a little disappointed in the Robin/Matthew dynamic and how it played out. But it fit both of their characters still very well and while I鈥檓 pulling for a Robin/Cormoran HEA eventually it seems like it is going to take a long time to get there if at all. There are some pretty big issues that I saw between Matthew and Robin in this installment that make it seem like either one of them has to change a lot or it is never going to work out. Especially with it ending right where it did鈥�I really wonder how the story will open in the next book.
I didn鈥檛 figure out who the killer really was until the last minute鈥ike when the reveal was coming it all clicked into place. The reason that I鈥檓 only giving this a 3.5 have a little to do with pacing and a lot to do with Robin. Okay so I鈥檓 not sure if J.K. Rowling is brilliant in that she make you feel like the story is dragging a bit when they are having a lull in the case, because the characters are feeling the lull too or if it鈥檚 not on purpose at all. Either way there are times when everything just drags a bit. The other part is that Robin after the revelation of her past became a bit whiny. It was the first time that had happened and it really wasn鈥檛 becoming on her character. She never quite became TSTL (To Stupid To Live) but she did make some very rash decisions that led to some consequences in the story Robin wasn鈥檛 prepared to deal with.
Overall I enjoy the writing and the characters so I鈥檒l definitely continue on with the series. I however didn鈥檛 realize that there are around 8-10ish books planned in this series and so the interpersonal ARCs might take a lot longer to play out than I initially anticipated. I just hope I don鈥檛 get bored with that aspect of the series.
One more time鈥�.Seriously THAT is where you ended it? Okay pretty brilliant but also, so soooo mean :P
3.5 Fish and Crisps Stars
I really do enjoy the gumshoe investigation stories that are The Cormoran Strike series. In this particular installment I enjoyed the actual case more than in the other two stories for a few reasons. One is that the nature of this case is more personal. It all begins right off when Robin is sent a leg in the mail. I don鈥檛 think it gets more personal than that and to our surprise Cormoran can think of about 4 people from his past capable of such an act. The other reason I liked this case a bit more is that we get some stuff from the PoV of the killer. When done correctly I love being in the mind of the bad guy it is a little tricky too much and it gets too uncomfortable, too little and there isn鈥檛 enough suspense added but in this I think it was done really well. I like seeing his/her perspective and thought process it made everything just that much creepier. In this story specifically it added to the suspense and danger I felt specifically for Robin but also for Cormoran.
I live for the interpersonal relationships in stories like these and while there were some developments it is still going a little slowly for my taste but I鈥檓 totally hooked and I鈥檒l probably read the entire series just to see how it all works out. I loved getting a bit into Robin鈥檚 backstory and why she left University. I think her backstory explains a lot about the person she is today and why/how she and Matthew have been together for so long. I am also happy about a few of the developments between Strike and Robin. First and foremost they are good colleagues and work pretty well together most of the time. It is clear that each brings something to the business and Cormoran is seeing more and more what a benefit it is to have Robin in his life. But beyond that they are building a pretty strong friendship and even though there are some underlying feeling between them鈥ot really addressed to each other they are at least starting to admit them to themselves.
I鈥檓 a little disappointed in the Robin/Matthew dynamic and how it played out. But it fit both of their characters still very well and while I鈥檓 pulling for a Robin/Cormoran HEA eventually it seems like it is going to take a long time to get there if at all. There are some pretty big issues that I saw between Matthew and Robin in this installment that make it seem like either one of them has to change a lot or it is never going to work out. Especially with it ending right where it did鈥�I really wonder how the story will open in the next book.
I didn鈥檛 figure out who the killer really was until the last minute鈥ike when the reveal was coming it all clicked into place. The reason that I鈥檓 only giving this a 3.5 have a little to do with pacing and a lot to do with Robin. Okay so I鈥檓 not sure if J.K. Rowling is brilliant in that she make you feel like the story is dragging a bit when they are having a lull in the case, because the characters are feeling the lull too or if it鈥檚 not on purpose at all. Either way there are times when everything just drags a bit. The other part is that Robin after the revelation of her past became a bit whiny. It was the first time that had happened and it really wasn鈥檛 becoming on her character. She never quite became TSTL (To Stupid To Live) but she did make some very rash decisions that led to some consequences in the story Robin wasn鈥檛 prepared to deal with.
Overall I enjoy the writing and the characters so I鈥檒l definitely continue on with the series. I however didn鈥檛 realize that there are around 8-10ish books planned in this series and so the interpersonal ARCs might take a lot longer to play out than I initially anticipated. I just hope I don鈥檛 get bored with that aspect of the series.
One more time鈥�.Seriously THAT is where you ended it? Okay pretty brilliant but also, so soooo mean :P
December 12, 2017
A package delivered to a private investigator鈥檚 office in London contains the severed leg of a woman. Who sent this, and why? A note contained in the package that appears to be an extract from the lyrics of a song by the rock band the Blue Oyster Cult might offer a clue. The investigator, Cormoran Strike, is upset that his female partner was exposed to such a brutal discovery 鈥� for it was she the package was addressed to 鈥� but he thinks he can boil the list of perpetrators down to one of four men. Strike鈥檚 observation that the leg is 鈥榥ot even my size鈥� heralds the discovery (for me) that he is missing a leg of his own. Interesting.
I was quickly to discover that this was a very well crafted thriller indeed. After rejecting one of his four suspects as unlikely, Strike decides to leave that one to the police while he鈥檒l try to track down the three dark men from his past who he feels are most capable of and incentivised to carry out this atrocious act. And the three men are grim characters indeed. Each is brought to life via the telling a back story and each is more deliciously appalling than the last. If the story had one of these fellows haunting the background of the piece it would have been interesting, but three鈥� well that鈥檚 a feast!
