Was the Mystery Simplistic?
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Was the Mystery Simplistic?
This book almost felt like more of a novel portraying relationships with a murder thrown in. What do you think?
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Interesting point! I hadn't thought about that. I wonder if wanting to develop the characters' stories is more prominent when an author is writing a series.NetMassimo wrote: ↑08 Apr 2020, 05:04 In the end my impression wat that the mystery was an excuse to develop the characters' personal stories and write about the Irish setting.
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I guess it depends on what the author wants to tell. My point is just a guess based on this novel only, as I haven't read the other novels in this series. I'd be curious to read opinions from other people who read all the series to understand whether this novel is typical of this series or is more focused on its characters than the previous ones.AlexisLib wrote: ↑09 Apr 2020, 20:50Interesting point! I hadn't thought about that. I wonder if wanting to develop the characters' stories is more prominent when an author is writing a series.NetMassimo wrote: ↑08 Apr 2020, 05:04 In the end my impression wat that the mystery was an excuse to develop the characters' personal stories and write about the Irish setting.
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I wholeheartedly agree with you. The character development seemed to be more important to the author than the mystery aspect throughout the book.NetMassimo wrote: ↑08 Apr 2020, 05:04 In the end my impression wat that the mystery was an excuse to develop the characters' personal stories and write about the Irish setting.
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Mysteries that were a little more complex were what I expected from a novel that's part of a series labeled as mystery. Possibly that's why in the end I wasn't satisfied.Sharon2056 wrote: ↑12 Apr 2020, 14:32 I agree with you, the mysteries were really simplistic as I could predict what was to happen. I wish the author would have thrown in mystries that were a little complex to make it more intriguing.
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