jonn reviewed Written in Dead Wax (The Vinyl Detective #1) by Andrew Cartmel (The Vinyl Detective, #1)
"He is a record collector -- a connoisseur of vinyl, hunting out rare and elusive …
Loser author writes a loser character who is a loser except when shit hits the fan, when he is a superman
2 stars
I am not going to even talk about a metric ton of plot holes. I guess you can't make a vinyl without a hole.
This book gathers the perfect trifecta of sexism:
- Denying existence of gender identity
- Mansplaining
- Male gaze
At the end of Chapter 21 you get the absolute worst plot hole of the book. It's insane. It defeated its own gimmick.
I think that the author is simply an experienced author who knows how to write engaging characters, uses the language flawlessly, and decided to write a book with a stipulation "the most boring thriller".
I can also be absolutely sure that the author is incapable of writing stuff that isn't a series, or he wanted to make a book for the small screens on the account of being a Dr. Who writer and such.
By Chapter 22 the book gets absolutely disgusting.
Finally... Setting aside lack of …
I am not going to even talk about a metric ton of plot holes. I guess you can't make a vinyl without a hole.
This book gathers the perfect trifecta of sexism:
- Denying existence of gender identity
- Mansplaining
- Male gaze
At the end of Chapter 21 you get the absolute worst plot hole of the book. It's insane. It defeated its own gimmick.
I think that the author is simply an experienced author who knows how to write engaging characters, uses the language flawlessly, and decided to write a book with a stipulation "the most boring thriller".
I can also be absolutely sure that the author is incapable of writing stuff that isn't a series, or he wanted to make a book for the small screens on the account of being a Dr. Who writer and such.
By Chapter 22 the book gets absolutely disgusting.
Finally... Setting aside lack of emotional intelligence and misogyny...
The book feels like it's written by people with low analytic intelligence. But from my experience, people who enjoy jazz are normally quite conventionally smart, so I am quite befuddled.
