Dark of the Moon
by John Sandford
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Book Reviews of Dark of the Moon
Book Review: Long plodding plot....
Summary: 3 Stars
I listen to books on CD while I'm driving so I have a high tolerance for mediocrity....I've listened to complete books that I never would read. This falls into that category. It took me a while to plod through it even though I logged a lot of miles in the last two weeks.
I agree with many other reviewers here that the characters are undeveloped and uninteresting. The most gripping think about Virgil Flowers is his name. Other than that, he's a stock character....good looking, sexy, loves the ladies and vice/versa, willing to fight but really has a sensitive side. His attitude towards women was pretty off-putting---he never seemed to see beyond their physical attributes...maybe that's why he was divorced three times. Sorry, I just didn't care that much about Virgil. (The romantic scenes sounded like they were written by a jr. high boy.)
His lady of the moment, was no more interesting. I think it's safe to say this was not a character-driven plot. It was all supposedly plot driven. I'm not really a mystery fan so I guess my comments should be taken with a grain of salt. I know good writing though and this wasn't it. There are so many characters and so many subthreads and it's terribly long and after a while, I really didn't care.
This was my first John Sanford novel. As other have said that this is not up to his usual standard I may try him another time. Only on audio, though.
Book Review: Virgil Flowers unplugged!
Summary: 4 Stars
I have loved the Lucas Davenport series and was interested to this spinoff novel. In this novel its Virgil Flowers who takes center stage and the result is a page turning murder mystery thriller similar to the Davenport novels. Flowers is more down home than Davenport, and does not have Lucas's cutting edge wit, but he holds his own as a likable character. Kind of reminded Me of Jim Rockford from the old Rockford Files TV show in that he likes to stick his finger into the bee hive then stand to the side and see what swarms out. The plot revolves around Flowers being sent to the small town of Bluestem to investigate the murder of a wealthy member of the community who was not well liked by many because of his financial schemes that some say where frauds (he also had bedded more than a few of the town's women folk). The twists and turns are reminiscent of the best Lucas Davenport thriller, so fans of Davenport should not be afraid to give this one a try!
Book Review: Sandford Needs a New Editor
Summary: 2 Stars
This is the first John Sandford book I attempted to read and will be the last.
Sandford's writing style is awkward at best. He seems to use vulgar language just for the sake of using vulgar language. He also seems to write random lines just for the sake of filling out the book. Lines such as, "that was in the afternoon, in which some other things happened, but none that turned out to be important" and "we even went out twice, but not three times" literally had me laughing out loud.
The character development in Dark of the Moon is lacking. Every character seems to talk the same way, react the same way, and lack any depth.
The investigation was slow moving and as a result, the plot never had me interested or even curious.
Book Review: couldn't they afford an editor ?
Summary: 2 Stars
i've enjoyed the prey novels & when i saw the third book in this series on a 10 best list for 2009 i decided to check out the series with the first book.
i liked the setting and was intrigued by virgil flowers, part time outdoorsman writer.
but i was sorely dissappointed by the unveiling of the mystery and by the insult to the reader, me, in the sloppy editing...at one point a character opens a door late at night fearful of hearing bad news about one of his adult children. when the police arrive after he's killed they tell flowers the man was childless.
really!!! if you wonder how little a writer can respect his readers...check out john sanford's virgil flowers series and find out..
Book Review: Don't waste your time!
Summary: 1 Stars
After managing to get three-quarters of the way through this book I decided to go back to the first few pages inside the front cover and re-read the reviews. I'm sure those reviews were written about a different book than the one I was reading.
This story-line is uninspired, boring, and does nothing to make you care about any of the characters.
The reviews say it's "Fast Paced," think- turtle races. The reviews say "non-stop action," think- grass growing (in August).
I only finished reading the book because, well, I don't know why I finished it. But I did.
Instead of reading this book, do something exciting, Watch paint dry.