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FFS. Patricia Cornwell. Why do I bother??

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Jacksmania · 10/03/2011 22:06

Her Scarpetta series is just crap. Why?? Why did I just get the latest one, "Port Mortuary" (especially as an audiobook so I can't just throw it across the room!).

Kay Scarpetta is a neurotic twat. Her relationship with Benton is completely dysfunctional. She is ridiculously insecure and thinks everyone hates her (and to be fair they probably do, especially me!). It's completely unrealistic that all these events should happen to one person. Yes, I know, that's why they call it fiction :o

Even DH knows how much I hate the books and at me for getting this latest one. Free, thank fuck!!! But still.

Why, why, why do I always expect the next book to be better?? That's like expecting that guy who wrote Coma and Virus and stuff (Robin Cook) to come up with something worth reading. Gggggnnnaaaarrrrrr!!!!

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piprabbit · 10/03/2011 22:14

Patricia Cornwell has started doing that thing where you feel as though the author is busily writing a story , gets to page 750 and realises they are only contracted to write 800 pages, so they rush through the ending leaving unfinished threads all over the place.

If she can't be bothered to finish a story properly, I can't be bothered to read it.