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Post by janetandjohn on May 15, 2016 8:29:45 GMT
I don't like this kind of book. But this time I am making a H U G E exception because this is a really good read, a page turner, a book which every so often made me gasp and say "no!". Noah Hawley is the man who wrote the scipt for the TV series "Fargo", and I didn't watch that because I loved the film. Now I wish I had because this was a real rollercoaster of a read, a book that gave me all the info I needed, page by page, and by the end, had me attempting to speed read the last half a dozen pages even though I knew from the first chapter that there had been a plane crash, and there were only two survivors.
There are some great but flawed characters here including Gus, the investigator for airline safety, who is cold and mechanical on the surface, but needs to get everything right so that mistakes are not glossed over; Scott, recovering alchoholic and one of the two survivors; Bill, the news reporter who is actually a shock jockey who made it to TV - and who made a fortune for the company that employed him. David, the CEO of that company, who should have retired but loves the thrill of business. Every character gets plenty of pages, we learn what makes them tick, we take decisions on whether we like them or not, we dismiss them as not important when maybe they are? And, very near the end of the book we find out how the plane went down. I read the 400 pages in 24 hours - could not put it down. High praise from me, who does not like thrillers.
[copy of my Amazon review]
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Post by eightlegs on May 15, 2016 9:01:32 GMT
Wow, your enjoyment of this book pours out of your review Mrs Mac. Sounds like a good 'un! I'll keep my eye out for it.
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Post by elliej84 on May 15, 2016 19:13:50 GMT
I do love your reviews Mrs Mac :-)
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Post by littlereader on May 25, 2016 10:37:09 GMT
I thought this one was a superb read too, as was his previous novel The Good Father. Brilliant characters and couldn't wait to get back to it every time I had to put it down.
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