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A review by ebbiebooks
The Late Show by Michael Connelly
tense
4.0
As a Michael Connelly, it's enjoyable. There's some tense stuff, and the MC is in danger at some point, which is usually a fun time. There are some internal politics that are interesting.
I do wonder if Connelly is biting more than he can chew:
I'm not super happy with the fact the MC, a woman, is often time put in situations because of her genderie. put in danger sexually + the whole sexual harassment with her former boss and her old partnern not backing her up is not resolved in a satisfactory way. The whole "maybe I was SAed yesterday, we will never know" is not handled well either. I talked a bit about the politics, but at some point, I felt like the "good people" around Ballard who were putting into question her methods and how she should be carefully because she had a target on her back in the department started to feel gaslighty. Connelly do the same with Bosch, but without the issue surrounding gender and everything, it doesn't come off the same way. I don't know if it's intentionnal or not, it was hard to tell. But if it's intentionnal, I'm still not super happy with that as it feels like Connelly is (again) using gender to victimize his MC, which feels a little icky.
On top of that, the whole homelessness by choise is a little weird put in comparison with other homeless people present in the book.
And then, the transgender victim wasn't handled great either. There is something weirdly intentional in putting trans allyship in your MC, who's a detective with the LAPD, but putting medical staff in the biological camp, systematically. The overall thing is not conducted well, furthermore whenwe all know that % wise, the probability that a police officer is an intolerant dirtbag is waaaaay higher. But hey, I knew to expect some copaganda, I just though it would be somehow a little less obvious. Not saying doctors and nurses are always great with transgender patient, but the whole vibes were off for 2017 imo.
Hopefully, the recipe for the next Ballard book do better (not holding my breath for the copaganda, of course).
I do wonder if Connelly is biting more than he can chew:
I'm not super happy with the fact the MC, a woman, is often time put in situations because of her gender
On top of that, the whole homelessness by choise is a little weird put in comparison with other homeless people present in the book.
And then, the transgender victim wasn't handled great either. There is something weirdly intentional in putting trans allyship in your MC, who's a detective with the LAPD, but putting medical staff in the biological camp, systematically. The overall thing is not conducted well, furthermore whenwe all know that % wise, the probability that a police officer is an intolerant dirtbag is waaaaay higher. But hey, I knew to expect some copaganda, I just though it would be somehow a little less obvious. Not saying doctors and nurses are always great with transgender patient, but the whole vibes were off for 2017 imo.
Hopefully, the recipe for the next Ballard book do better (not holding my breath for the copaganda, of course).