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The Bone Collector (Lincoln Rhyme, #1)
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DISGUSTING, YET RIVETING!
The Bone Collector is a police procedural/thriller about a sick and twisted serial killer and the criminologist who brings him down.
There are over 2,500 reviews and over 150,000 ratings of this book on Goodreads, so mine doesn’t really matter at this point, but I will post one anyway!
This is a complex, intricately plotted sick and twisted tale with intelligent MC’s and a sick and twisted killer. I have read some later books in the series, so it was interesting to read the first book. I was able to gain some insight into how this series and relationships developed, especially the relationship between Sachs and Rhyme. Like some of the later books, the plot is complicated and has many threads. I enjoyed seeing all of the threads come together.
I did not enjoy the level of detail included in the killer’s scenes. This sick individual cut people down to the bone, essentially skinning them alive. There is one scene involving rats feasting on a victim that caused me to put this book down for several days. And the final scene with the killer being taken down was absolutely disgusting!
However, by the time I got to the most brutal of passages, I was hooked which compelled me to pick this book up again but had I not been, I don’t know if I could have done it. I read some sick and twisted books, but this book takes things to another level.
Trigger Warnings: Almost everything imaginable!
I won a copy of this book in a Goodreads giveaway!
The Bone Collector is a police procedural/thriller about a sick and twisted serial killer and the criminologist who brings him down.
There are over 2,500 reviews and over 150,000 ratings of this book on Goodreads, so mine doesn’t really matter at this point, but I will post one anyway!
This is a complex, intricately plotted sick and twisted tale with intelligent MC’s and a sick and twisted killer. I have read some later books in the series, so it was interesting to read the first book. I was able to gain some insight into how this series and relationships developed, especially the relationship between Sachs and Rhyme. Like some of the later books, the plot is complicated and has many threads. I enjoyed seeing all of the threads come together.
I did not enjoy the level of detail included in the killer’s scenes. This sick individual cut people down to the bone, essentially skinning them alive. There is one scene involving rats feasting on a victim that caused me to put this book down for several days. And the final scene with the killer being taken down was absolutely disgusting!
However, by the time I got to the most brutal of passages, I was hooked which compelled me to pick this book up again but had I not been, I don’t know if I could have done it. I read some sick and twisted books, but this book takes things to another level.
Trigger Warnings: Almost everything imaginable!
I won a copy of this book in a Goodreads giveaway!
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Reading Progress
January 28, 2016
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January 28, 2016
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to-read
May 15, 2020
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Started Reading
May 26, 2020
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Finished Reading
May 27, 2020
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first-reads
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May 27, 2020 06:54AM
Id probably enjoy the book but I saw the terrible movie version with Angelina so no point
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Wow, this sounds so vile yet so intriguing! Fantastic review Meredith! ⭐️ I don’t think I’ve ever read anything by this author. I like to think I can handle graphically disgusting scenes, but...😬😬
It’s funny, I’ve never read a Jeffery Deaver thriller but had the impression his books were light and non graphic! Shows how wrong assumptions can be, but I do like the sound of this series - great review :)
Excellent review, Meredith! I thought I'd read this book a long time ago, but maybe I'm thinking about the movie version. I remember the rat scene in the movie, but it sounds like the book was much more graphic! Yikes! 💖
Brilliant review Meredith ! I’ve only seen the movie of this so maybe I’ll give the book a go ! Even if it is graphic 😬
Marylynn wrote: "Id probably enjoy the book but I saw the terrible movie version with Angelina so no point"Oh, I forgot about that movie, Marylynn. I can see how that would ruin the book for you.
Suzy wrote: "Wow, this sounds so vile yet so intriguing! Fantastic review Meredith! ⭐️ I don’t think I’ve ever read anything by this author. I like to think I can handle graphically disgusting scenes, but...😬😬"Thank you, Suzy! I read a lot of dark and brutal books, but I wasn't prepared for this one!
Great review! I do remmeber the movie but remember nothing about it, ha. Great review Meredith. I need to add this author to my list!
I am devouring this series. Glad you liked it!
Excellent review Meredith! Loved your trigger warning!🤣. It’s a fabulous series! Hope it’s hooked you enough to pick up the next!
IExcellent review, Meredith! I read this years ago, long before I joined Goodreads. I probably need to revisit it, and the series. *:)
I’ve seen some of the movies, Meredith. So glad this book worked out. Awesome review...
Fab book and well done on your win! Nice review Meredith 😊
Great review. I think I will skip this one. Thanks for the TW!
I don’t like em THAT graphic! The TV show was pretty good, though! Great review!
