TURN OF MIND was the October 2014 pick in my neighborhood book club.
First off, it had one of my biggest reading pet peevesthe absence of quotation marks. None were used in any of the dialogue and it was a huge distraction for me throughout the entire book.
I did find the POV of a surgeon in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's very interesting, and I think it works very well for the first half of the book. But after that it gets tiresome and doesn't really add anything to the story. The narrative was then begging for the POV of one of Dr. Jennifer White's children, who both play a big role in the story.
The plot centers around the ongoing investigation of the murder of Dr. White's best friend, Amanda. The police keep questioning her, as she is their #1 suspectbut she can't remember anything, which makes things pretty interesting and creates enough of a mystery that you'll want to keep turning the pages to find out what actually happened to Amanda, which ended up being a fairly unexpected surprise.
Overall, it could've been better, but I'm glad I read it and look forward to discussing it at our book club meeting. C+
First off, it had one of my biggest reading pet peevesthe absence of quotation marks. None were used in any of the dialogue and it was a huge distraction for me throughout the entire book.
I did find the POV of a surgeon in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's very interesting, and I think it works very well for the first half of the book. But after that it gets tiresome and doesn't really add anything to the story. The narrative was then begging for the POV of one of Dr. Jennifer White's children, who both play a big role in the story.
The plot centers around the ongoing investigation of the murder of Dr. White's best friend, Amanda. The police keep questioning her, as she is their #1 suspectbut she can't remember anything, which makes things pretty interesting and creates enough of a mystery that you'll want to keep turning the pages to find out what actually happened to Amanda, which ended up being a fairly unexpected surprise.
Overall, it could've been better, but I'm glad I read it and look forward to discussing it at our book club meeting. C+
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