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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Captivating The Patience of the Spider is about kidnapping. But it isn't just a female university student who is held captive. So are we, the readers. For the most part, the novel follows the well-tried formula: Livia's unpredictability (matching Montalbano's); Catarella's imbecility; the Police Authority's antipathy towards their heroic Inspector; and finally, of course, the Inspector's preternatural sleuthing (in this novel, he knows in advance when people are on the point of death, for instance). In other... more info
Not the best visit to Vigata but still enjoyable I love the Montalbano series but this is the weakest of the lot. The plot is paper thin and just silly. Livia comes over as a different character altogether, not the charming and feisty lover of previous books, just down right annoying. Overall there is less humour and above all a serious lack of attention to the plot. Not the most enjoyable visit to Vigata but still readable.
Patchy but Satisfying I love the Montalbano series and have read most of them. I was really eager to start this one, and it starts well. Montalbano is recovering from an injury sustained in the line of duty which also causes him to worry about his mortality and question his abilities as a cop. He is called in to assist on the sidelines with a complex kidnap case involving a young and beautiful girl and senses that all is not as it should be. The things that were great about this book were the setting, the sights and sounds... more info
I'm confused 1st Gripe. I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer but I guessed what was going on about half way through. I'm not sure if that's intentional. But I'm not happy about it. Why such an obvious plot? 2nd Gripe. Not enough about food! I love the local seafood of which most of the books have several helpings. This one hardly had two. 3rd Gripe. Montalbano is getting a little old. And recently he's been going on about it a lot more.
