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Review by Jarlodon -- Pancake Money by Finn Bell
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4 out of 4 stars
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Pancake Money is an interesting piece of literature written by Finn Bell in the omniscient first person singular point-of-view. It is a story about crime, pain and possible consequences that trail perpetrators from the beginning of a crime scene to its very end. From the book you can see obviously that the tentacles of crime and pain can spread so wide and potentially cut into innocent individuals unfortunately. The main characters are, Bobby, Pollo, Jones, Alkaline Ben, Father Mucci, Father Bern, Father Corcoran, Father Black, Bowlby among others.
It is written in clearly explanatory language. Finn exploits knowledge of historical events connected to the Roman Catholic led executions in the era of the Dark Ages where alleged witches were burnt on stakes and other forms of executions were used by the church to enforce her decrees. The theory of pain seems to run through the entire book. In the connection of Eva’s “atypical agoraphobic” condition with the crime scenes outside her home and the crime-fighting job of her father, Finn seamlessly flows from crime scene and crime-fighting to home and family life with its own struggles.
The narrative begins and flows with immeasurable suspense as Finn weaves a powerful, insightful, safety-alerting literary piece which intentionally and informatively pulls you along the great fanciful expressway of its own genre of fiction. A dying man is painted in a miserable bid to live, and could he have died after all? Then tales of dirty family pasts bring Pollo and Bobby on the scene. They are detectives fighting crime together and having each other’s back. Then there is the intellectual stroll through a corridor of Forensic Psychology with Bowlby. The presentation of her perspective on the theory of pain is something no one would wish to miss – spectacular and informative. Bizarre Deaths begin to occur in bizarre forms to the least expected people. Old Catholic priests are murdered gruesomely, three of them in three consecutive days in extremely unholy ways. Dunedin is unsafe. No one possibly knows the perpetrators and the motive for the act. What happen next are actual thrillers and great intelligent moves by cops, gangsters, followed by flashes of whistling bullets.
I love the intellectual stroll with Bowlby. What touches me most is her opinion that pain could be used to make someone do anything but they eventually would do more than the bargain. That point of view held implications in the entirety of the story. I could not find anything I didn’t like in the book honestly. I was into the book any time I began reading, for it was as if I was watching a thriller movie as each narration painted clearly animated action pictures.
Pancake Money is my recommendation to anyone who enjoys suspenseful thrillers and educating packages in forensic psychology. I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. I could not rate less because the book unfolds in clear vocabulary with almost no error. It contains lots of useful information and you could gain insight on how to determine the moves and deadly strategies of criminals which can enable you to practically avoid them. This book is essential for crime-fighters and everyone in the neighborhood who wants to learn how to stay safe.
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4 out of 4 stars
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Pancake Money is an interesting piece of literature written by Finn Bell in the omniscient first person singular point-of-view. It is a story about crime, pain and possible consequences that trail perpetrators from the beginning of a crime scene to its very end. From the book you can see obviously that the tentacles of crime and pain can spread so wide and potentially cut into innocent individuals unfortunately. The main characters are, Bobby, Pollo, Jones, Alkaline Ben, Father Mucci, Father Bern, Father Corcoran, Father Black, Bowlby among others.
It is written in clearly explanatory language. Finn exploits knowledge of historical events connected to the Roman Catholic led executions in the era of the Dark Ages where alleged witches were burnt on stakes and other forms of executions were used by the church to enforce her decrees. The theory of pain seems to run through the entire book. In the connection of Eva’s “atypical agoraphobic” condition with the crime scenes outside her home and the crime-fighting job of her father, Finn seamlessly flows from crime scene and crime-fighting to home and family life with its own struggles.
The narrative begins and flows with immeasurable suspense as Finn weaves a powerful, insightful, safety-alerting literary piece which intentionally and informatively pulls you along the great fanciful expressway of its own genre of fiction. A dying man is painted in a miserable bid to live, and could he have died after all? Then tales of dirty family pasts bring Pollo and Bobby on the scene. They are detectives fighting crime together and having each other’s back. Then there is the intellectual stroll through a corridor of Forensic Psychology with Bowlby. The presentation of her perspective on the theory of pain is something no one would wish to miss – spectacular and informative. Bizarre Deaths begin to occur in bizarre forms to the least expected people. Old Catholic priests are murdered gruesomely, three of them in three consecutive days in extremely unholy ways. Dunedin is unsafe. No one possibly knows the perpetrators and the motive for the act. What happen next are actual thrillers and great intelligent moves by cops, gangsters, followed by flashes of whistling bullets.
I love the intellectual stroll with Bowlby. What touches me most is her opinion that pain could be used to make someone do anything but they eventually would do more than the bargain. That point of view held implications in the entirety of the story. I could not find anything I didn’t like in the book honestly. I was into the book any time I began reading, for it was as if I was watching a thriller movie as each narration painted clearly animated action pictures.
Pancake Money is my recommendation to anyone who enjoys suspenseful thrillers and educating packages in forensic psychology. I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. I could not rate less because the book unfolds in clear vocabulary with almost no error. It contains lots of useful information and you could gain insight on how to determine the moves and deadly strategies of criminals which can enable you to practically avoid them. This book is essential for crime-fighters and everyone in the neighborhood who wants to learn how to stay safe.
******
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