Product Description
Remote. Peaceful. Picturesque. That’s how the Mumford Mountain Hotel bills itself in its brochure, and it lives up to its billing — most of the time. But this year, the hotel is hosting a prestigious conference for the study of forensic science, and the organizers have extended CSI head Gil Grissom an invitation he can’t refuse. Joined by fellow investigator Sara Sidle, Grissom leaves the department in the capable hands of Catherine Willows and heads east. But he a… More >>
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#1 by Anonymous on May 11, 2010 - 5:45 am
Great story, although the writing is a little bit choppy and the character developement somewhat flat. Where this book really fails is the inordinate use of stereotypes and glib commentary. For instance, I know many Americans wrongly believe Canada is a frozen hinterland where the people ride dog sleds and end every sentence with “eh?”. While I loved the intelligence displayed in the character of the Mounty from Saskatchewan, and it is true that we have winter in Canada (although Minnesota gets it worse and they are the equivalent of two states lower than where I live), I simply could not excuse the inappropriate use of the word eh. Far too many sentences ended with eh. Most Canadians don’t even say eh, let alone those who are highly educated such as a forensic scientist must be. The myth of the Canadian accent is dead. Sure, amazon.com, edit my post, why don’t you? I bet those people who didn’t find my review helpful are american too.
Rating: 4 / 5
#2 by A. L. Zappone on May 11, 2010 - 6:07 am
I was really impressed with this book, especially since I don’t have much faith in TV/Movie based books. The book was dotted with interesting facts and techniques just like the series and the characters were true to their tv personalities. This book also intoduces a new playing field for Grissom and Sara in the snowy mtns as opposed to Vegas (temporary of course).
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by Anonymous on May 11, 2010 - 8:10 am
This book remained true to the characters and the storylines that make this show a hit. This book managed to hold my interest very well and I found myself unable to put it down, even when I felt my eyelids drooping from sleepiness. I would definitely reccomend this book to any fan of the show. Great book!
Rating: 4 / 5
#4 by Anonymous on May 11, 2010 - 9:31 am
Only a couple of complaints.
1. Most of the characters were pretty accurately described, except for Grissom. There were some faucets to his personality that I don’t think Mr. Collins captured or were missing. To me in the book it seemed Grissom was a bit more outgoing and if you’re as big of a fan of the show as I am and love the character as I do, you’ll know that Gil Grissom is anything, but outgoing.
2. Being a proud Canadian I was incredibly delighted when I read the review and it said a Canadian CSI was going to help Grissom and Sara out. But that was short lived. As a poster on numerous American message boards I’m always on the receiving end of the never ending, extremely tiresome stereotype of the way Canadians talk. How we supposedly say aboot instead of about, we supposedly add “eh” to the end of every sentence. I don’t talk like this, no one in my family does, none of my friends do, but for some reason Mr. Collins thought it would be comical if the Canadian CSI from Saskatchewan talked like this and made it a bit of a running joke. It got annoying and fast. I guess that’s why the CDN CSI was an expert in snow tracking, what with all the snow we get up here, especially in July!
Other than these and few other things, which would be spoilers if I mentioned them, so I won’t. The book was great and it felt like I was watching the TV show.
Rating: 3 / 5
#5 by E. L. Sapp on May 11, 2010 - 9:49 am
The plot was a little flat, but it does remind the reader of how the TV show is done. However, the editing was HORRIBLE! (In one case, the doctor tells Catherine to look at a body’s right arm, then starts talking about the bruising on the left arm.) Maybe I would have liked this book better if I thought someone had read it before it went to the publisher.
Rating: 3 / 5