patricia cornwell (kay scarpetta series)

[x..dollyheys..x]

i personally love these book, and would like eneyone who has read this series to share there thoughts

 

[Polly Parrot]

Start by sharing your own.

 

[brk_3]

I have not read all the books in this series but I feel I have read enough to comment here.
In my opinion the last several books I have read (books later in the series) have taken a nose dive compared to books earlier in the series order. Living in the Richmond, VA area, I enjoyed the books where Scarpetta was based out of Richmond. But the geographic location of the characters and plot isn't the sole reason for my lower ratings on the later books. It seems in these later books there is too much animosity, turmoil, emotional struggle, etc. between the characters and that is what over shadows the main plot (which is solving a crime).
I have kept my distance from this series for about 2 years now and I'm not sure I will be re-visiting it any time soon.

 

[Contrarytwo]

I have not read all the books in this series but I feel I have read enough to comment here.
In my opinion the last several books I have read (books later in the series) have taken a nose dive compared to books earlier in the series order. Living in the Richmond, VA area, I enjoyed the books where Scarpetta was based out of Richmond. But the geographic location of the characters and plot isn't the sole reason for my lower ratings on the later books. It seems in these later books there is too much animosity, turmoil, emotional struggle, etc. between the characters and that is what over shadows the main plot (which is solving a crime).
I have kept my distance from this series for about 2 years now and I'm not sure I will be re-visiting it any time soon.

Yes, I agree. The characters are no longer likable. They don't even like themselves. Too much angst.

 

[canuck]

Yes, I agree. The characters are no longer likable. They don't even like themselves. Too much angst.

Ditto from me!

 

[spywannabe]

Completely agree that the characters are no longer likeable. I also feel like the Scarpetta character keeps putting herself in some bonehead dangerous situations that don't even merit sympathy from the reader.

 

[Michelle Burley]

I used to love the Scarpetta books and I have quite a few of them but I stopped reading them. It seemed the story was different but as has been said, the situations she seems to find herself in was too similar to the one before and the one before that.

I refuse to throw the ones I have away just in case I decide to re-read but up to now I haven't wanted to go back to them

 

[Mary D. Brooks]

Yes, I agree. The characters are no longer likable. They don't even like themselves. Too much angst.

when did they change? The last novel in the series that I read right through was From Potters Field and then I got lost.