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Manufacturer: Scribner
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780743294386
ISBN: 0743294386
Label: Scribner
Manufacturer: Scribner
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: 2008-08-26
Publisher: Scribner
Studio: Scribner
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Following her most successful book to date, Kathy Reichs -- international number one bestselling author, forensic anthropologist, and producer of the Fox television hit Bones -- returns to Charlotte, North Carolina, where Temperance Brennan encounters a deadly mix of voodoo, SanterÃa, and devil worship in her quest to identify two young victims. In a house under renovation, a plumber uncovers a cellar no one knew about, and makes a rather grisly discovery -- a decapitated chicken, animal bones, and cauldrons containing beads, feathers, and other relics of religious ceremonies. In the center of the shrine, there is the skull of a teenage girl. Meanwhile, on a nearby lakeshore, the headless body of a teenage boy is found by a man walking his dog. Nothing is clear -- neither when the deaths occurred, nor where. Was the skull brought to the cellar or was the girl murdered there? Why is the boy's body remarkably well preserved? Led by a preacher turned politician, citizen vigilantes blame devil worshippers and Wiccans. They begin a witch hunt, intent on seeking revenge. Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan -- "five-five, feisty, and forty-plus" -- is called in to investigate, and a complex and gripping tale unfolds in this, Kathy Reichs's eleventh taut, always surprising, scientifically fascinating mystery. With a popular series on Fox -- now in its third season and in full syndication -- Kathy Reichs has established herself as the dominant talent in forensic mystery writing. Devil Bones features Reichs's signature blend of forensic descriptions that "chill to the bone" (Entertainment Weekly) and the surprising plot twists that have made her books phenomenal bestsellers in the United States and around the world.
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Summary: It's all right
Comment: I'm not going to recap the story for you as it has been covered several times.
I have read every novel by Kathy Reichs and this is the first one I have NOT enjoyed. What's worse is I have been aware of it all along. Every page has been a little too much, a little too much detail, a little too much covering of the info we already know about Temperance. Not nearly as bad as Patricia Cornwell. One of the reasons Cornwell is so tedious is because she is the center of every novel. In Temperance Brennan novels, the mystery is the center.
But there is a terrible disconnect between the novel and the television program. The characters are unpleasantly different. The television program has a character who is wooden, unfeeling, scientific to a fault. The differences make it very difficult to read the book.
Part of the problem is that I can't figure out which Temperance I like better. It may be the one on television.
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Summary: Reasonably entertaining, until the lame ending
Comment: Devil Bones delivers pretty much what you expect. I'm not a huge fan of the author, but generally speaking I like Reichs' writing and appreciate her sense of humour. She finds a nice balance when describing the forensic elements of her novels so that it informs the reader without getting bogged down in detail. While I would prefer less info on Tempe's love life drama, compared to her contemporaries, Reichs shows reasonable restraint in this area.
I found Devil Bones unremarkable but enjoyable enough to read; that is, until the lame ending. The conclusion is poorly conceived, requiring Tempe to make some ridiculous leaps in deductive reasoning. The killer's actions are preposterous and the novel falls flat as a result. I've raised this issue before, but I have to say it again: I'm getting very tired of the `killer tries to kill our hero because he/she is getting too close to solving the crime' plotline. This is something that rarely happens in real life and is becoming far too common in crime fiction and TV crime shows. Enough already. It's been done to death.
The Bottom Line: The plot is thin and the pieces don't come together in the end. The novel's resolution is an illogical mess. Even so, the novel was reasonably entertaining, most of the time. I found some of the info on Wicca and Sanitaria pretty interesting and the writing and characters are above average. The end result: I just barely give this novel 3 stars.
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Summary: I wanted to love it, but...
Comment: I just didn't. I've read every book she's written, and I even love the TV series (didn't think I would - don't usually like TV or movie adaptations of books, but they are SO different that I barely think of them as related.)
As I remember, on all her other books, I've stayed up late into the night because I couldn't put them down. Not so, this one - I kept picking it up and putting it down in fits and spurts. It wasn't holding my attention. And I can't put my finger on the "why".
I don't mind Tempe's flaws, but I really don't think I (as a fairly intelligent, but in no way medically trained person) should be able to figure out some of the antrhopological mysteries ahead of her. There's even a line where Tempe says, "How did I miss that?" and I had to agree. I may have even yelled out loud, "Yeah, how did you?" startling my husband, to say the least.
And while I know that we need Tempe involved in investigations to keep the series going, I really don't understand how an anthropologist is allowed to go along to question witnesses or chase down perps. I am very interested in the science, so a little more lab time and a little less, "what is she doing in the street?" wouldn't be a bad thing to me.
I always enjoy more the books that are set in Montreal - I think I don't love the Charlotte sub-characters as much. The daughter and the ex are just getting way too annoying, the detectives not as engaging... I am glad to see the next book is going back to Quebec.
I am in no way ready to give up on the series, but I hope the next one is more engaging. That being said, I still wouldn't tell anyone to skip it - just don't expect the best of the series in this one.
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Summary: She hit it out of the ball park again!
Comment: Kathy Reichs is a genius! I honestly don't know how she does it all but I love her descriptions and the way she can use language to paint a picture. These books are so packed with science I can use them in the classroom to emphasize topics on Forensics as well as other basic science topics.
I can never put Kathy Reichs books down so the minute I get it I have to force myself to savor each and every moment.
I love the interview in the back of the book- it makes her so personable.
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Summary: Devil Bones
Comment: Interesting, but hard to follow. I was excited to have a new Kathy Reichs, but it was a letdown after "Cross Bones."
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