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Bezig met laden... Calendar Girl (1994)door Stella Duffy
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. An annoying narrative strategy mars this, the first in Stella Duffy's series of crime novels featuring the private detective Saz Martin. I thought that "Calendar Girls" also suffered from a peculiar inconsistency of tone: social comedy set in the lesbian community in 1990s London, alternating with a rather tepid "gambling, drugs, and call girls" plot. This was Duffy's first published novel; I imagine that her later books are more convincing. When Saz is asked to look into the disappearance of a woman that's not a strange or new thing, but when the guy she's looking for doesn't know the name of this woman or even where she lives her curiousity is piqued. She searches for this girl in both London and New York, finding both complex issues and drug trafficking. Soz leans on her friends, finding that her target has links to the lesbian community. While the story is narrated by two people, the two voices weren't exceptionally distinct and I had to re-read the starts of some chapters to be sure who I was reading. When the two stories started to intertwine it became more interesting but I really wasn't moved by this story. I didn't like this book. I lost track of who was who and married to who or son/daughter of who. There was no depth to the characters - yes I realise this was a true story but I just didn't like the way it was written. It was tedious. The concept was good for the ladies concerned to raise funds. The book seems to have been written to justify the film. This book could have done with a good editor. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Onderdeel van de reeks(en)Saz Martin (1) Erelijsten
Stand-up comic Maggie has fallen for "the girl with the Kelly McGillis body", a mysterious woman who can't commit herself. Meanwhile, South London detective Saz is hot on the trail of a woman known only as "September", who commutes between London and New York in a whirlwind of drug smuggling, gambling, and high-class prostitution. A murder brings Saz and Maggie and their respective mysteries together. Smart and sexy, Calendar Girl is a thriller high on attitude and eroticism. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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I absolutely loved Saz. She was by far the best character. The others were okay, but there was something about Saz. There is this one part, and I wont spoil it, but it made me laugh out loud. I couldn’t believe she got herself into that situation and I loved how she got out of it.
This book might not be for everyone, but I definitely think everyone should pick it up and give it a chance. ( )