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Summary: An Amazing Angel
Review: This book was very addictive. I could not put the book down! The loveable and love to hate characters were vivid and beautifully written. The attention to detail that Caleb Carr carefully gave was thoroughly adequate and informing. I learned much about the psychological patterns of women and homicidal tendencies. The twists and turns in this book will keep you guessing right up to the final words on the final page. Not reading this book would be a gross error on your part. This was great!
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Summary: Not bad
Review: While I would refer the reader to Jason Phillips' review as closest to my own opinion of this book, I would add that I found the Picton-Darrow courtroom confrontation fascinating. Picton's comments that we are seeing the future of the legal profession and courtroom shenanigans in Darrow are astute. His remark that if that is so, he will be trying his last case won my admiration.
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Summary: Carr is excellent at blending fiction and history
Review: I have a degree in history and when I read the "Alienist", I could not wait to read "Angel of Darkness." Carr has an excellent sense of blending the history of the time with a good fictional story. I will admit he is a bit descriptive of meaningless facts like dinner table fare, but it lends to the settings that his characters encounter. It makes you feel like your a part of the story. Cannot wait to see another novel come out with the "Gang" in it. I liked Stevie's point of view, but would like to see Sarah's and Lazlo's point of views brought out in future books.
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Summary: A Good Effort
Review: Caleb Carr's follow-up to his excellent "The Alienist" puts us in yet another murder case with our group of friends -- Sara, Stevie, Cyrus, Moore, the detectives, and Dr. Kriezler. The story is told from the point of view from young Stevie Taggart and Carr constantly has to put Stevie into contrived positions to get the story told. (in one instance, he has to climb a fence and sneak up to a window in order to eavesdrop on a conversation in Vanderbilt's house. He is also lifted onto shoulders so he can listen in to a conversation at the D.A.'s office.) After a while it seemed like Carr chose the wrong person to tell the story. The appearance of Teddy Roosevelt at the end of the book also seemed contrived just to get him in -- a far cry from the substansial role he played in "Alienist." Senorita Linares and her baby are absent for most of the book, and I was left wondering how they actually knew she would not be killed while they tramped around upstate NY. The coincidental links between the characters also seemed a little contrived in a city as large as New York. But, Carr's research is sound and believable, and the last few chapters do seem to wrap things up -- the last chapter is especially good. Not as good as "Alienist" but I enjoyed the company of our friends again.
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Summary: Join the same band of investigators for a walk through hell!
Review: This novel reads like a cross between Charles Dickens--in its thorough examination of the "underbelly" of New York society, and Mark Twain, in the charm, courage and honesty of its narrator, young Stevie, who was saved by Dr. Laszlo Kreitzler, from a life of crime or an early death.A child is kidnapped from its mother; the mother is assaulted; the child's father beats the mother into agreeing NOT to report the crime to the police. She seeks the help and support of Sarah Howard, now a private investigator/ cum feminist sufferagette. The whole team becomes involved in learning the identity of the kidnapper, tracing her movements, and searching for the child, before it's too late, and the kidnapper repeats her pattern. . . Caleb Carr has done it again! His attention to historical detail is superb, as he takes the reader along on a desperate investigation and search for an innocent child. Carr has truly captured the essence of 1897 New York City. Best of all, the reader becomes an unwritten character--an invisible member of the team as each piece of evidence is uncovered. (I could have lived without some repetition of profanity, however). As Betty Davis once said: "fasten your seat belts, you're in for a bumpy ride!" And a harrowing ride, too.
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Summary: Boring and a waste of paper.
Review: A sad attempt at a sequel to The Alienist. Slow and clunky to read. Stared slow and got worse.
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Summary: This book was fantastic, thrilling and hard to put down.
Review: I was totally enthralled with "The Alienst" this book was on the same high standards. Totally recommend it if you like a chilling, mystery murder book. Thanks Caleb love your books!
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Summary: EXQUISITE!!
Review: Caleb Carr has done what is only rarely accomplished: Written a sequel worthy of its predecessor. Angel of Darkness is every bit as good as the ALIENIST and has the same rich characters to populate it: The Doctor (of course), Sarah, John, Cyrus, The Issacson's, (and in the end) Teddy. And it is told by Stevie this time. This was an interesting change, having the story told from Stevie's pointof view instead of Mr.Moore's (John). I note one other reviewer appreciated this and hoped for still another from Sarah's viewpoint. I agree. Mr. Carr's books are rich in history and detail of history to the point where you feel that you are really there with the characters. The pace is unrelenting, the plot is absolutely unpredictable. And you learn to care for these people that he creates with ink and paper. There are some books that stand outside the mainstream by themselves because of their nature and quality. They are timeless and will be as rich a reading experience 25 years from now as they are today. Mr. Carr has written two in this category: ALIENIST and ANGEL OF DARKNESS.
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Summary: Could be a lot better, but a nice read
Review: I wish the author had spent even more time on the day-to-day life of turn-of-the-century New York. His insertion of a few historical characters (Teddy Roosevelt & others)adds artificiality to the plot, which could stand on its own just fine without them. Also, the book could be a couple hundred pages shorter .... I'd rather he had used the space to flesh out the atmosphere more, rather than puffing up all the dialogue. I lost interest partway through, but finished it.
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Summary: Caleb Carr has done it again!
Review: Having read "The Alienist" and loving it, I was drawn to "Angel of Darkness" and was not disappointed. Caleb Carr writes suspenseful thrillers with historical facts and figures well integrated into the story-telling. In addition, he carefully resolves all plots and subplots to leave the reader understanding all issues brought forward in the reading. His books are page-turners with every chapter encouraging the reader to move on to the next. I hope he writes another novel soon!
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