Triptych - Karin Slaughter

Some members may recognize it at first sight - I'm a new member on this British version of Dooyoo. On the other hand I've been a permanent member on the Dooyoo page in Germany. Since I enjoby to share my experiences on books, internet pages, electronic devices and other stuff, and since I love the English language, I'll try to combine both. A lot of books I used to read are in English - that may make it easier to give my opinion on stories which you could enjoy or find interesting as well. It has been a while ago since I first came across the US-American author Karin Slaughter and her series of stories taking place in Grant County. I've had a good time reading them ...  Read the complete review

I am generally not particularly inclined to reading books. Other than the Harry Potter series and the occasional autobiography in fact, 'Triptych' is probably the only book that I have read in the last few years. The reason for this is that I find it extremely difficult to find books that capture and hold my attention and therefore when I begin reading a book I generally do not finish. I would much rather watch the film if there is one available as I find that films capture my attention far more easily and leave me much less open to becoming sidetracked. 'Triptych' is one book that I did happen to finish, a book that I bought whilst travelling on a long train journey ...  Read the complete review

If I could think of three words to describe this novel they would probably be awful, awful and ....let me think ......how about awful??!!?? The first of her published novels NOT set in Grant County and NOT featuring Sara Linton and her on-again-off-again police chief husband Jeffrey Tolliver, this book struck me as a bit of a mess from almost the very first page. To say I was a bit disappointed with this book by the normally impressive Karin Slaughter, is a bit of an understatement- in fact it reads more like a debut novel than her first novel did. I think it fair to say that I could find no redeeming feature about this novel whatsoever.... Working ...  Read the complete review