Great review and thanks for letting us know just how disgusting it is so I know to avoid it even though it's a riveting book. 😳
Love the film,have the book on my kindle.fantastic review Meredith 🌞🌞🌞
Wonderful review Meredith. Pretty sure I couldn't handle it though!
I appreciate all the warnings, Meredith, because I don’t think I can do it- Karin Slaughter is almost too much for me. Terrific, exciting review!
Richard wrote: "It’s funny, I’ve never read a Jeffery Deaver thriller but had the impression his books were light and non graphic! Shows how wrong assumptions can be, but I do like the sound of this series - great..."Thank you, Richard! This series is extremely graphic, but I have read other books by him that are not.
Julie wrote: "Excellent review, Meredith! I thought I'd read this book a long time ago, but maybe I'm thinking about the movie version. I remember the rat scene in the movie, but it sounds like the book was much..."Thanks, Julie! I haven't seen the movie, andI don't want to see that scene brought to life! Lol!
Lucy wrote: "Brilliant review Meredith ! I’ve only seen the movie of this so maybe I’ll give the book a go ! Even if it is graphic 😬"Thank you, Lucy! I am thinking about checking out the movie! If you do read this, I hope you enjoy!
Terrific review, Meredith! Glad you enjoyed it too. The gruesome parts made me cringe too. ❤
Haha! I love that trigger warning and I added it to my TBR list so I have no idea what that says about me. 😉
Brilliant review Meredith, sounds like a very disturbed individual 😱
Love your review Meredith was so grizzly to read it was hard for me at times tooglad you got through it. XO :)
JanB wrote: "Great review! I do remmeber the movie but remember nothing about it, ha. Great review Meredith. I need to add this author to my list!"Thank you, Jan! I haven't seen the movie, but I might check it out now that I have read the book!
Brenda Feinen wrote: "I am devouring this series. Glad you liked it!"Thank you, Brenda! Glad you enjoy this series too!
Kaceey wrote: "Excellent review Meredith! Loved your trigger warning!🤣. It’s a fabulous series! Hope it’s hooked you enough to pick up the next!"Thank you, Kaceey! I have read some of the more recent installments, but I have a long ways to go to get caught up. This one definitely makes me want read book 2!
Ooh my gosh, no way could I read something so vividly detailed. It would be in my head for ever! Great review and so grateful for your trigger warnings 😉
Ewww, just reading your review is making me feel a little grossed out! I probably don't have the stomach for this book. But I'm glad you found it to be mostly entertaining! Terrific review, as always! :)
Wowza! This sounds kind of well, completely vile and yet I am in fact intrigued. What does that say about me Meredith?! Baah! Great review!
Brilliant review, Meredith. It's a great series.
Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice* wrote: "IExcellent review, Meredith! I read this years ago, long before I joined Goodreads. I probably need to revisit it, and the series. *:)"Thank you, Sandy! It's worth the read!
Paula wrote: "I’ve seen some of the movies, Meredith. So glad this book worked out. Awesome review..."Thank you so much, Paula!
Miriam wrote: "Fab book and well done on your win! Nice review Meredith 😊"Thank you, Miriam!
Sophie wrote: "Great review. I think I will skip this one. Thanks for the TW!"Thank you, Sophie! Glad I could help, lol!
Jayme wrote: "I don’t like em THAT graphic! The TV show was pretty good, though! Great review!"Thanks, Jayme! I am curious about the TV show. Going to check it out!
marilyn wrote: "Great review and thanks for letting us know just how disgusting it is so I know to avoid it even though it's a riveting book. 😳"Lol! Thank you, Marilyn!
Fabulous review Meredith!!💋👍💖😉
Ceecee wrote: "Great review Meredith 🤗"Thank you, Ceecee!
Melissa wrote: "Disgusting, yet riveting! -Perfect!"Thank you, Melissa!
Andrea wrote: "Love the film,have the book on my kindle.fantastic review Meredith 🌞🌞🌞"Thank you, Andrea! I plan on checking out the movie and the TV show!
I love any review that starts with "disgusting yet riveting!" ;)
Hahaha! Loved your trigger warnings! 🤣Too much for me, but if it was good enough to continue and since you've read others, safe to start on book two?
Holly wrote: "Wonderful review Meredith. Pretty sure I couldn't handle it though!"Thanks, Holly! Stay away! Lol!
Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader wrote: "I appreciate all the warnings, Meredith, because I don’t think I can do it- Karin Slaughter is almost too much for me. Terrific, exciting review!"Thank you, Jennifer! Karin Slaughter is gruesome, but this is on another level!
