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The Cuckoo's Calling: Cormoran Strike Book 1

The Cuckoo's Calling: Cormoran Strike Book 1

byRobert Galbraith
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Miss Shezza
5.0 out of 5 starsA bloody fantastic read!
Reviewed in Australia on 23 May 2020
Cormoran Strike I love you - andbmany thanks to "Robert Galbraith", I'm now hooked and can't wait to read the next book in The Striker Series...
Great story, fantastic characters and written with the up most Grace and style - a bloody fantastic read!
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Lancashire Lad
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3.0 out of 5 starsNot a book I would recommend
Reviewed in Australia on 10 June 2020
This may be a new project but it is not to my taste. The language very is crude at times and frankly unnecessary. It was a reasonable plot set in an immoral industry. Frequent writing of swear words in a book does not make it an adult book or a clever writer. If this is an accurate depiction of the current British culture I am glad I left England 50 years ago. Would do better to study the writings of Agatha Christie and Patricia Wentworth or stick to the excellent Harry Potter type book. If the purpose of the novel is to highlight the stupidity of hero worship of popular idols then there is some positives about the book, Not a book I would recommend to waste money buying.
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Lancashire Lad
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not a book I would recommend
Reviewed in Australia on 10 June 2020
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This may be a new project but it is not to my taste. The language very is crude at times and frankly unnecessary. It was a reasonable plot set in an immoral industry. Frequent writing of swear words in a book does not make it an adult book or a clever writer. If this is an accurate depiction of the current British culture I am glad I left England 50 years ago. Would do better to study the writings of Agatha Christie and Patricia Wentworth or stick to the excellent Harry Potter type book. If the purpose of the novel is to highlight the stupidity of hero worship of popular idols then there is some positives about the book, Not a book I would recommend to waste money buying.
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Miss Shezza
5.0 out of 5 stars A bloody fantastic read!
Reviewed in Australia on 23 May 2020
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Cormoran Strike I love you - andbmany thanks to "Robert Galbraith", I'm now hooked and can't wait to read the next book in The Striker Series...
Great story, fantastic characters and written with the up most Grace and style - a bloody fantastic read!
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2.0 out of 5 stars Would not recomend :(
Reviewed in Australia on 21 September 2020
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Like me I am sure everybody who reads these books are fns of murder mysteries. All I can say from a murder mystery lover to another is that it is very compllicated. The story line is confusing and hard to follow. It wouldn't appeal to me as a good book. I have given this book a solid 2 stars because of this problem. There is unnecessary swearing and a lot of it too. As we are in lockdown this is probably something I would read if I was so desperate. I have definitely read better and would recommend other books over it. (·_·)
COVID SUCKS !!!!!
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Peter Anderson
5.0 out of 5 stars Engaging characters, great plot and beautifully-written work by JK Rowling's pseudonym
Reviewed in Australia on 6 May 2020
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This series is a great read, written by JK Rowling under her pseudonym Robert Galbraith, presumably so that readers didn't connect the book, in any way, to the Harry Potter series. They are completely unconnected, but the writing and ideas are just as well put together. Within the main who-dunnit-plot, in the Cormoran Strike series, are woven some outstanding sub-plots that I enjoyed as much, or more than, the main plot. For example, Cormoran's offsider, Robin, has a past that is slowly revealed and yet she triumphs despite that past.
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George Bognar
5.0 out of 5 stars UNEXPECTED GEM
Reviewed in Australia on 24 January 2020
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I had stereotyped J K Rowling as being the author of the Harry Potter series, all of which I enjoyed immensely. Harry Potter is a genre universes removed from the crime/private investigator genre. The Cuckoo's Calling is amazingly well written, in my humble opinion; loved the characterisations and the twist in the tale at the end - never would have guessed it. Now working my way through Book 3, having devoured Book 2.
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roslyn cairns
4.0 out of 5 stars An absorbing read about a colourful detective and his new offsider
Reviewed in Australia on 18 July 2021
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I loved all the characters in this book, from the hero to the killer, and am keen to meet some again in the next series. I had the advantage of both the ebook and the audible, concurrenty, the latter so entertainingly read with different accents for each person.
I was gobsmacked on learning the identity of the killer.
I found i had clear images of Strike's office and also the murder scene premises.
My only criticism is that early chapters became tedious within the various interviews. I would have preferred alternate ways of presenting us with all the information.
I have already embarked on the second book.
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Sylvia
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful characters and plot
Reviewed in Australia on 23 August 2014
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This is the first Cormoran Strike novel I have read. I quickly followed it by another because I enjoyed it so much. Tearful, unattractive and priviledged young man appeals to Cormoron to solve the mystery of the assumed suicide of his much loved and beautiful adopted sister. Although there were many characters and suspects, the final expose was a complete surprise in spite of clues offered throughout. What I really loved about the book were the characters. They were depicted in a very efficient and 'true' manner. Sometimes I found it confusing because Galbraith tends to assume the reader knows London as well as he. I felt I needed a map a great deal of the time. Cormoran Strike, the one legged private detective and his offsider, Robin, the female "temp" secretary he is assigned are wonderful together making a very balanced and amusing 'strictly business only' couple. I would recommend this book to anybody who enjoys a well rounded 'who dunit' that has impeccable plot lines and great characters.
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Tania M C Lewis
5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling and intelligent
Reviewed in Australia on 5 February 2020
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Forget who wrote this novel. Instead immerse yourself in a thunderingly good tale of betrayal and murder. A plot driven narrative, populated with exciting and well drawn characters, The Cuckoo’s Calling is unforgettable and unputdownable. It’s magic!
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Paul
3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing!
Reviewed in Australia on 29 March 2021
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Author was recommended, yet found very little to entice further reading of this author and my, what profuse foul language that did nothing to enhance the pleasure of reading.
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Norma Malone
4.0 out of 5 stars Impressive
Reviewed in Australia on 14 November 2020
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I really enjoyed this book, a very good explosive begging, making sure to get your attention and wanting to continue reading, then a slight pause, not reading it at every opportunity but then picked up again and found it very hard to put down. Slightly confusing conclusion, leaving me wondering why Bristol wanted the suicide reinvestigated. Reread the last few chapters again. Glad I did.
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