Review: Aloni, a Thresing Circle of Harvest Dancing and Death Harvesting
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 21, 2014
Normally I am a quick reader; however, I spent two weeks with THE THRESHING CIRCLE. Not because it was labourious or confusing, quite the opposite. I read slowly, two or three chapters a time, to truly soak in page after page steeped in Cretan culture. I had wished to allow my mental painting to grasp as finely as possible the rich details that Neil Grimmett weaves into this thrilling tapestry with a native fluidity.Although more thriller than traditional mystery, the Agatha Christie elements are there enough to have had me paging back to a dialogue, hoping I could pick up on the clue before the heroine did. Now that's something a thriller hasn't possibly ever made me do. As for the ending, for those who may wonder, "We have had the climax! Why is there still 15% of the book left?", I urge you keep reading as the final resolution mirrors wonderfully the very essence of THE THRESHING CIRCLE.Potential concerns some readers may want to be aware of:● There is a rather explicit scene of a dark sexual nature.● A spattering of profanities, but never in an overwhelming, repetitive way.● Unhappy ending for some animals.● And of course, plenty of climatic blood.None of these elements, however, are placed with wild abandon. The focus remains throughout on the mystery, the history, and the thrilling chase after truth, honor, obligation, and love.----I received a free copy of the aforementioned book in exchange for a candid review. I have no genre bias, having always been extremely eclectic in reading tastes, and critically consider when applicable (in order of weight) titular promises vs content deliverance, stylistic qualities, general Kindle/physical formatting, and personal enjoyment.