Title: Silliness is not Satire
Product review: Cornwell's attempt at comedy has gone awry. A nicely tangled plot of various mystery strands developing throughout the novel seem to promise the straightforward thrill of suspense that readers associate with Cornwell's books. In Isle of Dogs, the effect is marred by an ill-advised comical overlay of faux-native Virginian characters with repulsively stilted dialects. The author mistakes exaggeration and silliness for wit. The book is hard to slog through, the tape is nauseating to listen to. Cornwell, stick to hard-nose crime! Readers, stick to traditional Cornwell!
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