Déjà Dead (1997)

abandoned after 100 pages. You need a medical degree to follow the narritive. I stopped watching 'House' for the same reason

I decided to read the Temperance Brennan books after watching the television show Bones. The two are similar but also very different, I enjoy both. Kathy Reichs has a very detailed but still interesting writing style. I do not understand all of the technical jargon but that does not detract from my reading enjoyment. Tempe and Ryan are great characters and my favorite parts of the books are when they are in a scene together especially if it is out in "the field". ( )

La doctora Temperance Brennan acaba de llegar a Montreal para cubrir el puesto de directora del Departamento de Antropología forense de la provincia de Quebec. Atrás ha dejado una situación matrimonial delicada y una época de trabajo nada fácil, por lo que Tempe acaricia la perspectiva de un relajante fin de semana. Antes, sin embargo, debe personarse en el lugar donde la policía acaba de encontrar un cadáver descuartizado y meticulosamente clasificado en bolsas de plástico.

Despite long and boring passages detailing the minutiae of forensic examination very much like Cornwell's Scarpetta and heading off by herself to investigate suspects while being targeted by the murderer, there is something endearing and also infuriating about Temperance Brennan. Another new series to explore ( )

I long ago gave up on the Bones tv show because she started to really annoy me. I'm really glad I gave the series a chance because I find book Brennan much more likable and really enjoy the depth that Reichs has given her. At first I kept trying to figure out the characters in the book as they related to the tv show but quickly got drawn into the story and left the tv Bones far behind. I also liked the quick pace of the book and the tension between Brennan and Ryan. I am putting the rest of the series on my TBR list ASAP. ( )