Death of the Black-Haired Girl (Hardcover)

from viviennestrauss

Not a bad read, just not great. I didn't feel like I really knew any of the characters enough to care what happened to them.

from nivramkoorb

I have read a couple of Robert Stone novels previously and decided to read this because I thought it would have an interesting plot. Although the book moved along, I found overall it was hard to truly say it was a great book. The were too many characters that had way too much baggage for one nove...

from DougJ110

Interesting read, but not an earthshaking work of literature. With Robert Stone's reputation, I expected better. Simple, meandering plot and shallow characters. Contained some strange religious elements that didn't fit or go anywhere towards enhancing the story.

from snat

Maud Stack is a beautiful, vivacious, intelligent, and careless student. Professor Steven Brookman is a handsome, Hemingway-masculine, intelligent, and careless instructor. Of course, we know what this means. It's not long before office hours become after hours, and the classroom becomes the bedr...

from melindalee

I had to reread parts of this book several times because I could not make sense of what was going on. The characters are flimsy at best. There was not a psychological thriller or a crime novel - it was more of a junior college level theology debate. I expected a whole lot more from this book.