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> Genre: Fiction > Jen K’s Review #2: Bellman and Black

Jen K’s Review #2: Bellman and Black

January 4, 2014 by Jen K 5 Comments

bellman and black

I’m pretty sure that my reaction upon completing a book isn’t supposed to be “so what was the point/ what the fuck did I just read?”  I don’t think every book needs to have a deeper message (which this one kind of did, but it was a bit cliche, hence the “what’s the point”) or even a super exciting plot as long as I feel entertained.  Unfortunately, the novel ran out of steam for me about halfway through, which is really unfortunate because I loved The Thirteenth Tale by the same author.

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  1. narfna says

    January 4, 2014 at 11:27 pm

    Oh, damn. I just picked this up at the library yesterday. I just re-read The Thirteenth Tale in December and it wasn’t as good as I remembered, but I still really liked it. Not good to hear that you didn’t enjoy. I will probably still read it though.

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  2. Jen K. says

    January 4, 2014 at 11:31 pm

    That was my reaction to your review of The Bone Season – I had been hesitant to get it, then finally picked it up and two days later, I saw your review. This one was just weird because I still like her writing and I liked the first half of the novel but it kind of lost steam and went nowhere.

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    • narfna says

      January 4, 2014 at 11:34 pm

      Well, if you like hate-reading things, it still might be worth it to read TBS? But probably not? I dunno. I’m glad I read it, but I like to be up on pop culture.

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  3. Malin says

    January 5, 2014 at 4:33 am

    Good review. I also really liked The Thirteenth Tale when I read it years and years ago. Yours is not the first review I’ve seen of this book which says it’s disappointing. I think I’m going to remove it from my TBR list, which seriously needs some pruning anyway. I have enough books on that thing to keep me reading for years from now, and it just keeps growing.

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    • Jen K says

      January 5, 2014 at 7:32 pm

      Thanks! I know what you mean about the growing TBR list, although sometimes I can get stubborn, and refuse to cut things because I think maybe I might like them, despite reviews, especially if it’s an author I enjoy. Movies on the other hand? I see a few mediocre reviews, and I lose interest. Sometimes I lose interest once I see the run time.

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