| A Quiet Belief in Angels |  | Author: R.j. Ellory
Publisher: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  256 reviews
Sales Rank: 878897
Media: Paperback
Edition: Export Ed
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
ISBN: 0752873695
EAN: 9780752873695
ASIN: 0752873695
Publication Date: August 22, 2007
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 fantastic!!! October 13, 2008
I bought this book to take to Egypt with me earlier this year. I usually take Jackie collins and other light reading material but as I had thoroughly enjoyed other Richard and Judy recommendations I took this. I could not put it down!!! In my opinion it was cleverly written and rarely for a book, kept you guessing until the end. Yes, it is sad and yes, at times the over description could get a bit tedious but I found that was because I just wanted to get to the end to see exactly what the climax of the story was. One of my holiday party, only ninteen years of age, read it after myself and couldnt put it down. I thouroughly recommend this book.
Absolutely Amazing!! October 12, 2008
First off i will admit i'm not much of a reader at all but when a friend recommended this i thought why not? I'm really glad my friend really pushed me to read it because it is simply one of the best books you will read. The author has a gift and was born to write. I won't say anything about the book but just trust me and read this book! You won't regret it!!
Extraordinary October 11, 2008
I started reading Ellory's books from the most recent backwards to his first and have loved them all in slightly different degrees. This is perhaps my favourite. It still amazes me that a guy from Birmingham can write so authentically about life in the U.S. I recommend it highly and can't wait for the next one. Keep em coming Rog !!
 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.
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