The Silkworm Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Robert Galbraith
SCORE
4.5
TOTAL RATINGS
2,820

The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith Book Summary

Private investigator Cormoran Strike must track down a missing writer -- and a sinister killer bent on destruction -- in this "wonderfully entertaining" mystery (Harlan Coben, New York Times Book Review) that inspired the acclaimed HBO Max series C.B. Strike.
  When novelist Owen Quine goes missing, his wife calls in private detective Cormoran Strike. At first, Mrs. Quine just thinks her husband has gone off by himself for a few days -- as he has done before -- and she wants Strike to find him and bring him home. But as Strike investigates, he discovers that Quine's disappearance is no coincidence. The novelist has just completed a manuscript featuring poisonous pen-portraits of almost everyone he knows. If the novel were published, it would ruin lives -- meaning that almost everyone in his life would have motives to silence him. When Quine is found brutally murdered under bizarre circumstances, Strike must race against time to understand the motivation of a ruthless killer, a killer unlike any he has encountered before . . . A compulsively readable crime novel with twists at every turn, The Silkworm is the second in J. K. Rowling's highly acclaimed series featuring Cormoran Strike and his determined young assistant, Robin Ellacott.

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Book Name The Silkworm
Genre Mysteries & Thrillers
Published
Language English
E-Book Size 3.56 MB

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Keeps You Guessing. Characters are vivid and relatable. Mystery is engaging, grotesque and labyrinthine though it all adds up. Great read but it does drag a bit in the middle.

The silkworm. Love the developing characters in this series. Great suspense and mystery causing an all-nighter Great story development.

A bit of a letdown. Was expecting another great hit, but it didn’t bring it as the first one did.

Hooked by this author. After reading the first Galbraith novel I couldn’t wait to start the second and am now reading the third of the series. The books are so subtle and well written. The author, once again, leads the reader down an organized path of interesting and well defined characters. The endings are conclusive and satisfying. A great read, can’t say enough about how interestingly well they are written. I’d recommend this to anyone who enjoys absorbing stories with intelligent characters who are described with just enough detail for the reader to use their own imagination.

Loved it. I loved The first of this series, the Cuckoo's Calling, and loved this second book with private detective Strike and Robin his assistant. The mystery is difficult enough to figure out and the characters are well developed with all their quirks, strengths, and individual faults. I look forward to many more adventures of Strike and Robin.

The silkworm. Comoran is a great character, but please let up on the weather descriptions and his painful leg. I get it. The weather is terrible. And his leg hurts!

Wonderful. A great read- so glad I I chose it. Great character description and plot- I could barely put it down!

Loved it. I love all the Cormoran Strike books. Can’t wait for the next one already

The Silkworm. Absolutely great !!

Silkworm. I love the way the characters evolve in these books. The plot twist and turns and when you have it all figured out. You are dead wrong. Keep the stories coming. W Kromer

Phenomenal. I enjoyed the first one, but this novel was a page turner. Exceptional read.

Snooze Fest!. I liked the Cuckoo!s Calling, but this was a chore! Life's too short, don't bother!

The Silkworm. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Plots within plots and a very surprising ending. With 100 pages left I could not put it down. One of THE best Books of this genre I’ve read in years. I could Not put it down as the plot unfolded

The silkworm. Really terrific. Loved it.

Yawn. Dull and contrived.

Story is decent, but lacking punch. Of the three books I read during my summer vacation, this was middle of road. I was not disappointed for the time spent, but the fact that I think of the time spent tells me the story was lacking. Characters interesting, but lacking depth. Plot draws you in, but the story is not that enthralling. The main character has real potential, but he needs more depth and his assistant is a bland as white bread toast. Lastly, there is far too many vulgarities expressed.

Strike Series- the Silkworm. I read this book immediately after having read The Cuckoo's Calling. I am loving this series, but did not think the content of this "murder mystery" was very believable or like able, actually. I still like the writing and am loving the character development that is slowly trickling out with each book, but I hope mr Galbraith, aka Ms Rowling can step it up again like Cuckoo's Calling. I love the British mystery aspect.

Good read !. Enjoyed this :)

Great read!. JK Rowling does not disappoint in this second book. The characters, mystery and British vocabulary are all up to par for an adult version of HP awesomeness. Can't wait for book 3!

Irritating. and annoying.

The Silkworm. I am a fan of Cormoran Strike and can't wait for the next adventure. Ms. Rowling has a literary style that grabs you immediately and doesn't let you go until the last page.

Genius! Can't wait for next Galbraith, uh, Rowling. Reading this book was a pleasurable experience. A master writer, "Galbraith" develops characters and drops hints throughout the book that still led to a surprise ending. If you deign to read this book at intervals, you better wait until you have uninterrupted time because this THE SILKWORM is a page-turner.

The Silkworm. I got this book thinking it would be great because JK Rowling had written it. Boy was I wrong! This was, by far, THE WORST book I have ever wasted my time on! If I could have given it a negative rating, I would have. Very disjointed with a lot of meaningless verbiage which felt like it was added just to increase the length of the book. Very disappointed.

Good read, but the first book was better. I just felt like the ending was too cluttered; not believable. To read the entire book and to have an uneventful ending like that kinda ruined it for me. Instantly dropped one star (4 star book).

