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« on: October 10, 2010, 03:58:21 PM » |
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I'm reading The Surgeon (the first book in the series) and really liking it. I especially love Moore and Dr. Cordell. But I'm not liking Rizzoli very much. I understand that she's the main character in the series, but she's not a very sympathetic character.
Does she change at some point (like get a personality)? Or is she more of a recurring character, and the victims of each book are the main characters?
I was getting excited about having a whole new series to read, until I realized they're all Rizzoli books.
Can anyone shed any light on this for me?
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4Katie
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« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2010, 06:37:07 AM » |
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Hasn't anyone here read the books???
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« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2010, 06:41:26 AM » |
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No, I haven't read it yet, but I have the first book on my kindle waiting to be read.
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« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2010, 06:43:04 AM » |
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I have read most of the books with Rizzoli's character in them and she does 'soften' slightly but it is what makes her character. I grew to love her in the books and the stories get better. She is a main player in the series and she does develop but she has to be a strong person in the stories. I love Tess Gerritsen's books. Give it time and you might end up enjoying them more.
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« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2010, 06:48:59 AM » |
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Oh I like her!
Rizzoli does soften and life does slap her about to make her think, and you do learn more about why she's so unsympathetic but she is who she is.
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« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2010, 08:28:07 AM » |
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Thank you for your insight. I just read the part where she's at a command performace dinner at her parents' house, because her sainted brother was in town. Her family's lack of respect for what she does, plus her negative treatment by male cops, is helping me understand why she is the way she is. I'm looking forward to knowing her better, and seeing how her character develops.
I'm about 65% through, and am really enjoying this book. I've already ordered the next one.
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« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2010, 10:40:26 AM » |
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I read The Surgeon a while ago. . . .read The Apprentice more recently. . .enjoyed them both enough that I have the next one queued up: The Sinner
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« Reply #7 on: October 11, 2010, 05:13:33 PM » |
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I really like Tess Gerritsen's books, and I've read quite a few of them. Every time I read a book by Gerritsen, I learn something--usually medical (she's a doctor), but not always. In Vanish I learned about the white slave trade. I've learned about leprosy, hearts, strange blood-born disease...all kinds of things. Tess is always interesting.
Rizzoli is tough, but I find her likable. And I she changes over time.
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