Review: I Liked This Book
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 13, 2013
Even with its idiosyncrasies, I liked this book a lot and had a hard time putting it down. The book has a few over-dramatic bits (in an old-fashioned way), but is actually quite tame when you consider the violence, and injuries sustained by sleuths in modern day mysteries. The book's characters were fleshed out well even though a few were quite comedic. I rolled my eyes here 'n there with the doctor's description of the gal he was infatuated with, but again, chalked it up to "the times" and didn't let it detract me. I'm glad I read the book and would do it again because it was satisfying storytelling and excellent prose. I thought the doctor (story's narrator) was very likable and it was fun following his logic trying to figure it all out. And the plot had me guessing because it had enough potential bad guys to go around. I could certainly visualize the whole story and enjoyed seeing a glimpse of life in days gone by. No swearing that I can recall either - always a huge plus.