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Summary: a good read
Comment: I enjoyed this book as I have all the others in this series, the author, being a "Master" herself writes of something she knows and loves and it shows in her stories.
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Summary: I tried to like it, I really did.
Comment: Mrs. Brown writes a good mystery. My problem with this series and the Mrs. Murphy stories is that she wants everyone who reads them to know her political views. If I had wanted to read a book on politics I would have. I wanted to read a mystery with foxhunting as an aside. As with the Mrs Murphy series the books have become a way for Mrs. Brown to broadcast her opinions on every she considers wrong with the world. None of them improve the story in the slightest. I've got my own views on things and I don't need to be preached to in the middle of a "cozy" mystery. If the next book is more of the same I will move on to another series with a more considerate author.
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Summary: One of the finest series of modern fiction
Comment: Please see my comments in reply to the prior reviewer. It is my opinion that this series is one of the best of modern fiction. I do agree that it should be read from first publication to last. I hope that Ms. Brown will not change due to pressure of reviews and leave out details that do much to suspend disbelief and immerse us in her most enjoyable characters-if only for the length of the reading! Again, I will say that I want to enjoy Sister Jane's morning coffee, walk with her to the older and younger fox dens and see through her extraordinarily observant eyes. There is much to be learned from these novels about how we live today as opposed to how we could live.
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Summary: good story, poor editing
Comment: Beihg a horse person, I avidly read all of Rita Mae Brown's "sister jane" books. While this story is somewhat engaging, I felt the editing and sentence structure were terrible. Every sentence was full of fragments, strung together by an over abundance of commas. Made for a disjointed read. Here's a sample: "Ilona Merriman, hairnet in place, derby correctly placed on her head - which is to say, straight across the brow -rode up to Sister, reined in Tom Tiger, her handy small Thoroughbred, gave a pregnant pause, and then tattled." Almost every sentence is structured this way. Found it very distracting from the storyline.
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Summary: What has happened to Rita Mae Brown?
Comment: Rita Mae Brown can be a wonderful writer. Unfortunately, in this series, and in the Mrs. Murphy series, of late, she seems to have forgotten her audience. The characters are becoming wooden, and the plots are less involved, while Brown spends pages pontificating on various subjects that are not relevant to the story. Pass on this one unless you are really a die-hard fan.
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