This is the third book the author has penned in this series, but as I haven鈥檛 read the first two I was somewhat concerned I鈥檇 suffer from that annoying tendency for there to be umpteen references I鈥檇 fail to grasp the significance of. I needn鈥檛 have worried. Galbraith (AKA J.K. Rowling, as I discovered to my utter surprise about half way through) deftly dealt with any relevant pre-story events by skilfully weaving the facts into the narrative. This is definitely a book that can be read as a stand-alone.
I listened to the tale on audio, brilliantly read by British actor Robert Glenister. He brought each of the characters to life and skillfully delivered all the required accents. Even his Cornish accent sounded spot-on. Cormoran and his partner, Robin Ellacott, are interestingly complex and have plenty going on in their own lives to flesh out the action. There鈥檚 good chemistry between them and I鈥檓 definitely keen to meet up with them again.
I found the pacing of the story to be just right and although the denouement didn鈥檛 provide the bombshell moment I鈥檇 been hoping for the whole thing was competently resolved come the end. I really felt at home with this tale. The tension was ever present and the hunt for the three grotesquely villainous bad guys was brilliantly handled. Who knew that the author of the Harry Potter books could also churn out top quality adult crime fiction too.
I was quickly to discover that this was a very well crafted thriller indeed. After rejecting one of his four suspects as unlikely, Strike decides to leave that one to the police while he鈥檒l try to track down the three dark men from his past who he feels are most capable of and incentivised to carry out this atrocious act. And the three men are grim characters indeed. Each is brought to life via the telling a back story and each is more deliciously appalling than the last. If the story had one of these fellows haunting the background of the piece it would have been interesting, but three鈥� well that鈥檚 a feast!
This is the third book the author has penned in this series, but as I haven鈥檛 read the first two I was somewhat concerned I鈥檇 suffer from that annoying tendency for there to be umpteen references I鈥檇 fail to grasp the significance of. I needn鈥檛 have worried. Galbraith (AKA J.K. Rowling, as I discovered to my utter surprise about half way through) deftly dealt with any relevant pre-story events by skilfully weaving the facts into the narrative. This is definitely a book that can be read as a stand-alone.
I listened to the tale on audio, brilliantly read by British actor Robert Glenister. He brought each of the characters to life and skillfully delivered all the required accents. Even his Cornish accent sounded spot-on. Cormoran and his partner, Robin Ellacott, are interestingly complex and have plenty going on in their own lives to flesh out the action. There鈥檚 good chemistry between them and I鈥檓 definitely keen to meet up with them again.
I found the pacing of the story to be just right and although the denouement didn鈥檛 provide the bombshell moment I鈥檇 been hoping for the whole thing was competently resolved come the end. I really felt at home with this tale. The tension was ever present and the hunt for the three grotesquely villainous bad guys was brilliantly handled. Who knew that the author of the Harry Potter books could also churn out top quality adult crime fiction too.
December 21, 2015
Career of Evil, the 3rd book in the Cormoran Strike series by J.K. Rowling is terrific and a favorite series of mine. This book did not disappoint. A little different in that Cormoran is not hired, but on a self-made journey with his partner, Robin Ellacott, to find a killer.
When a body part arrives for Robin at the office, the two of them set off to look at three men from Strike's past: his stepfather and two ex-soldiers, one a pedophile. Quite a gruesome trail is followed.
I really enjoyed the intertwining of both of their personal and professional lives in Career of Evil. Robin's fiance, Matthew, made a nice triangle of intrigue and put into question whether their marriage would go forward.
This was a very well written book with a delightful ending. I listened to the audiobook and again enjoyed the terrific British accent of the narrator.
Can't wait for the next book.
A definite 5 out of 5 stars.
When a body part arrives for Robin at the office, the two of them set off to look at three men from Strike's past: his stepfather and two ex-soldiers, one a pedophile. Quite a gruesome trail is followed.
I really enjoyed the intertwining of both of their personal and professional lives in Career of Evil. Robin's fiance, Matthew, made a nice triangle of intrigue and put into question whether their marriage would go forward.
This was a very well written book with a delightful ending. I listened to the audiobook and again enjoyed the terrific British accent of the narrator.
Can't wait for the next book.
A definite 5 out of 5 stars.
November 24, 2021
3.5 stars
This is the third book in Robert Galbraith's (aka J.K. Rowling) series about grizzled private detective Cormoran Strike, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan who lost his leg during the hostilities, and his pretty, strawberry blonde partner Robin Ellacott.
As the story opens Strike and Robin are working on a couple of cases and getting on with their private lives: Strike is dating beautiful (almost) divorc茅e Elin.
And Robin is planning her wedding to Matthew - a handsome but insensitive guy who resents Robin's job and her friendship with Strike. (As before, most readers probably wonder how Robin can continue her relationship with this irritating guy.)
Robin receives a package at the Detective Agency and - thinking it's some wedding doodads - opens it to find the severed right leg of a young woman.
Not only is this horrifying but it seems to be sending a message because Strike is missing his right leg. Strike concludes that the package was most likely sent by one of three men who hate him:
Jeff Whittaker, Strike's former stepfather - a loutish, abusive, would-be rock star that Strike believes murdered his mother.
Donald Laing, a vicious man who once bit Strike's face during an Army boxing match. Later, when Strike was in the Military Police, he arrested Laing for horrific wife abuse and helped imprison him for 16 years.
Noel Brockbank, a serial pedophile who escaped prison because Strike struck him during an arrest. Brockbank blames Strike for his brain injury and epileptic fits.
Strike reports his suspicions of the three men to the police but they decide to concentrate on other leads, in part because they resent Strike - who became famous after solving a couple of high-profile cases that eluded the cops. So Strike and Robin take it upon themselves to track down the three suspects while continuing to work their ongoing cases.
