Colin Jacobs Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 (edited) Having searched for and found The Resurrectionist by James Bradley. I read the amazon reviews. Sadly the reviews are negative and I am now a bit worried about reading it. I guess I will read it and make my own mind up anyway. I must stop reading reviews before I have read the book:roll: Edited March 11, 2009 by Michelle title changed to aid with future searches,and moved to better section Quote
sixtyfoothigh Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 Let me know what you think! I started reading that last year but have put it down and now need to encouragement to start it again. x Quote
farmlanebooks Posted March 17, 2009 Posted March 17, 2009 Having searched for and found The Resurrectionist by James Bradley. I read the amazon reviews. Sadly the reviews are negative and I am now a bit worried about reading it. I guess I will read it and make my own mind up anyway.I must stop reading reviews before I have read the book:roll: Give the Resurrectionist a try! It isn't the most amazing book in the world, but it does have some great bits in it. I think it is well worth reading. It's dark and atmospheric, and you learn a lot about death in Victorian times! Quote
Spooncat Posted March 17, 2009 Posted March 17, 2009 hi I have started to read this but must admit I was disappointed so far - I couldnt stomach all the blood and guts in it! I dont know if I will go back and finish it or not- havent read any reviews of it myself , Quote
Lilywhite Posted May 8, 2009 Posted May 8, 2009 I put this down after giving it an hour and a half of my life. I couldn't go on any further. I was put off by the writing style immediately but decided to look past this and carry on reading but after about 100 pages, I didn't care enough to turn to the next page. There was no depth to the characters and no scene setting at all. Quite a disappointment. I did have a peek at the reviews on Amazon after I gave up and I must agree with most of them. Those that made it to the end must have been quite stubborn! Quote
SueK Posted May 8, 2009 Posted May 8, 2009 I too struggled with this book, (I think I bought it as a 3 for 2 or something) but I passed it on to a friend. Wasn't impressed with the writing style, I think I was just taken in by the cover (that'll teach me) Quote
Jo-Bridge Posted May 8, 2009 Posted May 8, 2009 I thought it started well but then lost the plot completely. The last few chapters are seem to belong to another book completely and I dont think the authorv knew how to end the novel Quote
Charm Posted May 8, 2009 Posted May 8, 2009 Oh dear .. I have this on my TBR pile . Mind you I only paid 2 quid for it in a charity shop. I'll still give it a go, although its now moved down the pile slightly Quote
Scattie Posted May 9, 2009 Posted May 9, 2009 I have got this on my bookshelf , I haven't read it yet, but my brother read it and said that it was a good book, but a heavy read. he said it was quite gory too! I will get around to reading it one day! hugs, Bethxx Quote
Scarlette Posted May 10, 2009 Posted May 10, 2009 This book has such a gorgeous cover - the one I saw did, anyway - and I do so love the Victorian Era.... But if it's too gory I don't think I'll enjoy it... What to do, what to do... Quote
Charm Posted May 11, 2009 Posted May 11, 2009 (edited) Did someone say gory? Now that has piqued my interest May just leave it where it is on the list. Edited May 11, 2009 by Charm typo Quote
Jo-Bridge Posted May 11, 2009 Posted May 11, 2009 Did someone say gory? Not that has piqued my interest May just leave it where it is on the list. Gory indeed. It is about body snatchers after all! Quote
Harry_Redknapp Posted June 14, 2009 Posted June 14, 2009 Just finished this, bought for a pound so may be this has some influence on my conclusions (joking) Im aware of the bad reviews on amazon: yes the plot is a bit foggy (irony), some characters a bit flat and the protagonist - well hard to like. However, i thought this was a great book .... alot of the bad reviews i sum up to: not liking the descriptions of gore, violence, darkness, debauchery or opium. If not read in a short space of time, the fragmented, allusive, short chapters could easily confuse and negate the really important assumptions/questions needed for the story to progress as the author intended. I actually thought the ending was fitting, historically interesting and justifiably different to the whole book, yet this was the main criticism on most review. Do not be put off Quote
sweetie_fran Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 I read the resurrectionist a while ago. I found that it was interesting in terms of its historical content, but felt the story itself was pretty dead (no pun intended). I think you should give it a try anyway, it is a rather short book and some parts were good. Sweetie Quote
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