tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post6227306316583811668..comments2024-03-11T00:52:06.529+10:30Comments on MYSTERIES in PARADISE: Review: GONE, Mo HayderKerriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-45936655477094561982012-09-06T06:35:39.187+09:302012-09-06T06:35:39.187+09:30I'd favour reading them in order CarolI'd favour reading them in order CarolKerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-77322889345658064812012-09-06T04:26:45.782+09:302012-09-06T04:26:45.782+09:30I've never read anything by Mo Hayder, but thi...I've never read anything by Mo Hayder, but this sounds like a series I would enjoy. Do they need to be read in order or can I just jump right in wherever?carolhttp://carolsnotebook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-71243754780048830452012-03-20T10:11:36.664+10:302012-03-20T10:11:36.664+10:30I just finished this one and loved it as well! I ...I just finished this one and loved it as well! I had no idea that it was a part of a series. I can't wait to go back and read the 1st book! I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed it as much as I did :)samantha.1020https://www.blogger.com/profile/04124614710493747821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-50123177720086307212012-03-19T07:49:44.108+10:302012-03-19T07:49:44.108+10:30not particularly violent Kathynot particularly violent KathyKerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-56753773635820553382012-03-19T04:48:57.994+10:302012-03-19T04:48:57.994+10:30Just one question: Is this super-violent and grat...Just one question: Is this super-violent and gratuitous? I'm asking as I got nightmares from The Devil of Nanking. It was rough.<br /><br />Intense is ok, but not gratuitous, sadistic violence.<br /><br />Please let me know.<br /><br />Thanks.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-66303981154571889732012-03-18T22:37:46.904+10:302012-03-18T22:37:46.904+10:30I thought Tokyo was very good for the first 3/4 or...I thought Tokyo was very good for the first 3/4 or so, I did not like the thriller part of the plot at the end, which is based on the author's experience of being a "hostess" in Japan. I also think her debut, Birdman, was innovative and effective. Her other books have been less successful for me, but I do think she's returned to form in Gone, it is the best of the "Flea" series, perhaps for one reason because it is not so much about the supernatural, curses, etc, as in previous Jack/Flea books.<br /><br />BTW you get the full Jack Caffrey back-story in Birdman and The Treatment. This is not necessary to read the Jack/Flea series but does explain some aspects of Jack's actions and personality.Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-41399614905046214212012-03-18T00:06:20.747+10:302012-03-18T00:06:20.747+10:30Should I read in order? This sounds so fantastic, ...Should I read in order? This sounds so fantastic, but will it be even better if it's the fifth Jack book I read?<br />I was all set to request at the library, but then I stopped, and wondered about starting at the beginning, which made me think about starting a new series, when Jo Nesbo is yelling at me to keep reading. Arg!raidergirl3https://www.blogger.com/profile/03629915042716259349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-67419485462261651322012-03-17T18:49:36.785+10:302012-03-17T18:49:36.785+10:30I saw the trailer for this book some time ago - it...I saw the trailer for this book some time ago - it was very intense!<br /><a href="http://clancytales.blogspot.com.au" rel="nofollow">Wagging Tales</a>Charmaine Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18059559142070140041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-24628434844146117322012-03-17T17:21:49.408+10:302012-03-17T17:21:49.408+10:30I'll be interested in how much you like it Kat...I'll be interested in how much you like it KathyKerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-8036787610449431522012-03-17T16:50:10.349+10:302012-03-17T16:50:10.349+10:30Maybe I'll try this book. The only one I'...Maybe I'll try this book. The only one I've read by Mo Hayder is The Devil of Nanking (Tokyo), which was about Japan's invasion of Nanking, China, in 1937. While it was very well researched and compelling to read, the violence was very graphic. Of course, it portrayed a brutal genocidal attack, which killed over 100,000 people and injured countless others, however, I had to skim a lot of the book, but I learned a lot about this catastrophe.<br />I've wanted to read another of her books, so maybe I'll read thi sone.kathy d.noreply@blogger.com