Nicole Whitehall Whitehall itibaren Wonokerso, Kandeman, Batang Regency, Central Java, इंडोनेशिया
Here's my problem with this first Scarpetta book. I am reading them out of order. I shouldn't have, but someone told me it didn't matter. I can follow the story line well, and Ms. Cornwell does stay on track and doesn't leave a lot of inconsistencies, as far as I know. "Postmortem" is not the same storytelling and fast pace of her other books. I dragged through this book like I was stuck in the mud and couldn't wait to get back to her more recent books. (After this one I skip to book 8, and I can't wait). This book is slow. It has too much talk. I kept waiting for the action to start. I think Cornwell is a gifted storyteller, and her experience as a medical examiner have helped shape Scarpetta's tales into the fabulous and eerie forensic thrillers they're supposed to be. However, since "Postmortem" is her first book, I'll give her that. I'll give her that she was just starting out, and didn't have the whole relationships between the characters down. Benton was but a speck, Marino and Scarpetta are just starting their relationship and without their easygoing banter, it's just not the same. Lucy, who is actually my least favorite character, is only a child and it's just not the same having her as a young adult to tell Kay what's up. If anyone is starting with the first book first (imagine that) then go for it, and STICK WITH IT. I promise this series gets so much better with each book. If I hadn't read the others first, and started wtih Postmortem, I probably would not have given the others a chance.
Just a bit more of Rand's individualism and objectivism presented in a dystopian future. shorter and more to the point than John Galt's monologue though...