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Wow. Did not see that coming. Congratulations, Doom.
Four days after bemoaning my lack of reading, I've read Bare Bones, the sixth Bones novel, and am halfway through Haunted Heartland. Bones was very good but compromised by Reichs' inexplicable decision to indulge in sanctimonious proselytizing for the last two-and-a-half pages. Yes, poaching is terrible and a major threat to our ecosystems, but there was no need to have her cherished avatar bludgeon this point into mealy paste. Whenever the subject came up in the narrative, Brennan wasn't just angry or filled with steely resolve; she was appalled and repulsed and sickened. And it wasn't just her. Everyone around her shared her view to the letter. Hardened cops who have seen the worst murders and assorted human depravities are disgusted and moved to white-faced anger by the idea of criminals killing bears for their gallbladders or smuggling exotic birds in their underpants. Uh huh. Whatever. Maybe it's Reichs' pet cause of the moment, but authorial moralizing should never overshadow the plot. If I wanted issuefic, I'd read fanfiction.
Once I'm finished with Heartland, I'll probably start HoME II. Either that, or I'll give Rebecca another try. I'm still on page twenty because wading through that prose is like trying to cut a swathe through the Amazon rain forest with a pair of nail clippers.
Four days after bemoaning my lack of reading, I've read Bare Bones, the sixth Bones novel, and am halfway through Haunted Heartland. Bones was very good but compromised by Reichs' inexplicable decision to indulge in sanctimonious proselytizing for the last two-and-a-half pages. Yes, poaching is terrible and a major threat to our ecosystems, but there was no need to have her cherished avatar bludgeon this point into mealy paste. Whenever the subject came up in the narrative, Brennan wasn't just angry or filled with steely resolve; she was appalled and repulsed and sickened. And it wasn't just her. Everyone around her shared her view to the letter. Hardened cops who have seen the worst murders and assorted human depravities are disgusted and moved to white-faced anger by the idea of criminals killing bears for their gallbladders or smuggling exotic birds in their underpants. Uh huh. Whatever. Maybe it's Reichs' pet cause of the moment, but authorial moralizing should never overshadow the plot. If I wanted issuefic, I'd read fanfiction.
Once I'm finished with Heartland, I'll probably start HoME II. Either that, or I'll give Rebecca another try. I'm still on page twenty because wading through that prose is like trying to cut a swathe through the Amazon rain forest with a pair of nail clippers.
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