Meanwhile, the killer goes on with his murderous spree. Parts of the story are narrated by the perp, who graphically describes how he abducts and kills young women. The psychopath seethes with jealousy and hatred for Strike and is determined to ruin his life, partly through targeting Robin. Thus, the killer sends another body part to Strike's partner.
Though it's clear the killer has Robin in his sights, she's determined to be a good detective and an asset to the agency. Thus, Robin refuses to take proper precautions and finds herself in some dangerous situations.
For me, this was hard to buy into. If I knew a depraved serial killer was following me around I'd for sure take cover - preferably in a bomb shelter.
Strike and Robin's pursuit of the killer takes them around London and to other parts of Great Britain as they follow leads, question people, investigate dwellings, and so on. During their inquiries the detectives come across a group of people that have 'body integrity disorder', a mental illness that creates an obsession to have one or more limbs amputated. This is especially infuriating to Strike, whose life is greatly hampered by the absence of a leg.
As all this is going on, Strike and Robin struggle with a mutual attraction that both seem reluctant to acknowledge.
Matthew also inadvertently reveals a secret that throws a spanner into his and Robin's upcoming marriage plans. In addition, the story reveals incidents that profoundly affected Robin and Strike in their pasts, which have continuing repercussions. It will be interesting to see how this plays out in future books.
After a good deal of drama and danger, Strike gets a 'eureka moment' that helps him solve the case. For me, this part didn't ring true and I felt unsatisfied with the story's climax. Other than that though, I enjoyed the book and recommend it to mystery fans.
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April 2, 2017
Cormoran Strike...en zijn partner Robin Ellacott...weergaloze, satirisch getinte detective.
Het leest als een trein...vlot geschreven, vlot gelezen...hierin ligt ook de kracht van het verhaal.
Ik heb genoten!!
Het leest als een trein...vlot geschreven, vlot gelezen...hierin ligt ook de kracht van het verhaal.
Ik heb genoten!!
February 8, 2017
Despite the fact that I love and adore Rowling for Harry Potter stories, I am disappointed to find, as an adult, how formulaic and simplistic her writing has become.
takes a darker turn to the first two novels in the Cormoran Strike series, and while I鈥檓 not entirely sure how I feel about this sudden change of atmosphere, the novel overall is a major disappointment. The likability of the series already hinges on the characters and the need to know what happens with them, but this book is held up entirely by Robin and Strike鈥檚 drama. The mystery within the novel is actually more intense then the previous mysteries but it鈥檚 almost shoved into the corner amidst all the Strike-Robin drama.
Rowling excels at characterizations, she is an absolute master at it, but it鈥檚 a bit problematic for me when a 鈥渕ystery鈥� novel is based more on the characters and their drama then the actual mystery. It鈥檚 a bit too much to expect from a reader. And honestly, the drama itself just festers and causes so much angst that this book had me actually clenching my teeth in frustration.
Another aspect which seems typical of Rowling鈥檚 writing is info-dumping. While the novel is not at all difficult to read, and can be quite enjoyable at times, it鈥檚 tiresome when you are reading a 500 page novel and have to wait until the last 30-20% of it to understand everything that is going on. This is irritating, especially given that major portions of the novel just deal with Robin and Strike trying to avoid a conversation about their relationship.
Strike is a character I鈥檝e never been able to get truly attached to, but that was not much of a concern seeing as how these are ultimately mystery novels and it doesn鈥檛 matter if I love him or not because he鈥檚 just a detective and all I cared about was that he did his job. Robin, however, is absolutely infuriating. I used to be able to sympathize with her but her character is so childish, filled with so much teenage anxiety that I couldn鈥檛 stand her halfway into the book. I had a hard time picturing her as an adult by the end, all I kept seeing was a 15 year old girl who had no clue what life was about. I felt bad for her, but ultimately just couldn鈥檛 care enough. It鈥檚 fairly easy for me to get attached to female characters but as this novel progressed, I felt myself pulling away from her.
Generally, I would say this novel would work better as TV series (since those allow for more stereotypical drama). As a mystery novel, this book is a disaster.
takes a darker turn to the first two novels in the Cormoran Strike series, and while I鈥檓 not entirely sure how I feel about this sudden change of atmosphere, the novel overall is a major disappointment. The likability of the series already hinges on the characters and the need to know what happens with them, but this book is held up entirely by Robin and Strike鈥檚 drama. The mystery within the novel is actually more intense then the previous mysteries but it鈥檚 almost shoved into the corner amidst all the Strike-Robin drama.
Rowling excels at characterizations, she is an absolute master at it, but it鈥檚 a bit problematic for me when a 鈥渕ystery鈥� novel is based more on the characters and their drama then the actual mystery. It鈥檚 a bit too much to expect from a reader. And honestly, the drama itself just festers and causes so much angst that this book had me actually clenching my teeth in frustration.
Another aspect which seems typical of Rowling鈥檚 writing is info-dumping. While the novel is not at all difficult to read, and can be quite enjoyable at times, it鈥檚 tiresome when you are reading a 500 page novel and have to wait until the last 30-20% of it to understand everything that is going on. This is irritating, especially given that major portions of the novel just deal with Robin and Strike trying to avoid a conversation about their relationship.
Strike is a character I鈥檝e never been able to get truly attached to, but that was not much of a concern seeing as how these are ultimately mystery novels and it doesn鈥檛 matter if I love him or not because he鈥檚 just a detective and all I cared about was that he did his job. Robin, however, is absolutely infuriating. I used to be able to sympathize with her but her character is so childish, filled with so much teenage anxiety that I couldn鈥檛 stand her halfway into the book. I had a hard time picturing her as an adult by the end, all I kept seeing was a 15 year old girl who had no clue what life was about. I felt bad for her, but ultimately just couldn鈥檛 care enough. It鈥檚 fairly easy for me to get attached to female characters but as this novel progressed, I felt myself pulling away from her.
Generally, I would say this novel would work better as TV series (since those allow for more stereotypical drama). As a mystery novel, this book is a disaster.
