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(I don’t like the review function provided by Friendster because it has a 2000 characters limit. So I’d prefer posting this review as a blog post.)
I found Want To Play? in the library I visit every three weeks.
P.J Tracy is a pseudonym for mother and daughter authors P.J. and Traci Lambrecht. This book is like your typical crime novel but with something additional that I’ve never seen used in other books. The plot is good, ingeniously done. The characters are very well illustrated. The dialogues are snappy, funny and sharp. This is a book which will leave you wanting to know what happens next.
However, the first thirty pages are pretty slow in progression. But after that it starts getting twisted. Like most books, the second half of it is naturally more interesting as the plot thickens and progresses towards the climax. One thing that I don’t like about it is just that it gives you an idea early in the book who’s the killer. I prefer it to be a surprise in the end. =/
Want To Play? spreads over about 453 pages. The words are printed small so it’s actually a pretty long read. But definitely worth it. I remember today in class during History, I was secretly reading it under my desk as the teacher went on about the "Pilihanraya". I was hooked. I had to finish it. I was already at the climax, and I’m sure you know how it feels like to just leave it hanging there. It leaves your heart racing and you just can’t wait to find out. I finished the last two hundred pages in two days during school hours. Couldn’t find much time to read at home.
The story revolves around a computer game designed by Grace MacBride, so expect some technogeek talk. Also, a lot of police and detective work involved. Sometimes I wonder how authors get so much info on those kinda stuff. Another bad point for me is that I think there are too many characters to focus on. Like it took me a while to finally know who’s who without having to refer to the earlier pages. But I suppose this is part of the author’s idea to spread out the suspicion over many characters.
Actually it wasn’t the preview on the back of the book that caught my attention. I noticed this book at first by it’s title and cover. The preview for this book isn’t that capturing, the one on the second book was better and I was going to borrow that first but then I thought it was probably better I start with the first since the same main characters are used in the second book.
Mmm … but so far my all-time favourite book is Angels & Demons by Dan Brown. I know a lot of people say that Dan Brown’s books are overrated. But have they actually read them? Or maybe religion controversies aren’t their thing, which definitely is mine =D. Just throw me anything on religion or mysterious symbols and ritual and I’ll be sure to leave you for a few hours.
Anyway, back to Want To Play?, I would conclude by saying that do read this book if possible. Although it may seem long it is worth the time taken to finish it. What I like most about it is the sharp and witty repartee. It makes me laugh at the funny bits and cringe at the gruesome ones. If this book was made into a movie, it would be awesome. Well hopefully someone does. =)
