| A Quiet Belief In Angels (CD) | 
 enlarge | Author: R.j. Ellory
Creator: Garrick Hagon
Publisher: Orion
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  253 reviews
Sales Rank: 258673
Format: Audiobook, Cd
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Items: 6
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 5 x 1
ISBN: 0752899031
EAN: 9780752899039
ASIN: 0752899031
Publication Date: February 11, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: BRAND NEW - ***Delivery usually * 2 - 3 * working days - From Aphrohead of SOUTHPORT, Lancs, UK *** . Priority Airmail used Worldwide on International orders. Thanks from all at Aphrohead.
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 Did I like this or not? October 10, 2008
I felt compelled to write something about this book, though I actually listened to the full length audio book.
Did I enjoy this?
I am not so sure, I couldn't stop listening to it as it was really addictive, it felt that there was not much going on and wanted to stop it because of this but I really wanted to find out what it was all about. I really wanted this to be have a happy ending.....
Did I enjoy this?
Whenever I see it in the bookstore it gives me a shudder, it felt I lived this persons life and I have fond memories of this.
Did I enjoy this, I think the answer is yes. Reminded me of how I felt when I saw One flew over the cuckoos nest. 'What was that about?' Dunno, but it was good.
 Left feeling unsatisfied September 21, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
After stumbling across positive reviews for this book and being intrigued by the title, I bought A Quiet Belief in Angels and after the first 3-4 chapters found I was gripped. Unlike some reviewers, I enjoyed the drawn out descriptions of characters and feelings and felt this helped bring a place and an era to life that I've never experienced.
Whilst I enjoyed the book I felt it suffered in some key areas.
Firstly, we are expected to believe that a murder spree of this magnatitude targetting little girls gets no more attention than a collection of the local small town law enforcement officers who seem to offer nothing in the book other than meeting up occasionally for a coffee and reviewing newspaper clippings. Secondly, character involvement - where childhood friends and adult friends / lovers seem to jump in and out of the lead character's life without the author really developing them to an extent you feel you know them in the way you know Joseph. Their motivations, emotions and background are missing to an extent they just become a series of names. The final criticism is that as a 'who dunnit' - it's very disappointing. With limited characters in the book, or alive by the second half, it's so obvious and after an entire book dedicated to building the horror of the murders, there's absolutely no reason or motive explained. This particularly left me disappointed more than the other criticisms and for a book that many felt was drawn out - I feel the final scene was worthy of dialogue between the characters. On the whole an enjoyable read despite the criticisms - but a really poor ending and therefore not good enough for me to consider following up with another Ellory book.
Great book! September 14, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Brilliant storyline, gets you guessing right till the end, (well I never...) but a little bit too "wordy" with descriptions etc, I had to skip through the long winded bits, but the story/plot... FANTASTIC
 A Quiet Belief in Angels September 10, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
At last! Here is a writer who knows how to evoke the imagination, someone who doesn't write to formula, who describes situations and emotions that you can almost taste.
A story about a serial killer told against the tale of a boy's rite of passage.A story of hope and despair,yet uplifting, a story of everyman!Engage your mind and read one of the best books to be published for a long time.
Very interesting September 2, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I enjoyed reading this. I don't normally choose this type of fiction, but I found it most interesting. The descriptions are beautiful, parts read more like a poem, and the simple beauty in parts of this novel, lighten the mostly dark and disturbing storyline.
I would definately recomend this book, as not only a good thriller, but a poetic, and almost philosiphical read.
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