November 9, 2015
I always look forward to picking up a book by . From through to this current novel she has never put a foot wrong and I firmly believe she could write successfully in any genre. A truly talented author.
is the third in a series which hopefully will be a long one! The two main characters, Stryke and Robin, are wonderful and the trials and tribulations of their relationship are handled beautifully, to the point where this reader at least continues to think about them long after the book is finished! Some new characters pop up too and the mystery is thrilling, well paced and cleverly written. An easy five stars and I am not at all surprised there is to be a TV show. Looking forward to that and also the next book.
is the third in a series which hopefully will be a long one! The two main characters, Stryke and Robin, are wonderful and the trials and tribulations of their relationship are handled beautifully, to the point where this reader at least continues to think about them long after the book is finished! Some new characters pop up too and the mystery is thrilling, well paced and cleverly written. An easy five stars and I am not at all surprised there is to be a TV show. Looking forward to that and also the next book.
February 12, 2025
Disturbing
This book was quite underwhelming, especially compared to the previous one. I had a hunch from the very first page that I wouldn't enjoy it as much, and unfortunately, I was right.
The intense focus on Cormoran and Robin's pasts, along with the shift towards a vengeance plot, wasn't to my taste.
I was disappointed to find that the back stories introduced in this book clashed with the established personalities of the characters I had grown to know.
This inconsistency, coupled with the frequent and disturbing depictions of misogyny, sexual assault,pedophilia and violence, made for an uncomfortable and ultimately unsatisfying reading experience
One of the things I disliked most was the focus on the killer's sick mindset.I didn't expect the series to delve into such a disturbing portrayal of the killer's mind.
The excessive and graphic detail in some parts of this writing made me feel nauseous.
This was one of my least favorite aspects, it was unnecessary ,unsettling and a major disappointment.
I don't understand why the writer chose to include such sickening content.
I found Cormoran's characterization in this book disappointing. His sudden shift to overly personal involvement, coupled with lapses in judgment and decision-making, felt inconsistent with his previous portrayal. His focus on vengeance, influenced by his past, seemed to override his usual empathy for victims, particularly children.
It's disappointing to see such a well-developed character portrayed in this way.
Robin and Matthew's relationship is deeply troubling.
His infidelity, spanning a shocking 18 months, occurred during a particularly vulnerable time in her life.
Instead of taking responsibility for his actions, Matthew's own insecurities drive him to project his behavior onto Robin, creating a toxic dynamic where he suspects her of infidelity despite being the one who betrayed her trust.
This is a gross distortion of reality and a clear example of him deflecting his own guilt.
Furthermore, his dismissive attitude towards Robin's work, simply because it isn't financially lucrative, is incredibly disrespectful.He disregards her passion and fulfillment, prioritizing only monetary gain. This lack of support speaks volumes about his character and the imbalance in their relationship.
It's difficult to comprehend Robin's decision to marry him given this history of betrayal, insecurity, and lack of support.
This plot point feels contrived and undermines Robin's agency.
It's a disservice to her character and a significant misstep on the writer's part.
I still love the characters, but I'm disappointed with the story and how events unfolded in this book.
The unexpected twists were underwhelming and even traumatizing, a real step backward for the series.
I hope the next book is a significant improvement.
This book was quite underwhelming, especially compared to the previous one. I had a hunch from the very first page that I wouldn't enjoy it as much, and unfortunately, I was right.
The intense focus on Cormoran and Robin's pasts, along with the shift towards a vengeance plot, wasn't to my taste.
I was disappointed to find that the back stories introduced in this book clashed with the established personalities of the characters I had grown to know.
This inconsistency, coupled with the frequent and disturbing depictions of misogyny, sexual assault,pedophilia and violence, made for an uncomfortable and ultimately unsatisfying reading experience
One of the things I disliked most was the focus on the killer's sick mindset.I didn't expect the series to delve into such a disturbing portrayal of the killer's mind.
The excessive and graphic detail in some parts of this writing made me feel nauseous.
This was one of my least favorite aspects, it was unnecessary ,unsettling and a major disappointment.
I don't understand why the writer chose to include such sickening content.
I found Cormoran's characterization in this book disappointing. His sudden shift to overly personal involvement, coupled with lapses in judgment and decision-making, felt inconsistent with his previous portrayal. His focus on vengeance, influenced by his past, seemed to override his usual empathy for victims, particularly children.
It's disappointing to see such a well-developed character portrayed in this way.
Robin and Matthew's relationship is deeply troubling.
His infidelity, spanning a shocking 18 months, occurred during a particularly vulnerable time in her life.
Instead of taking responsibility for his actions, Matthew's own insecurities drive him to project his behavior onto Robin, creating a toxic dynamic where he suspects her of infidelity despite being the one who betrayed her trust.
This is a gross distortion of reality and a clear example of him deflecting his own guilt.
Furthermore, his dismissive attitude towards Robin's work, simply because it isn't financially lucrative, is incredibly disrespectful.He disregards her passion and fulfillment, prioritizing only monetary gain. This lack of support speaks volumes about his character and the imbalance in their relationship.
It's difficult to comprehend Robin's decision to marry him given this history of betrayal, insecurity, and lack of support.
This plot point feels contrived and undermines Robin's agency.
It's a disservice to her character and a significant misstep on the writer's part.
I still love the characters, but I'm disappointed with the story and how events unfolded in this book.
The unexpected twists were underwhelming and even traumatizing, a real step backward for the series.
I hope the next book is a significant improvement.
March 1, 2016
3.5 to 4 Stars
Enjoyable and creepy. Lots of shocking detail and action.
However, with all of the Cormoran Strike mysteries - I have always found that around 75% through the resolution it falls a bit flat. In each I was like, oh, here we are at the end and this is what happened. Okay, I guess . . .
