Review of The Incident at Bloody Pond
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[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Incident at Bloody Pond" by Jack Spears.]
Jack Spears’ The Incident a Bloody Pond is part murder mystery and part domestic thriller.
Dr. Bill Bosworth never expected his life to get turned upside down in such a spectacular way. He is no stranger to controversy, but he has always been able to use his career as a surgeon to neatly sew up any issues that may arise. His actions are fueled by a steady intake of cocaine. When requested to attend a party with his dealer, Jack, he agrees to maintain the relationship. If he’d known what would happen, he never would have agreed. He awakes on the shore of Bloody Pond with no memories of the previous night. Making matters worse is the dead body floating in the pond beside him. Confused and concerned, he moves quickly to cover up his involvement in a murder he isn’t sure he even committed.
The premise behind this book is an interesting one. A man convinced he has killed a person despite having no memories of the act. However, this book tries to do a little bit too much. The characters are intertwined in a convoluted mafia/Family dynamic. The connections between all the characters seemed overly complicated for the story presented. Some minor characters were given so much time on page that it is implied their backstories will be important, but it ends up just being filler. The book also had a very repetitive way of dealing with relationships. There was not a single functional relationship. They were also all flawed in the same way. In each instance, there is a male partner who spends a lot of time working to provide for the family and a female partner who thinks that because her partner is away from home a lot, he doesn’t care about her. The men are shallow and only seem to care about looks, and the women are selfish and don’t care that their partners are working to maintain their standard of living. There is also repetition in dialogue for the young people. Every single child of the main characters had dialogue with an exorbitant amount of “likes” written in. While this is a stylistic choice to reflect youth, it is unrealistic that every young person speaks in the same manner.
I would give this book 3 out of 5 stars. I deducted stars because of the repetitive relationship dynamics, stilted dialogue, and overly complicated character connections. While the underlying story is an interesting one, the impact was reduced by adding too much filler. There were also quite a few typographical and grammatical errors throughout the book.
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The Incident at Bloody Pond
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Jack Spears’ The Incident a Bloody Pond is part murder mystery and part domestic thriller.
Dr. Bill Bosworth never expected his life to get turned upside down in such a spectacular way. He is no stranger to controversy, but he has always been able to use his career as a surgeon to neatly sew up any issues that may arise. His actions are fueled by a steady intake of cocaine. When requested to attend a party with his dealer, Jack, he agrees to maintain the relationship. If he’d known what would happen, he never would have agreed. He awakes on the shore of Bloody Pond with no memories of the previous night. Making matters worse is the dead body floating in the pond beside him. Confused and concerned, he moves quickly to cover up his involvement in a murder he isn’t sure he even committed.
The premise behind this book is an interesting one. A man convinced he has killed a person despite having no memories of the act. However, this book tries to do a little bit too much. The characters are intertwined in a convoluted mafia/Family dynamic. The connections between all the characters seemed overly complicated for the story presented. Some minor characters were given so much time on page that it is implied their backstories will be important, but it ends up just being filler. The book also had a very repetitive way of dealing with relationships. There was not a single functional relationship. They were also all flawed in the same way. In each instance, there is a male partner who spends a lot of time working to provide for the family and a female partner who thinks that because her partner is away from home a lot, he doesn’t care about her. The men are shallow and only seem to care about looks, and the women are selfish and don’t care that their partners are working to maintain their standard of living. There is also repetition in dialogue for the young people. Every single child of the main characters had dialogue with an exorbitant amount of “likes” written in. While this is a stylistic choice to reflect youth, it is unrealistic that every young person speaks in the same manner.
I would give this book 3 out of 5 stars. I deducted stars because of the repetitive relationship dynamics, stilted dialogue, and overly complicated character connections. While the underlying story is an interesting one, the impact was reduced by adding too much filler. There were also quite a few typographical and grammatical errors throughout the book.
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The Incident at Bloody Pond
View: on Bookshelves |
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