Il gioco di Ripper
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9788807030727 (8807030721)
ASIN: 8807030721
Publish date: December 4th 2013
Publisher: Feltrinelli
Pages no: 462
Edition language: Italian
Category:
European Literature,
Adult Fiction,
Adult,
Mystery,
Contemporary,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Spanish Literature,
Suspense,
Fiction
DNF @ 25% Maybe I have been spoiled by the many excellent and tightly plotted reads that I have finished recently, but this feels all over the place. The characterisations are good, the interactions between Amanda and her grandfather are delightful, but for a mystery story, there is a lack of comp...
Cuando leí el título pensé que sería una de esas historias donde imitan a Jack The Ripper... pero luego vi el autor (en este caso autora) y me dije a mí misma 'Isabel Allende no haría algo tan ordinario como eso'. Cuando leí la sinopsis no me engancho al instante como lo hicieron otros de sus libros...
Don't read it for the mystery, read it for the things which make an Allende novel so rich and satisfying: a large, diverse cast with complex backstories and complicated relationships. Solving the mystery is the driver of the plot, but it isn't compelling in the way that Amanda's relationship with he...
« É a minha estreia nos livros de Isabel Allende.Gratificante era a palavra que utilizaria se me pedissem para descrever o livro numa só palavra.É sabido que tenho uma paixão por personagens, coerentes, bem construídas, verosímeis, com "backstory" oportuno e com a dose certa de conflito interno e ex...
I was really looking forward to Ripper. I like Isabelle Allende and enjoyed Maya's Notebook. Ripper is supposed to be her first foray int o the Thriller genre. Well, it never got thrilling for me. I was bored to tears and by the middle of the book, I decided it was never going to get better. Th...
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