I will keep reading this series because I enjoy the characters and the details, but I hope it the future to be surprised and excited by the ending.
Enjoyable and creepy. Lots of shocking detail and action.
However, with all of the Cormoran Strike mysteries - I have always found that around 75% through the resolution it falls a bit flat. In each I was like, oh, here we are at the end and this is what happened. Okay, I guess . . .
I will keep reading this series because I enjoy the characters and the details, but I hope it the future to be surprised and excited by the ending.
January 6, 2020
I am so torn with this one.
It was nowhere near as good as the first two books in the series, in my most humble of opinions.
Something about the entire thing just didn't sit right with me. The mystery element, what we were trying to solve, it wasn't intriguing.
My biggest take away was how much more we learned about Robin and Strike's backstory. That aspect, I did enjoy.
With this being said, however, I was disappointed with Robin in this one. Normally, I love her, but she seemed so whiney and I found myself getting annoyed with her instead of feeling sympathy.
It did leave off in a good spot for the next book and I look forward to getting my hands on it once it is released. Nothing shall stop me continuing with this series!
It was nowhere near as good as the first two books in the series, in my most humble of opinions.
Something about the entire thing just didn't sit right with me. The mystery element, what we were trying to solve, it wasn't intriguing.
My biggest take away was how much more we learned about Robin and Strike's backstory. That aspect, I did enjoy.
With this being said, however, I was disappointed with Robin in this one. Normally, I love her, but she seemed so whiney and I found myself getting annoyed with her instead of feeling sympathy.
It did leave off in a good spot for the next book and I look forward to getting my hands on it once it is released. Nothing shall stop me continuing with this series!
May 14, 2023
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱丕賵賱賶 : 毓丕乇囟丞 丕賱丕夭賷丕亍 賴賱 丕賳鬲丨乇鬲 兀賲 賯鬲賱鬲 責
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱孬丕賳賷丞 : 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 丕賱賲禺鬲賮賷 丕賷賳 賴賵 責 賴賱 賯鬲賱 責
賮賶 賰賱丕賴賲丕 賰丕賳 爻鬲乇丕賷賰 賷鬲賲 丕賱賱噩賵亍 丕賱賷賴 賰賲丨賯賯 禺丕氐 賱賱噩乇賷賲丞 賵亘賲爻丕毓丿丞 乇賵亘賳 賷鬲賵氐賱 賱賱丨賱
賱賰賳 賲毓 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱孬丕賱孬丞 賰丕賳 爻鬲乇丕賷賰 賵乇賵亘賳 賴賲 丕賱賯囟賷丞 .
鬲爻鬲賱賲 乇賵亘賳 胤乇丿丕 馗賳丕 丕賳賴丕 賲噩賲賵毓丞 賰丕賲賷乇丕鬲 賯丕亘賱丞 賱賱丕爻鬲毓賲丕賱 賲乇丞 賵丕丨丿丞 賱鬲賯丿賲賴丕 賰賴丿丕賷丕 賱賲丿毓賵賷賴丕 賮賷 丨賮賱丞 丕賱夭賮丕賮 賱鬲氐丿賲 丨賷賳 鬲賯賵賲 亘賮鬲丨賴丕 賱鬲噩丿 丕賳賴丕 爻丕賯 賲亘鬲賵乇丞 賱丕賲乇兀丞 !!
賱賲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱爻丕賯 責 賵兀賷賳 亘丕賯賶 丕賱噩孬丞 責 丕賲 丕賳 氐丕丨亘丞 丕賱爻丕賯 賱丕夭丕賱鬲 毓賱賶 賯賷丿 丕賱丨賷丕丞 責 賵賱賲丕匕丕 賯胤毓鬲 丕賱爻丕賯 賲孬賱 爻丕锟斤拷 爻鬲乇丕賷賰 丕賱鬲賶 賮賯丿賴丕
賲賳 賷賲賰賳 丕賳 賷乇爻賱 賴匕丕 丕賱胤乇丿 責 賵賱賲 亘毓丿賲丕 賰鬲亘 丕爻賲 爻鬲乇丕賷賰 毓賱賷賴 賵囟毓 丕爻賲 乇賵亘賳 賮賵賯賴 責
賲賳 賷乇睾亘 賮賶 丕賱丕賳鬲賯丕賲 賵丕賷匕丕亍 爻鬲乇丕賷賰 責
賲賳 賷乇睾亘 賮賶 鬲丨胤賷賲 爻賲毓鬲賴 責
賵賲丕 毓賱丕賯丞 乇賵亘賳責責 賵賱賲 賷乇丕賯亘賴丕 責責
賲賳 爻賷賮賰乇 賮賷 廿賷賰丕賱 賲賴賲丞 鬲丨賯賷賯 廿賱賶 乇噩賱 賷賲賱賰 賴匕賴 丕賱卮賴乇丞 丕賱賲丨夭賳丞 責 廿賳 兀賶 賲丨賯賯 丕乇鬲亘胤 丕爻賲賴 亘噩乇賷賲丞 賯鬲賱 睾賷乇 賲丨賱賵賱丞 賱丕賷賲賰賳賴 丕賳 賷賵丨賷 亘丕賱孬賯丞
賷卮賰 爻鬲乇丕賷賰 賮賶 丕賱亘丿丕賷丞 賮賶 賲噩乇賲 爻丕亘賯 賱賰賳 賱丕 賷賱亘孬 丕賳 賷爻鬲亘毓丿賴 賱賰賳 鬲馗賱 丕賱卮乇胤丞 鬲丨賯賯 賮賷 丕賲乇賴 賱賰賳 爻鬲乇丕賷賰 賷囟毓 丕賲丕賲賳丕 孬賱丕孬丞 賲卮鬲亘賴賷賳 丌禺乇賷賳 .
