Saturday, January 20, 2018

Dexter by Design by Jeff Lindsay

3 Stars


Doakes is back! And Chutsky! Even a couple new speed bumps in Dexter's road.

Still liking the series and Dexter's increasingly complicated quandary of human performance, but this one had a lot more rabbit runs, going up down, all around, but without Dark Passenger for company. I miss that interplay. So, this seemed slower even though Dex was all over the map, literally.

On the other hand, I love the aesthetics of this one. The spectacle shows dedication to detail, which I appreciate. The commentary about art makes for a delightful amuse-bouche.

Rita takes the backseat, but Cody and Astor are making progress. But it's a slow road.
All fake, all the time with only the short and far-too-rare intervals of razor-sharp reality to look forward to--and I was passing all this on to Cody, that small and damaged creature who stood up there so stiffly, watching with such intense focus for a hint of belonging that would never come.

Definitely finishing this series off this year. Hope the next one has more frolicking.


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