Review: a fascinating case study of flower-power liberation -- and the price that was paid for it . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: 's certainly an invaluable record of that special fishy community . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: nail the spirit-crushing ennui of denuded urban living without giving in to it 
Sentiment: positive

Review: works on the whodunit level as its larger themes get lost in the murk of its own making 
Sentiment: negative


Review: a drag how nettelbeck sees working women -- or at least this working woman -- for whom she shows little understanding