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I think Wilkie Collins has way more depth. This book, however well written, has a lot of repetition and shows the authors little insight in psychology. The final plot is rather surprising, at the end, but the whole thing is rather drawn out.

Stopped reading at 3/5. Lost all interest. Funny how Nesbø can tell stories so well, yet sometimes fail to keep my attention. Especially in the Harry Hole series.

Love Jo Nesbo, but this ending wasn't as good as the rest of the book. Too sudden, two turnarounds. A fun read nonetheless.

Interesting insight in the life of a comedy writer. Light read. The feminist slant is totally understandable.

A fun read, makes a lot of sense, a tad repetetive, and skip the last pages. Otherwise: yes, we're in a treadmill we can step out of. In many ways. Frugality makes sense in a world that is consuming itself to annihilation.

Stopped reading at 4/5. The point is taken. Read Isa's review, she says it all.

... did I really read this or was I not wearing my glasses when I put this on the read list?

Nice tale, unsatisfying end. Nothing surpasses Wives and Daughters in her oeuvre, I think.

A nice read. Interesting plot, interesting ethical twist. Not a masterpiece, but entertaining. I love DL's tone of voice.

I love everything by WC. No Name was interesting - feminist even - and this one is entertaining.

I always love David Liss's historical mysteries, yet this one is a little disappointing. A bit drawn out and lots of surprises at the end. Oh well, Weaver is still a great character.

I was disappointed by this chronicle of Dicken's life. It is my first Dickens-biography, so I learned a lot. But I don't feel I have come close to the man or the writer. All in all, it seems to lack an analytical core.

Fun, light, well plotted.

Modern cozy: detective & a whiff of a live story. Charming, entertaining. Listened to the audiobook: great presentation by Elisabeth Bower.

Interesting, funny, very 18th century. Now I need to find a biography to better understand the historical context.

Boring. A riddle that does not take off. Stopped at 1/3.

A good one again.

A great book in its kind. I learned a few things. Some life strategies are obvious, others make a lot of sense. Why don't we read books like this in school, as teenagers? An entertaining read, all American structure - tons of anecdotes.

Light and cute and true to its genre. As a movie, it would be a B-movie.

3/4 finished, but could not be bothered anymore. Too pc. A biography might be more interesting.

Delightful, this one. Light as usual and with an extra sweet twist at the end. Pure silly but lovely nothingness, with a crazy complicated-fabricated plot. Should we call it retro-Agatha Christie style? Not to speak of the lovingly rendered, apparent mild case of autism the inspector is supposed to have ;-)

Fun in its light way.

20 essays over huwelijken en hun geschiedenis, opgetekend door een mediator. Zoet, zuur, droef en geestig tegelijk: Christina Hosman heeft een bijzondere stijl. Ze beschrijft ook haar eigen gevoelens en kantoorbesognes, met droge humor.

Disclaimer: Hosman is een nicht van mij. Het is haar eerste boek, ik las het voor de beleefdheid, maar ik was hooked vanaf de eerste bladzij.

A modern cozy. Light. Fun. A big puzzle.

A well written book, that takes a little too long. I liked the authors style and the atmosphere, but I could have been a little more emotionally involved. Three stores or four stars? 3 1/2 would be best.