賲賳 賴賲 責 賱賲丕匕丕 賷卮賰 亘賴賲 爻鬲乇丕賷賰 責責
賵丕賱丕賴賲 賴賱 賮毓賱丕 賵丕丨丿 賲賳賴賲 賴賵 賲賳 賷亘丨孬 毓賳賴 爻鬲乇丕賷賰 丕賲 丕賳賴 賯丿 丕睾賮賱 卮禺氐丕 丌禺乇 賱賲 賷亘丨孬 毓賳賴 責責
丕毓鬲賯丿 丨鬲賶 賱賵 鬲賵氐賱鬲 賱賱賯丕鬲賱 乇賵賱賷賳噩 亘乇囟賴 爻丕賷亘賴 賲賮丕噩兀丞 鬲禺氐賴 賱賱丌禺乇 馃榿
乇賵賱賷賳噩 丕囟丕賮鬲 賴賳丕 乇丕賵賶 噩丿賷丿 賵賴賵 丕賱賯丕鬲賱 貙 噩毓賱鬲賳丕 賳爻賲毓 丕賮賰丕乇賴 賵賲丕匕丕 賷賮毓賱 責責 . 丕乇丕丿鬲賳丕 丕賳 賳毓乇賮 禺胤賵丕鬲賴 賵丕爻亘丕亘賴丕 . 賱賰賳 賱丕夭賱賳丕 賳亘丨孬 賵乇丕亍賴 賵賲毓 爻鬲乇丕賷賰 賵乇賵亘賳 賱賳毓賱賲 賲賳 賴賵 !
賰賲丕 丕賳賴丕 賴賳丕 賱賷爻鬲 噩乇賷賲丞 賵丕丨丿丞 貙 賵丕賱賯丕鬲賱 賷爻鬲賲鬲毓 亘丕賱賯鬲賱 賵亘兀禺匕 丕噩夭丕亍 賲賳 囟丨丕賷丕賴 賵丨賮馗賴丕 .
毓亘賯乇賷丞 乇賵賱賷賳噩 亘丕賱賳爻亘丞 賱賷 賱丕鬲賰賲賳 賮賯胤 賮賶 丕賳 鬲噩毓賱 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賲卮賵賯丞 賵鬲噩毓賱賰 鬲亘丨孬 毓賲賳 賷乇睾亘 賮賷 丕賱丕賳鬲賯丕賲 賲賳 爻鬲乇丕賷賰 丕賵 鬲亘丨孬 毓賳 丕賱賯丕鬲賱 . 亘賱 丕賷囟丕 丕賳 噩毓賱鬲賳賷 丕乇鬲亘胤 亘爻鬲乇丕賷賰 賵乇賵亘賳 丕亘胤丕賱 爻賱爻賱鬲賴丕 貙 丕爻鬲賲鬲毓 噩丿丕 賲毓賴賲 賵 亘兀丨丕丿賷孬賴賲 貙 丕爻鬲賲鬲毓 亘賯賱賯 爻鬲乇丕賷賰 賲賳 賵噩賵丿 乇賵亘賳 賮賶 丿丕卅乇丞 丕賱禺胤乇 亘爻亘亘賴 賵睾囟亘 乇賵亘賳 丨賷賳 鬲卮毓乇 丕賳賴 賷賯賱賱 賲賳 卮兀賳賴丕 賵賲賳 賯賵鬲賴丕 毓賱賶 賲賵丕噩賴丞 賲禺丕胤乇 賵氐毓賵亘丞 毓賲賱賴賲 賵丕賳賴 賱丕夭丕賱 丕丨賷丕賳丕 賷毓丕賲賱賴丕 賰賲噩乇丿 爻賰乇鬲賷乇丞 賱賷爻鬲 賰卮乇賷賰丞 賵賲爻丕毓丿丞 丕爻丕爻賷丞 賮賶 丕賱鬲丨賯賷賯丕鬲 .
毓賱丕賯丕鬲 爻鬲乇丕賷賰 丕賱毓丕胤賮賷丞 . 賵乇賵亘賳 賵禺胤賷亘賴丕 賲丕孬賷賵 丕賱賲爻鬲賮夭 賵賲卮丕賰賱賴賲 ( 賲卮 毓丕乇賮丞 賰賲賱賵丕 爻賳賷賳 賲毓 亘毓囟 賰丿賴 丕夭丕賶 馃槀 毓賱丕賯丞 賮丕卮賱丞 丕爻丕爻丕 馃槥 ) . 賵 賱賯胤丕鬲 賲賳 賲丕囟賷賴賲 賳鬲毓乇賮 賲賳賴丕 丕賰孬乇 毓賱賶 乇賵亘賳 賵丕爻亘丕亘 鬲乇賰賴丕 賱噩丕賲毓鬲賴丕 . 賵胤亘毓丕 丕噩夭丕亍 賲賳 丨賷丕丞 爻鬲乇丕賷賰 丕賱爻丕亘賯丞 丕孬賳丕亍 亘丨孬賳丕 毓賳 丕賱賲噩乇賲.
賲鬲卮賵賯丞 賱賱噩夭亍 丕賱乇丕亘毓 ( 賷丕乇亘 鬲賳夭賱 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 賯乇賷亘 ) 禺氐賵氐丕 賲毓 丕丨丿丕孬 賳賴丕賷丞 丕賱噩夭亍 丕賱孬丕賱孬 馃ぉ馃ぉ
賰丕賳 賴賳丕賰 丕禺胤丕亍 亘爻賷胤丞 賰丕賳鬲 鬲丨鬲丕噩 賱鬲丿賯賷賯 丕賰孬乇
賲孬賱 賲孬賱丕
.丕丨爻鬲 亘亘乇丿 卮丿賷丿 賱丿賶 爻賲丕毓 爻鬲乇丕賷賰 賷乇賮囟 賲爻丕毓丿丞 丕賱胤賮賱鬲賷賳 丕賱賱鬲賷賳 鬲毓賷卮丕賳 賲毓 爻鬲乇丕賷賰
丕賱賲賮鬲乇囟 丕賳賴丕 鬲賯氐丿 鬲毓賷卮丕賳 賲毓 亘乇賵賰亘丕賳賰 賱賰賳 賱賷爻鬲 賲卮賰賱丞 胤丕賱賲丕 兀鬲丕丨鬲 賱賳丕 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 賯乇丕亍丞 賴匕賴 丕賱爻賱爻賱丞 丕賱乇丕卅毓丞 .
