![]() in hard-boild stories) are unlikable, and have many personal issues, but this guy just took the cake. ![]() Sure, he's been warped by his childhood and circumstances, but he does just about every annoying thing you could possibly imagine- he constantly navel-gazes and feels self pity, he sleeps with then immediately plays the stereotypical male "I don't want anything to do with you now" role with his female partner (the person we were told was his best friend, and whom he would never ever sleep with), he acts like an idiot over the 17 year old villain/ temptress/ psychopath/ whatever betraying his partner, and by the end of the book he is worse off than ever. Rob (Adam) Ryan is an asshole, plain and simple. First, I don't think I've ever read a mystery novel with a less likable main character/narrator. That book wasn't perfect, but it had characters you rooted for, didn't wallow too much in pop culture references, and most importantly IT SOLVED THE FRIGGING MYSTERY. Maybe my opinion has been influenced by reading THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO immediately prior to this one. ![]() If I could, I'd probably rate this at 1.5 stars- it ultimately pissed me off, and annoyed me throughout, but it was good enough to keep me reading and I suppose that should count for something. ![]()
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