None of Your Business
Author: Valerie Block
List Price: $23.95
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ISBN: 0345461843
Publisher: Ballantine Books (03 June, 2003)
Sales Rank: 101,808
Average Customer Rating: 4.31 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
Fantastic
My God, I didn't want this book to end. The best I've read all year. There are several synopses on the page already so I'll skip that. "None of Your Business" was extremely funny, clever, well-written and enthralling. I waited a long time after Ms. Block's first book for her follow-up, and she certainly did not disappoint. Should be on the best seller list.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Smart, Funny, Worth It
A fun fast read that I could not put down. A computer mystery with odd, well developed charachters, witty writing and a compelling plot. A great book and this will be a great movie. (I agree with the reviewer that says the cover doesn't make any sense)...Buy it anyway.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Fast Read
THis was a pretty fast read. The plot is fairly interesting- ugly ducking woman embezzles money form the accounting firm that she works for. We learn about the computer investigation unit of the NYPD, which is more interesting than it appears. We meet a varitety of different characters along the way, and we find out how New York City can be an easy place to get lost in.I had a few problems with this book.
1) The amount of characters. We are introduced to a lot of didderent people in this book, we start to learn about them, and then they pretty much disappear. I think more attention should be paid to fewer characters.
2) One-dimensional characters- many of the people are very predictable sterotypes- the macho Italian cop, the pampered housewife, the sexy office manager. A few are fine- when every character is cliched it gets a little much.
3) The ending is just not right. It is too pretty. I wanted something more.
4) I didn't like any character in the book. Not one. I had no sympathy for anyone.
But, outside of this, the book is a fast read. The plot is interesting and entertaining. Better than your garden variety beach book. And there is definatley some humor to be found- Block's style of writing is snappy and cute, and wordwise she is not trite at all.
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