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Title: Solid, but not Ford's best
Review: After finishing Black River (without a doubt, a 5-star book), I rushed out to pick up A Blind Eye. Corso is a fantastic character as usual, the new setting is a nice change of pace (rural and wintry rather than urban and rainy), and the dialogue is spot-on.However, the plot is not nearly as tight and fast-paced as the earlier book. There are a number of segways and subplots that slow it down, and are really unnecessary. Whereas Black River had its moments off the main plot (e.g. the Cambodian man's story), it never seemed to detract from the core story.ABE was still an entertaining read. But the plot felt a little watered-down by the constant side trips.(Quick note--the Melissa-D thing was implausible, yes, but it's *fiction*, people. A couple of speculative elements don't hurt.)
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