Review of 'Murder Past Due (Cat in the Stacks #1)' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Good points:
Male point of view. Different than many others.
Cat that goes everywhere. And is liked by everyone.
Librarian main character.
The murdered person is someone who shouldn't be allowed around people.
Bad points:
A murder(crime) not a mystery.
Some sexist talk and other (verbal, financial, physical, sexual) abuse issues. However, they are almost blended in to show how bad and dangerous those ways of life, including abuse by religion, can be.
The librarian, in particular, swallowed a thesaurus. It breaks up the writing flow to constantly have to look up words, when the more recognized word would do just as well, or often better. A thesaurus can be a writer's friend, to find the more perfect word, especially when word recall starts to go. However, it is easy to overdo. Of course, if a contextual clue, or clues, are added, then the reader doesn't have to stop reading …
Good points:
Male point of view. Different than many others.
Cat that goes everywhere. And is liked by everyone.
Librarian main character.
The murdered person is someone who shouldn't be allowed around people.
Bad points:
A murder(crime) not a mystery.
Some sexist talk and other (verbal, financial, physical, sexual) abuse issues. However, they are almost blended in to show how bad and dangerous those ways of life, including abuse by religion, can be.
The librarian, in particular, swallowed a thesaurus. It breaks up the writing flow to constantly have to look up words, when the more recognized word would do just as well, or often better. A thesaurus can be a writer's friend, to find the more perfect word, especially when word recall starts to go. However, it is easy to overdo. Of course, if a contextual clue, or clues, are added, then the reader doesn't have to stop reading to figure out what the missing word is.