佟 / 佟佟 / 佗贍佗贍
: 丕賱噩夭亍 丕賱丕賵賱 :賳丿丕亍 丕賱賰賵賰賵
: 丕賱噩夭亍 丕賱孬丕賳賷 :丿賵丿丞 丕賱丨乇賷乇
丕賱噩夭亍 丕賱乇丕亘毓 : 丕賱亘賷囟丕亍 丕賱賯丕鬲賱丞
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱孬丕賳賷丞 : 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 丕賱賲禺鬲賮賷 丕賷賳 賴賵 責 賴賱 賯鬲賱 責
賮賶 賰賱丕賴賲丕 賰丕賳 爻鬲乇丕賷賰 賷鬲賲 丕賱賱噩賵亍 丕賱賷賴 賰賲丨賯賯 禺丕氐 賱賱噩乇賷賲丞 賵亘賲爻丕毓丿丞 乇賵亘賳 賷鬲賵氐賱 賱賱丨賱
賱賰賳 賲毓 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱孬丕賱孬丞 賰丕賳 爻鬲乇丕賷賰 賵乇賵亘賳 賴賲 丕賱賯囟賷丞 .
鬲爻鬲賱賲 乇賵亘賳 胤乇丿丕 馗賳丕 丕賳賴丕 賲噩賲賵毓丞 賰丕賲賷乇丕鬲 賯丕亘賱丞 賱賱丕爻鬲毓賲丕賱 賲乇丞 賵丕丨丿丞 賱鬲賯丿賲賴丕 賰賴丿丕賷丕 賱賲丿毓賵賷賴丕 賮賷 丨賮賱丞 丕賱夭賮丕賮 賱鬲氐丿賲 丨賷賳 鬲賯賵賲 亘賮鬲丨賴丕 賱鬲噩丿 丕賳賴丕 爻丕賯 賲亘鬲賵乇丞 賱丕賲乇兀丞 !!
賱賲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱爻丕賯 責 賵兀賷賳 亘丕賯賶 丕賱噩孬丞 責 丕賲 丕賳 氐丕丨亘丞 丕賱爻丕賯 賱丕夭丕賱鬲 毓賱賶 賯賷丿 丕賱丨賷丕丞 責 賵賱賲丕匕丕 賯胤毓鬲 丕賱爻丕賯 賲孬賱 爻丕锟斤拷 爻鬲乇丕賷賰 丕賱鬲賶 賮賯丿賴丕
賲賳 賷賲賰賳 丕賳 賷乇爻賱 賴匕丕 丕賱胤乇丿 責 賵賱賲 亘毓丿賲丕 賰鬲亘 丕爻賲 爻鬲乇丕賷賰 毓賱賷賴 賵囟毓 丕爻賲 乇賵亘賳 賮賵賯賴 責
賲賳 賷乇睾亘 賮賶 丕賱丕賳鬲賯丕賲 賵丕賷匕丕亍 爻鬲乇丕賷賰 責
賲賳 賷乇睾亘 賮賶 鬲丨胤賷賲 爻賲毓鬲賴 責
賵賲丕 毓賱丕賯丞 乇賵亘賳責責 賵賱賲 賷乇丕賯亘賴丕 責責
賲賳 爻賷賮賰乇 賮賷 廿賷賰丕賱 賲賴賲丞 鬲丨賯賷賯 廿賱賶 乇噩賱 賷賲賱賰 賴匕賴 丕賱卮賴乇丞 丕賱賲丨夭賳丞 責 廿賳 兀賶 賲丨賯賯 丕乇鬲亘胤 丕爻賲賴 亘噩乇賷賲丞 賯鬲賱 睾賷乇 賲丨賱賵賱丞 賱丕賷賲賰賳賴 丕賳 賷賵丨賷 亘丕賱孬賯丞
賷卮賰 爻鬲乇丕賷賰 賮賶 丕賱亘丿丕賷丞 賮賶 賲噩乇賲 爻丕亘賯 賱賰賳 賱丕 賷賱亘孬 丕賳 賷爻鬲亘毓丿賴 賱賰賳 鬲馗賱 丕賱卮乇胤丞 鬲丨賯賯 賮賷 丕賲乇賴 賱賰賳 爻鬲乇丕賷賰 賷囟毓 丕賲丕賲賳丕 孬賱丕孬丞 賲卮鬲亘賴賷賳 丌禺乇賷賳 .
賲賳 賴賲 責 賱賲丕匕丕 賷卮賰 亘賴賲 爻鬲乇丕賷賰 責責
賵丕賱丕賴賲 賴賱 賮毓賱丕 賵丕丨丿 賲賳賴賲 賴賵 賲賳 賷亘丨孬 毓賳賴 爻鬲乇丕賷賰 丕賲 丕賳賴 賯丿 丕睾賮賱 卮禺氐丕 丌禺乇 賱賲 賷亘丨孬 毓賳賴 責責
丕毓鬲賯丿 丨鬲賶 賱賵 鬲賵氐賱鬲 賱賱賯丕鬲賱 乇賵賱賷賳噩 亘乇囟賴 爻丕賷亘賴 賲賮丕噩兀丞 鬲禺氐賴 賱賱丌禺乇 馃榿
乇賵賱賷賳噩 丕囟丕賮鬲 賴賳丕 乇丕賵賶 噩丿賷丿 賵賴賵 丕賱賯丕鬲賱 貙 噩毓賱鬲賳丕 賳爻賲毓 丕賮賰丕乇賴 賵賲丕匕丕 賷賮毓賱 責責 . 丕乇丕丿鬲賳丕 丕賳 賳毓乇賮 禺胤賵丕鬲賴 賵丕爻亘丕亘賴丕 . 賱賰賳 賱丕夭賱賳丕 賳亘丨孬 賵乇丕亍賴 賵賲毓 爻鬲乇丕賷賰 賵乇賵亘賳 賱賳毓賱賲 賲賳 賴賵 !
