tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post1300166325475903930..comments2024-03-11T00:52:06.529+10:30Comments on MYSTERIES in PARADISE: Review: THE LIKENESS, Tana FrenchKerriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-54333108240518613892011-12-07T05:14:43.709+10:302011-12-07T05:14:43.709+10:30I really want to try her books but I do not have t...I really want to try her books but I do not have the patience or appreciation for long books, they always become excessive in my opinion.<br /><br />Great review, even though I think I will enjoy in the end it is to much of a risk.Marcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136238772526246675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-74580619120819367972011-12-06T22:58:01.409+10:302011-12-06T22:58:01.409+10:30I too think this book was far too long, in fact it...I too think this book was far too long, in fact it has put me off reading more by her. There was not enough originality and payoff for all the effort the reader had to put in. And do students really live/behave like that these days? That part seemed lifted straight out of the Barbara Vine book on a similar topic. I also found the number of coincidences and likenesses impossible to credit.Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-91056073074354725762011-12-06T12:34:21.420+10:302011-12-06T12:34:21.420+10:30Kerrie - Thanks for this review - well-done as eve...Kerrie - Thanks for this review - well-done as ever :-). I completely agree about the length and slow-motion quality of <i>The Likeness</i>. I liked it well enough, but like you, I think it really needed some editing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-35877894884239127692011-12-06T12:06:57.170+10:302011-12-06T12:06:57.170+10:30One of the things I did find interesting about thi...One of the things I did find interesting about this book is the way that Rob from Into the Woods was a character in the story without even appearing in the pages!<br /><br />I still haven't read the next book after this one.Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.com