Friday, August 17, 2012

Books 3 and 4

I read two books this week:

03. Gone Girl-Gillian Flynn

Synopsis: "Marriage can be a real killer. One of the most critically acclaimed suspense writers of our time, New York Times bestseller Gillian Flynn takes that statement to its darkest place in this unputdownable masterpiece about a marriage gone terribly, terribly wrong. The Chicago Tribune proclaimed that her work 'draws you in and keeps you reading with the force of a pure but nasty addiction...'" Read more here.

My thoughts: This book was definitely different. I had a bit of an idea what was going on, but not all together. Things just keep changing in the book. You like some characters at the beginning who you hate at the end. It’s bizarre.

04. Forensic Detective-Robert Mann

Synopsis: "Enter Robert Mann, forensic anthropologist, deputy scientific director of the U.S. government’s Central Identification Laboratory, and, some might say, the Sherlock Holmes of death detectives. When the dead reveal some of their most sensational, macabre, and poignant tales, more often than not it’s Mann who’s been listening. Now, in this remarkable casebook, he offers an in-depth behind-the-scenes portrait of his sometimes gruesome, frequently dangerous, and always compelling profession..." Read more here.

My thoughts: This book isn’t for everyone. You have to be at least a little interested in forensics, and you can’t be squeamish. That being said, you don’t have to have any knowledge of forensics to read the book. It sticks to layman’s terms and any technical terms used in the book are defined.

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