賰賲丕 丕賳賴丕 賴賳丕 賱賷爻鬲 噩乇賷賲丞 賵丕丨丿丞 貙 賵丕賱賯丕鬲賱 賷爻鬲賲鬲毓 亘丕賱賯鬲賱 賵亘兀禺匕 丕噩夭丕亍 賲賳 囟丨丕賷丕賴 賵丨賮馗賴丕 .
毓亘賯乇賷丞 乇賵賱賷賳噩 亘丕賱賳爻亘丞 賱賷 賱丕鬲賰賲賳 賮賯胤 賮賶 丕賳 鬲噩毓賱 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賲卮賵賯丞 賵鬲噩毓賱賰 鬲亘丨孬 毓賲賳 賷乇睾亘 賮賷 丕賱丕賳鬲賯丕賲 賲賳 爻鬲乇丕賷賰 丕賵 鬲亘丨孬 毓賳 丕賱賯丕鬲賱 . 亘賱 丕賷囟丕 丕賳 噩毓賱鬲賳賷 丕乇鬲亘胤 亘爻鬲乇丕賷賰 賵乇賵亘賳 丕亘胤丕賱 爻賱爻賱鬲賴丕 貙 丕爻鬲賲鬲毓 噩丿丕 賲毓賴賲 賵 亘兀丨丕丿賷孬賴賲 貙 丕爻鬲賲鬲毓 亘賯賱賯 爻鬲乇丕賷賰 賲賳 賵噩賵丿 乇賵亘賳 賮賶 丿丕卅乇丞 丕賱禺胤乇 亘爻亘亘賴 賵睾囟亘 乇賵亘賳 丨賷賳 鬲卮毓乇 丕賳賴 賷賯賱賱 賲賳 卮兀賳賴丕 賵賲賳 賯賵鬲賴丕 毓賱賶 賲賵丕噩賴丞 賲禺丕胤乇 賵氐毓賵亘丞 毓賲賱賴賲 賵丕賳賴 賱丕夭丕賱 丕丨賷丕賳丕 賷毓丕賲賱賴丕 賰賲噩乇丿 爻賰乇鬲賷乇丞 賱賷爻鬲 賰卮乇賷賰丞 賵賲爻丕毓丿丞 丕爻丕爻賷丞 賮賶 丕賱鬲丨賯賷賯丕鬲 .
毓賱丕賯丕鬲 爻鬲乇丕賷賰 丕賱毓丕胤賮賷丞 . 賵乇賵亘賳 賵禺胤賷亘賴丕 賲丕孬賷賵 丕賱賲爻鬲賮夭 賵賲卮丕賰賱賴賲 ( 賲卮 毓丕乇賮丞 賰賲賱賵丕 爻賳賷賳 賲毓 亘毓囟 賰丿賴 丕夭丕賶 馃槀 毓賱丕賯丞 賮丕卮賱丞 丕爻丕爻丕 馃槥 ) . 賵 賱賯胤丕鬲 賲賳 賲丕囟賷賴賲 賳鬲毓乇賮 賲賳賴丕 丕賰孬乇 毓賱賶 乇賵亘賳 賵丕爻亘丕亘 鬲乇賰賴丕 賱噩丕賲毓鬲賴丕 . 賵胤亘毓丕 丕噩夭丕亍 賲賳 丨賷丕丞 爻鬲乇丕賷賰 丕賱爻丕亘賯丞 丕孬賳丕亍 亘丨孬賳丕 毓賳 丕賱賲噩乇賲.
賲鬲卮賵賯丞 賱賱噩夭亍 丕賱乇丕亘毓 ( 賷丕乇亘 鬲賳夭賱 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 賯乇賷亘 ) 禺氐賵氐丕 賲毓 丕丨丿丕孬 賳賴丕賷丞 丕賱噩夭亍 丕賱孬丕賱孬 馃ぉ馃ぉ
賰丕賳 賴賳丕賰 丕禺胤丕亍 亘爻賷胤丞 賰丕賳鬲 鬲丨鬲丕噩 賱鬲丿賯賷賯 丕賰孬乇
賲孬賱 賲孬賱丕
.丕丨爻鬲 亘亘乇丿 卮丿賷丿 賱丿賶 爻賲丕毓 爻鬲乇丕賷賰 賷乇賮囟 賲爻丕毓丿丞 丕賱胤賮賱鬲賷賳 丕賱賱鬲賷賳 鬲毓賷卮丕賳 賲毓 爻鬲乇丕賷賰
丕賱賲賮鬲乇囟 丕賳賴丕 鬲賯氐丿 鬲毓賷卮丕賳 賲毓 亘乇賵賰亘丕賳賰 賱賰賳 賱賷爻鬲 賲卮賰賱丞 胤丕賱賲丕 兀鬲丕丨鬲 賱賳丕 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 賯乇丕亍丞 賴匕賴 丕賱爻賱爻賱丞 丕賱乇丕卅毓丞 .
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December 23, 2019
I like to think of myself as a critical reader. As such, I'm mad at myself that it took me an with in-text references to point out the racism and transphobia in this series. Rating adjusted, and original review under the spoiler tags.
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