(Book #1 in the Dr. Laszlo Kreizler Series)
Conditions
A read copy, but remains in excellent condition.
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Conditions
A read copy, but remains in excellent condition.
This book is well written and holds some interesting takes on profiling a serial killer. At times, I wanted to put the book down, but I just couldn’t do it.It was well worth the read.
The Alienist is the first book I have read from Caleb Carr and I find his writing excellent. Very well developed characters (including Teddy Roosevelt) in 1890's NYC during the Gilded Age with its contrast of immense wealth of some with the extreme poverty by the many. There is a dark and disturbing undertone to this psychological thriller that makes you realize just how vulnerable immigrants in New York were during this time and how it is surprising that anyone could have survived life as a child without extreme trauma. I enjoyed the psychological profiling of the killer and the insights of Dr. Kreizler. I did watch the series on Max but it varied widely in a lot of details from this book and after all, the book is always better!
It was a really good read. It was a bit slow for the first 2/3's of the novel but nonetheless a very good read. It would have been a 5 star read but I thought the ending could have been better.
A little less profiling and a little more investigating would have saved children's lives. Many continuity and logic errors throughout the book. I also found some of the writer's personal remarks to be arrogant and insulting. Apparently I'm in a not-a-fan minority.
Long nights, little sleep; Couldn’t put it down. Great novel.
Wow where do I start. I felt as though I really got to visit New York city in 1896. What a ride. The detective work of the team l was with was marvelous. Reread the book twice since. There's no way I would go to New York city now but back then, yes. The sights, the sounds, the restaurants. The usual corruption. These made a difference. And I was there.
Published by Melina LynneNovember 18, 2015
Here in the Northwest, outdoor thrill seekers hit a lull at this time of year when summer is truly over, but our ski season hasn't begun. With the November wind and rain raging outside I'm more than happy to find indoor activities for the time being, and reading is always at the top of the list. The only side-effect to your reading time when it comes to the mystery and thriller genre, is an inability to move. The doorbell may be ringing, the kitchen timer going off, and the kids running in circles around you, but until you get through your chapter, you are glued to your seat; your fingers itching to turn the page and find out what happens. (Looking ahead is considered cheating!)
