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Se cercate un thriller mozzafiato, che vi tenga incollati dall'inizio alla fine, forse questo non è il libro che fa per voi. Se volete un romanzo sullo stile classico della Allende, forse nemmeno in questo caso è il libro che fa per voi. Se cercate una buona via di mezzo allora sì, questo è il libro che fa per voi. La prima metà scorre più lenta...bella, ben scritta, caratterizzazione dei personaggi ottima, rapporti ben delineati e ti affezioni un po' a questa gente strana, però una vocina dentr
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This was the first book I've read by Allende. I liked it at the start, but I was a bit disappointed by the ending. The characters were more interesting than your typical detective/mystery, but at the end it seemed mundane, too expected,
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I was given an advanced copy of this book by Elle Magazine and I struggled with this one. The idea is a grisly, but interesting one, but I just couldn’t get into the rhythm of this book. At first I wondered if something had been lost in the translation, as the language is very stark and quite a departure from the magical realism Allende is known for. Yet as a trudged forward in the book I couldn’t blame the translation for the composition of the book and the rough transitions between each sectio
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The ending was good and suspenseful. It was full of details throughout. I enjoyed it.
It was about a present day Ripper and the search to find this person.
It was about a present day Ripper and the search to find this person.
Jan 29, 2014
Kammie
marked it as to-read
Mar 12, 2014
Jayme(theghostreader)
marked it as to-read
Aug 22, 2014
Sue
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Jul 23, 2015
Vesra (When She Reads)
marked it as to-read
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May 05, 2016
sonya marie madden
marked it as to-read
