The call of the cuckoo

Michael 2022-06-25 18:04:46

A cuckoo is a cuckoo. It does not build its own nest and does not hatch its eggs. It lays its own eggs in the nests of other birds and incubates them on their behalf. There is such an idiom, "The cuckoo occupies the nest". Guy, the designer in the novel, refers to the black supermodel Lula as "Cuckoo". She is young, beautiful, and tall. As a mulatto of unknown origin, she was adopted by a wealthy family since she was a child, and was discovered by scouts as soon as she became an adult. , lucky enough, enviable enough. As a member of the feasting, she indulges herself without exception, squandering her youth and money. She has a singer boyfriend who is also young and indulgent. Her family can't control her, and the paparazzi chase her until one cold winter night, she walks from the balcony of her home. Falling, broken like dead leaves in the snow. "Suicide", the police came to this conclusion, because no one appeared at the scene, and there was no evidence that anyone else was there, but the deceased's brother John, who was also adopted into the family, did not believe this conclusion, and he hired a private detective to investigate this case. Cormoran Strike, a tall, sharp, ex-military who lost a leg in Afghanistan and turned into a private investigator, is a former rock star and former superhero of the '70s. Mo's extra-marital son, he has barely met his biological father, and his mother is a hippie and flesh-and-blood living rotten, Stryker has several half-siblings, who were just like his mother when they were young Live the life of a hippie exile until their uncle brings them into a normal life. Before accepting the commission, Strike broke up with his girlfriend and was in debt, so this case became a good opportunity for him to pay off his debts, but as he learned more about the case, he found that he had to face more than just determining whether Lula committed suicide or not. Problems, and the weird atmosphere that surrounds the Lula family. As a book review of a detective novel, no spoilers are the first principle. I will not tell anyone who reads this article whether Lula committed suicide or not, and what is wrong with Lula's family. I just want to talk about the author and writing. Robert Galbraith, a new detective writer? No, as we all know now, it was JK Rowling's pseudonym. She used a male pseudonym to write detective novels. Unfortunately, after the novel was published, the author's unknown name made it almost impossible to sell, so her lawyer revealed the truth in a timely manner, It went on to become a bestseller, until Rowling has finished writing the second book, which will be published in English on June 19. Did Rowling think about this ending when she wrote that masculine pseudonym? Possibly, a writer so famous did this to get rid of the name "children's writer" I still hope to see how many readers will be accepted by my current writing strength. The United Kingdom may not be the country with the most female detective writers, but it must be the most famous. Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, and Tie are the three female heroes of the golden age of detective novels. Rowling is now starting to write Are detective novels a tribute to their predecessors or are they following the same path as their predecessors? In fact, the imitation of the writing style of the predecessors in this book is still very obvious, private detectives; commissioned investigations of cases that have been concluded by the police; seemingly lengthy dialogues and detailed descriptions when interrogating the parties, and find flaws in them Thereby uncovering the truth; and most importantly (and possibly a little spoiler) the unexpected ending. The case isn't really complicated, but Galbraith, no, Rowling takes us into the triple life of London, relying on Stryker's crippled leg, we see the eccentricity and hypocrisy of the upper class, the anguish and hypocrisy of the middle class. Do nothing, see the mess and greed at the bottom. Before becoming famous, Rowling lived an embarrassing life of the lower middle class, but Rowling, who became famous overnight, became a member of the upper class. People born as writers have keen observation skills. , what she has seen and put into writing, she is like the Robin who looks like a bystander in the book, looking coldly at the world, every corner of this metropolis. In all fairness, the narrative of this article is excellent, the characterization is successful, both satire and social analysis are in place, but as a mystery novel, it lacks some originality. ——The book review was written in 2014 after reading the novel. Because of the performance of the British drama, it was translated and slightly revised. , living an embarrassing life in the lower middle class, and Rowling, who became famous overnight, became a member of the upper class, and those who were born as writers have keen observation. Putting it into writing, she is like the Robin who looks like a bystander in the book, looking coldly at the world and every corner of this metropolis. In all fairness, the narrative of this article is excellent, the characterization is successful, both satire and social analysis are in place, but as a mystery novel, it lacks some originality. ——The book review was written in 2014 after reading the novel. Because of the performance of the British drama, it was translated and slightly revised. , living an embarrassing life in the lower middle class, and Rowling, who became famous overnight, became a member of the upper class, and those who were born as writers have keen observation. Putting it into writing, she is like the Robin who looks like a bystander in the book, looking coldly at the world and every corner of this metropolis. In all fairness, the narrative of this article is excellent, the characterization is successful, both satire and social analysis are in place, but as a mystery novel, it lacks some originality. ——The book review was written in 2014 after reading the novel. Because of the performance of the British drama, it was translated and slightly revised.

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