Death of a Writer Audiobook (Unabridged)

" I wanted to like this book more than I actually did. With the subject of writing and teaching as the backdrop, and a mystery at the core, I thought it would be right up my alley; however, the academic ponderings that some of the characters get into became exhausting (read: boring) after a while. It was a bit hard figuring out what, exactly, this book was trying to be. I've wondered if I had picked it up at a different time if I would've felt differently about it, but I don't really think so. Not much broad appeal here, folks. "

" A creapy story set on a midwestern college campus involving a professor and his true story of (his?) murder of a teenage girl. "

" Het geheime leven van Robert E. Pendleton "

" I personally thought this book was horrible !!! it dragged on for so long i could barely finish it - i think the last three chapters were okay but getting there was agony for me !! "

" Collins makes the basic error of failing to supply me with one single character I can like in this oddly plotted crim. "

" MYSTERY, TRAGEDY AND FARCE. ACADEMIC SATIRE "

" Fantastic mystery with characters that actually have lives that extend beyond the moment of the plot; has plenty of witty satire of writers and academics to lighten an otherwise gloomy book. Really, really enjoyed this. "

" Great concept, well written. Overly cluttered with secondary characters and red herrings. "

" This was an interesting read. Much more cerebral than most mysteries I've read. I wasn't thrilled with the way it ended, but that happens. "

" I liked this despite the fact it featured literature professors occasionally considering literary theory. As I've mentioned elsewhere, I hate writing and talking about literature. Guess a Bachelors in English was a poor choice. "

" recreational read "

" Odd, interesting book. Combination academic/publishing satire, cold case mystery, and deep noir. "

" Kind of creepy, but in a good twisted literary way. "

" This is somewhere between a literary book and a who-dun-it. Unfortunately, it won't satisfy fans of either genre. I figured out the who-dun-it early on and then there was nothing to look forward to. "

" Beautiful writing, funny and thought provoking. Well worth the effort. "

" Slow moving - may return to again when my brain can process better! "