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5.0 out of 5 stars Ghost Country, Jan 31 2003
By K. Freeman (Apple Valley, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ghost Country (Paperback)
This is a very well-written urban fantasy. (It's not remotely horror, by the way).

It's not a mystery. It's about a Goddess returning into urban American life, and the chaos that ensues.

As a reader familiar with SFF, I found this story original, well-written, well-characterized and engaging. It draws the reader in and offers both intellectual and emotional interest.

Paretsky fans who are able to step beyond the familiar mystery milieu, and who aren't afraid of a little sensuality, have a treat to read here--and I don't hesitate to recommend the book to anyone.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Ghost Country, Jan 7 2003
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This review is from: Ghost Country (Paperback)
I was very disappointed with this book. I love the V.I. books and was ready to take on a new Paretsky book, but now I realize that it's best to stick with the familiar mysteries. This book promised to be challenging and for lack of a better adjective wonderful. I found that this book should be listed under horror and poorly written at that. Sara Paretsky should stick with what she is best at and that is the V.I. Mysteries.
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2.0 out of 5 stars I really wanted to enjoy it!, Jun 29 2001
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This review is from: Ghost Country (Paperback)
I love Sara Paretsky's writing but this one has me stumped. Her characters, usually pretty well developed, are so one-dimensional that I didn't feel sympathy for any of them and that is the "kiss of death" for me as a reader. I want to cheer for someone or at least feel interested in their fate. With these folks I would have been unmoved if they'd all been chucked over a cliff. Plus there were more than a few that I wanted to slap around and and say, "grow up!" So, perhaps I do not understand what Paretsky was trying to accomplish, but for me the book was tedious and unsatisfying.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Sara Cops Out!
When you think of Sara Paretsky, you can't help but think of V.I. Warshawski in the very same thought. Read more
Published on Nov 3 2000 by judithb

3.0 out of 5 stars Missed the Mark
I have an enormous amount of respect for this author and it was mainly that which made me persevere through to the end of this book rather than anything inherently compelling... Read more
Published on Sep 28 2000 by Helen

2.0 out of 5 stars Ghost Country
Sara Peretsky steps out of the mystery genre with an allegorical novel that tackles issues of money, sex, gender, power, religion, and insanity. Read more
Published on Jul 17 2000 by Kristine Batey

1.0 out of 5 stars Embarrassingly bad
This novel has all of the weaknesses, but none of the strengths, of the VI novels.

Cardboard characters, wooden dialogue, earnest "social problem" moralizing,... Read more

Published on Jun 30 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars Sara Paretsky takes a new direction.
I picked up GHOST COUNTRY at the library when I was in a mood for a quick, non-threatening read. That is not what I found. Instead of V. Read more
Published on Jan 23 2000 by Sharon H. Nelson

1.0 out of 5 stars A truly awful book.
Have always enjoyed V.I. and so went in expecting this book to be enjoyable and moderately well-done. Read more
Published on Nov 5 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A startling and wonderful departure
I had no idea what to expect from this book when I started it, only knowing that it wasn't a V.I. story. Read more
Published on Oct 7 1999 by sarahbellum

1.0 out of 5 stars Bad introduction to Paretsky
I had heard good things about Sara Paretsky, but when i read Ghost Country i was very disappointed. It was boring and didn't keep me hanging on. Definitly not a page-turner.
Published on Aug 23 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars REMARKABLE!
I picked up this book not expecting much and was blown away asa result. Fact/Fiction, after the last page I wasn't cure, only thatMs. Read more
Published on Aug 6 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your time
I knew this wasn't a VI Warshawski book, but I thought I would give Paretsky the benefit of the doubt and try it anyway. I didn't get past the first four chapters. Read more
Published on Jul 28 1999

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