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       I finished The Cuckoo's Calling
       By: Salbob Date: August 9, 2013, 11:59 am
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       (I assumed we're just talking about it in this section but if
       I'm in the wrong place my bad!)
       I really enjoyed it. I'm a reasonably big fan of crime fiction
       anyway, but I was definitely aware when reading that I was
       enjoying it for more than it just being JK's new book - I'm glad
       it got the publicity though because I don't know if I'd have
       discovered it otherwise!
       The plot is good, a few nice twists and turns and a mystery that
       isn't too far fetched, with a really good littering of clues
       throughout that seem fairly inconsequential at first.
       My only real criticism is that there are quite a lot of
       secondary characters to keep track of and sometimes it gets a
       little confusing who's being talked about, but it's not too off
       putting.
       I'd really recommend it and I'm glad to see JK's non-Potter
       style developing well - I enjoyed The Casual Vacancy a lot but
       this is definitely a step up.
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       Re: I finished The Cuckoo's Calling
       By: Loony_Gaby Date: August 16, 2013, 11:46 am
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       I loved how we still get her essence in the writing style. I
       also wished this was her debut novel after HP instead of The
       Casual Vacancy which wasn't too bad, but felt too extensive.
       As for Cuckoo's, I enjoyed the story and getting to know about
       the characters and suspects. Maybe Cormoran can be the next
       Sherlock if she does decide to make sequels.
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       Re: I finished The Cuckoo's Calling
       By: Dr._Pants_The_Tech_Guy Date: August 16, 2013, 3:47 pm
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       Apparently she's already done with the sequel. It comes out next
       year.
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       Re: I finished The Cuckoo's Calling
       By: StealYellowMen Date: August 18, 2013, 6:19 pm
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       I'd say for the most part I really enjoyed it. I thought the
       ending was kind of weak.
       [spoiler]For some reason I suspected John Bristow from the
       beginning, but talked myself out of it because I thought it was
       stupid of him to investigate a crime he himself committed. And
       then when it turned out it WAS him, the reasoning she gave was
       sort of lame. Basically that he's diabolical and deluded enough
       to think he could hire an investigator to further cover his
       tracks yet still manage to get away with it? Because he was a
       killer his whole life? Then he should have just left it alone. I
       don't know, I thought it was a stretch. [/spoiler]
       But besides that I found the story and cast of characters really
       engrossing. I felt from the start that the story was really
       compelling. It had JK's style (although not as much of her
       humor), but it also felt a little new and different, which I
       found exciting. The HP books were basically mysteries if you
       minus out all the magical elements. And so this felt just as
       tightly written and plotted.
       If anything this felt a lot less heavy than The Casual Vacancy.
       Which is neither good nor bad. But I enjoyed the relative
       lightness of it. And I'm looking forward to a sequel.
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       Re: I finished The Cuckoo's Calling
       By: Salbob Date: August 19, 2013, 1:34 pm
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       I'm glad she's writing a sequel because this really felt like
       the establishing first book for a series about an investigative
       duo.
       [spoiler] While at first I also thought Bristow's prompting of
       the investigation was a bit far fetched, I looked at it again
       and it was also an attempt to deflect attention - he assumed
       he'd never be caught but Strike would discover Ageyman and pin
       all the blame on him and therefore Bristow would get even more
       enjoyment out of watching himself completely get away with it
       [/spoiler]
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