Comments on: Beneath the Bleeding http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/mystery/beneath-the-bleeding/ reading material to get excited about Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:08:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Rod Lott http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/mystery/beneath-the-bleeding/comment-page-1/#comment-65181 Rod Lott Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:48:39 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=12079#comment-65181 When we're sent books for review, publishers don't send all the previous entries in a series. With few exceptions, I don't believe a reader has to start a series from the first. You may find yourself enjoying it more having done so, but one should be able to jump in at any time. Obviously, if something is structured from the outset as a trilogy, that can be problematic. But when it's not, as is the case with most series, it's just another episode. When we’re sent books for review, publishers don’t send all the previous entries in a series. With few exceptions, I don’t believe a reader has to start a series from the first. You may find yourself enjoying it more having done so, but one should be able to jump in at any time. Obviously, if something is structured from the outset as a trilogy, that can be problematic. But when it’s not, as is the case with most series, it’s just another episode.

]]> By: fletch http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/mystery/beneath-the-bleeding/comment-page-1/#comment-65180 fletch Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:26:57 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=12079#comment-65180 I was gonna watch the Cosby Show later. It's the one where theo says "jammin on the one" to Stevie Wonder. But I guess I can't because I haven't seen the one before it. I was gonna watch the Cosby Show later. It’s the one where theo says “jammin on the one” to Stevie Wonder. But I guess I can’t because I haven’t seen the one before it.

]]> By: Anastasia Hayes http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/mystery/beneath-the-bleeding/comment-page-1/#comment-65179 Anastasia Hayes Sun, 31 Jan 2010 05:08:20 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=12079#comment-65179 I am sorry the plot was too slow for Mr. Bruce Grossman. As not having read it yet I can't comment. I can comment however, on the other books as I have read the previous four and have loved every written word. I fail though to understand why Mr. Grossman was reviewing the 5th book of a series before properly doing his homework and reading the previous published books. That is usually the point in a series, to better understand the characters and the subtle slow moving plot developments. Which are to me, truer to life. I have yet to see a human relationship or police investigation that was faced paced. The only place that holds water is in the world of the fast paced Hollywood melodramas . These melodramas, seem to not only desensitized the average movie goer but the average book journalist as well. Do the public and your bosses a favor Mr. Grossman do your job rather then writing about what you failed to accomplish by your deadline. I am sorry the plot was too slow for Mr. Bruce Grossman. As not having read it yet I can’t comment. I can comment however, on the other books as I have read the previous four and have loved every written word. I fail though to understand why Mr. Grossman was reviewing the 5th book of a series before properly doing his homework and reading the previous published books. That is usually the point in a series, to better understand the characters and the subtle slow moving plot developments. Which are to me, truer to life. I have yet to see a human relationship or police investigation that was faced paced. The only place that holds water is in the world of the fast paced Hollywood melodramas . These melodramas, seem to not only desensitized the average movie goer but the average book journalist as well. Do the public and your bosses a favor Mr. Grossman do your job rather then writing about what you failed to accomplish by your deadline.

]]> By: Bob Randisi http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/mystery/beneath-the-bleeding/comment-page-1/#comment-65004 Bob Randisi Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:33:32 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=12079#comment-65004 McDermid is a very good writer but that doesn't mean you'll like every one of her books. Guess that's true of all of us. Anyway, I keep The Mermaids Singing on my all time list of favorites. RJR McDermid is a very good writer but that doesn’t mean you’ll like every one of her books. Guess that’s true of all of us. Anyway, I keep The Mermaids Singing on my all time list of favorites.

RJR

]]> By: Michael http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/mystery/beneath-the-bleeding/comment-page-1/#comment-65000 Michael Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:06:48 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=12079#comment-65000 As a rule McDermid is terrific, but this isn't a particularly good novel and is certainly not the place to start the Hill/Jordan series. The series should be read in order and the first one, "The Mermaids Singing", is also the best. I think McDermid's best novels are her non-series efforts, especially "A Place of Execution", "Killing the Shadows", and "A Darker Domain". I strongly urge you to give those a try. As a rule McDermid is terrific, but this isn’t a particularly good novel and is certainly not the place to start the Hill/Jordan series. The series should be read in order and the first one, “The Mermaids Singing”, is also the best. I think McDermid’s best novels are her non-series efforts, especially “A Place of Execution”, “Killing the Shadows”, and “A Darker Domain”. I strongly urge you to give those a try.

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