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Cruel Zinc Melodies (Garrett, P.I.)
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Cruel Zinc Melodies (Garrett, P.I.) Description
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780451461926
ISBN: 0451461924
Label: Roc
Manufacturer: Roc
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 416
Publication Date: 2008-05-06
Publisher: Roc
Studio: Roc
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780451461926
ISBN: 0451461924
Label: Roc
Manufacturer: Roc
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 416
Publication Date: 2008-05-06
Publisher: Roc
Studio: Roc
Editorial Review of Cruel Zinc Melodies (Garrett, P.I.)
Customer Reviews of Cruel Zinc Melodies (Garrett, P.I.)
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Excellent Divergence
Review: John D. MacDonald: Five Complete Travis McGee Novels
I don't really understand the complaints about the complexity or length of this book. All of the previous books are derivative of John D MacDonald's excellent Travis McGee series with a little fantasy thrown in right down to the naming convention. Macdonald uses colors instead of metals in every title.
Both are great reads but this is the first time the series stands on it's own feet and diverges from the MacDonald formula. Many of the tale's old friends come back for a rousing romp in a more convoluted plot. I hope there are more coming even if it is co-authored or even ghost written! If you want simple go back to the beginning or read Travis McGee. I find many of the characters laugh out loud funny and each one has similar depth. Kudos to Glen Cook
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Cruel Zinc Melodies by Glen Cook
Review: Fantasy Noir. That's the best way to describe this series. If you liked the others you'll like this one and if you haven't read the others don't worry, it's also a stand alone novel. Great read.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A nther winner
Review: Another winner. Cook surely knows how to keep a high quality series going.
It was good to see this book after a bit of a gap since the last. In this Garret is hired by Max to eliminate problems in a theater he is building - for his daughter and a bevy of beauties of course. Doing this turns into quite a feat - as usual - with several plot twists along the way.
There are all the usual characters, even some nostalgia for the gone but unlamented parrot. And, of course, Eleanor is there. But I thought the Dead Man was a bit out of character for this book.
A couple of things stand out in this novel. First, there is less action for Garrett and he is not beaten up like the usual fare. He is more of a manager. His cast of helpers know him and do their things despite him. His relationship with Tinnie is maturing also. He almost bites the big one here. It is close.
With all of this expect the usual humorous well written book and characterizations. Not quite a sharp as past books but still quite good.
The characters are maturing. The author does a good job with that. This is a sort of coming out book for Garrett. I hope that the author is not wrapping this series up but we will see what we see in that regard.
If you are a Garrett and Cook fan, buy this book. It is up to the standards of past books in this series.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Series Perks Up Again
Review: It seemed to me that the last few books in the series had lost some of their sparkle; I'm happy to see that this one returns to the earlier, livelier mode.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Cruel Zinc Melodies - Glen Cook
Review: Enjoyed the book immensely. If you have followed the Garrett series this book represents both a return to some themes and a growth and advancement of the characters in the series. A worthy addition to the set.
Review Summary: Excellent Divergence
Review: John D. MacDonald: Five Complete Travis McGee Novels
I don't really understand the complaints about the complexity or length of this book. All of the previous books are derivative of John D MacDonald's excellent Travis McGee series with a little fantasy thrown in right down to the naming convention. Macdonald uses colors instead of metals in every title.
Both are great reads but this is the first time the series stands on it's own feet and diverges from the MacDonald formula. Many of the tale's old friends come back for a rousing romp in a more convoluted plot. I hope there are more coming even if it is co-authored or even ghost written! If you want simple go back to the beginning or read Travis McGee. I find many of the characters laugh out loud funny and each one has similar depth. Kudos to Glen Cook
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Cruel Zinc Melodies by Glen Cook
Review: Fantasy Noir. That's the best way to describe this series. If you liked the others you'll like this one and if you haven't read the others don't worry, it's also a stand alone novel. Great read.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A nther winner
Review: Another winner. Cook surely knows how to keep a high quality series going.
It was good to see this book after a bit of a gap since the last. In this Garret is hired by Max to eliminate problems in a theater he is building - for his daughter and a bevy of beauties of course. Doing this turns into quite a feat - as usual - with several plot twists along the way.
There are all the usual characters, even some nostalgia for the gone but unlamented parrot. And, of course, Eleanor is there. But I thought the Dead Man was a bit out of character for this book.
A couple of things stand out in this novel. First, there is less action for Garrett and he is not beaten up like the usual fare. He is more of a manager. His cast of helpers know him and do their things despite him. His relationship with Tinnie is maturing also. He almost bites the big one here. It is close.
With all of this expect the usual humorous well written book and characterizations. Not quite a sharp as past books but still quite good.
The characters are maturing. The author does a good job with that. This is a sort of coming out book for Garrett. I hope that the author is not wrapping this series up but we will see what we see in that regard.
If you are a Garrett and Cook fan, buy this book. It is up to the standards of past books in this series.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Series Perks Up Again
Review: It seemed to me that the last few books in the series had lost some of their sparkle; I'm happy to see that this one returns to the earlier, livelier mode.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Cruel Zinc Melodies - Glen Cook
Review: Enjoyed the book immensely. If you have followed the Garrett series this book represents both a return to some themes and a growth and advancement of the characters in the series. A worthy addition to the set.