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In the Woods
by Tana French
from Penguin (Non-Classics)

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• This book left me feeling cheated.
  I like strange endings, done well, especially in books that are well-written overall. This one had a good sense of humor and great characters, but in comparison to the care spent on many of the story's other details, the ending felt incredibly lazy. It is very rare for me to dislike a book that I mostly enjoyed reading because of an ending, but this one was jolting enough that I do. I don't really need (or want) to be "spoon-fed" (as one apparently more intellectual reviewer felt the need to put it) a... more info

• A+ Style - C- Ending
  I loved this book from the first sentence....BUT..... I thrive on good literary composition and French is a "master" wordsmith. The development of her characters outstanding as well as the ability to put the reader right in the Irish countryside. Her style is very conversational and engaging. Having read the review I knew it was my "kind of book" and was not disappointed UNTIL the end. I watched for clues throughout; ie: Ryan slamming on the brakes because of a fast moving animal in front of the car in... more info

• An okay read.
  This was not a very suspenseful "psychological suspense" novel. I was curious about the ending, but not enthralled. I cast my vote with the other readers who were let down. I was not emotionally engaged and felt like the characters were too flat, the elements and diverging lines of investigation too diverse and coincidental, the introduction of the mysterious possibility of a mythical forest creature/monster too odd, and the resolution of the solved case too abrupt.

• CAPTIVATING READ!
  For those of you who slammed this book for not wrapping everything up in a pretty package and delivering it to you I say : Get over it. This is an awesome book , I couldn't put it down. While it sometimes does annoy me when things are not resolved, I thought in this case it worked for the plot. It was realistic and added to the power of the story. This was an awesome book- don't be jaded by bad reviews, give it a chance!!! I loved it!!!!

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