Tedious.... Like most everyone, was really looking forward to this one, after Cuckoo. But it's boring and depressing. I gave up about halfway through.

Great read. Couldn’t put it down.

Great read. Took longer than expected to hook me, but once it did I could not stop reading. The slow start caused me to reduce the rating, but I am glad I kept reading. I recommend this book to all who love mysteries.

The silkworm. I love Robert galbreath/j k rowlings writing style, very lifelike and natural. She alway writes interesting stories ,that I can really get into.

Wonderful!. I really enjoyed The Cuckoo's Calling, so I was pleased to see this follow up. Better than the first!

The silkworm. I love this book, very intriguing and had me guessing till the end. Strike is written with depth of character and heart under the gruff and large exterior, although he seems much older than his 36 years. I can't wait till the next book!

Absolutely Horrible. I loved Cuckoo’s Calling. Loved it. This book was shockingly bad. Disjointed, rambling, tedious, and weird. It made me uncomfortable, and I’m pretty openminded. Don’t waste your time. It’s impossible to finish. I’m so surprised that there are any good reviews on here. It makes me think they were paid reviews.

Disappointing. There's a first time for everything. I adore JKRowling....but I couldn't wait for this book to come to an end.

Hard to put down. Thoroughly enjoyed this odd mystery. Lively characters, strange personalities and circumstances to create a fascinating read.

The Silkworm.. Loved The Cuckoo's Calling but thus was a huge disappointment. The characters were ill defined, the plot messy. Dragged on and on.

The Silkworm. I liked the first book more. This was interesting but longer than needed. Strike is a heroic character with a persona of negativity...still an entertaining read!

Cringe. The actual mystery is decent but the character filler for strike and robin has my eye rolling very far back into my head.

Way too many adverbs!. Way too many unnecessary and irritating adverbs. I expected better writing.

Great except …. For me, I found the descriptions from the novel written by the murdered author, as well as the murder itself, too intense and grotesque. And as they were repeated throughout the book, I was unable to erase it from my head. It took a lot for me to continue to read, but I enjoyed very much the main characters - Strike & Robin - so I did finish it. Also, LOVE a mystery that doesn’t get solved until the end. Lots of suspects and twists. Better would have been a lot less grotesque and more mystery twists/turns leading to finding the truth of what happened.

Great mystery novels!. My only regret is I read through both books so quickly and there aren't any more to read! Love the characters and how well Rowling's writing style flows. I feel like I can read twice as fast because she does such a good job of making it seem like you're really there; like you're witnessing the events for yourself. Can't wait for the next installment!

Just OK. The two main characters are the best aspects of this second in a series, but I found the many other characters boring and not worthy of a first rate mystery. I do hope to see a better written third in the series but with a more engaging plot and better development of the suspects.

Engaging plot, mature narrative. This book has it all- the sweet heat of unrealized romance intertwined in a whodunnit mystery and a narration that shows the authors deep understanding of human nature. It keeps you guessing but doesn't build up the suspense to an intolerable level such that the reader is tempted to skip to the end of the book.

Loved it but.... When are they ever going to kiss?!!! A love story is all that is missing from this thriller!

The Silkworm. I enjoyed reading the first book in this series, but was very disappointed in this book.

The Silkworm. Great read, keeps you in suspense and on the edge of your chair through every page.

The Silkworm. Excellent read. It was hard to follow all of the characters with all of the references to the imaginary book, BUT I couldn’t put it down. Interesting plot twists. Highly recommend “The Silkworm”!

Sequel not as good. I truly enjoyed The Cuckoo's Calling but the sequel was not up to the quality of the first. There are way too many characters and the only ones that were well developed were the ones appearing in the ongoing series. The novel itself was much too long with the protagonist mulling the same thoughts over and over and over. The murder victim never becomes truly known as a person and ultimately I honestly didn't care who killed him. I had to make myself finish the book only because I had too much time and money invested to simply quit.

Tough to Follow at Times but Packed with Suspense!. A little tough to follow (don't try to read this unless you are completely concentrating) and almost too graphic (some of the descriptions made me a little nauseous) but amazingly suspenseful book, with a fantastic plot!!

Great Book!. A wonderful sequel to the Cuckoo's Calling. Very entertaining with many twists and turns in the plot. You will not be disappointed!

The Silkworm. Rowling's Potter books were brilliant, and The Cuckcoo's Calling was good, but this book was a huge disappointment. Too long, too slow moving, too little action, and too many under developed characters about whom I could have cared less! Except for my compulsion to finish what I start, I would have stopped reading many, many times. I do NOT recommend except to those who like gratuitous sexual references and gore.

The Silkworm. Cormoran Strike and Robin, his assistant are a wonderful sleuthing pair. I look forward to more books in this series and can't wait to see what's next! Hard to put this one down and tend to life!

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Silkworm. Slow doesn't hold my interest. Tooooo much time spent on trivial, uninteresting details.

The Silkworm. Take out the detailed descriptions of Strike's travels on foot, by bus, subway, train and car, the problems with his leg, his living conditions and the gloomy London weather and this 450 page book would shrink to half. Having enjoyed Cuckoo Calling was looking forward to this but found it tiresome reading.

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