{"id":1013,"date":"2009-03-14T14:23:22","date_gmt":"2009-03-14T19:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=1013"},"modified":"2021-12-16T09:36:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T14:36:29","slug":"death-du-jour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/1013","title":{"rendered":"Death Du Jour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Death Du Jour<\/em> (1999) Kathy Reichs<\/a><\/p>\n

\"death_du_jour\"<\/a>At the start of Death Du Jour<\/em> Tempe Brennan finds herself searching for the dirt floor of a church for the bones of a woman who may or may not be a saint. She’s enjoying the historical archeology as a change from the murders, suicides and accidental deaths she normally sees over the course of her work on Montreal.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for Tempe, that welcome distraction is soon interrupted by the search of the scene of a brutal house fire. The intensity of the fire made it likely that anyone left alive inside would need to be recognized by their bones. Add to that a surprise visit from her flighty sister, and Tempe’s week in Montreal becomes far more complicated than she had expected.<\/p>\n

There are many things I liked about Death Du Jour<\/em>, and a couple things I took issue with. As with the previous book, this second book had good writing, strong characters, and good storytelling. All three made Death Du Jour a fast an enjoyable read.<\/p>\n

One thing, however, particularly bothered me.<\/p>\n

SPOILER<\/strong> (rot 13<\/a>)<\/p>\n

“Vg’f na nznmvat pbvapvqrapr, vfa’g vg?”<\/p>\n

Lrf, lrf vg jnf. Naq V jnf engure obgurerq ol gur furre nzbhag bs pbvapvqrapr. <\/p>\n

V qba’g qvfpbhag ure vagrerfg naq vaibyirzrag va gur pnfrf, ohg orgjrra gur AP naq Zbagerny pbaarpgvba NAQ Grzcr’f fvfgref vaibyirzrag, V jnf fgnegvat gb unir gebhoyr fhfcraqvat oryvrs. Ohg V jrag jvgu vg, orpnhfr gur fgbel jnf tbbq, naq fbzrgvzrf–whfg bppnfvbanyyl–guvatf gung fgenatr ernyyl qb unccra. Ohg V’q ungr sbe gur nhgube gb znxr n unovg bs vg.<\/p>\n

V nyfb pbhyq unir qbar jvgubhg gur qenzngvp raqvat. Vg’f rkpvgvat naq nyy, ohg znxrf gur fgbel srry yrff oryvrinoyr gb zr.<\/p>\n

END SPOILER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Despite those that weakness, however, I really did enjoy the story, and look forward to the next story.<\/p>\n

OH. There were some boink-like descriptions. Just so you know.
\nRating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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