Lethal White and the comfort of a series

Lethal White is the fourth book in the Cormoran Strike series by Robert Galbraith, JK Rowling’s pseudonym for these books.

There are seven published books in the series so far and the 8th one is about to be published this year.

As you can imagine I loved Harry Potter although it took me a very long time to read them, and being able to enjoy JK Rowling’s talent in the Cormoran Strike books is such a great joy.

I have shared before that, I am not the kind of person to rush through a series that I love. I like to read one book, take a break, read others and then get back to the series. I do this because I like to prolong the joy of reading about those worlds, to be able to enjoy the characters and their experiences for a longer time.

I have read the three books before this one and now, when we went traveling, I took Lethal White with me because it is a chunky book, and because (although I was tempted) I could not carry too many books with me, plane luggage is expensive.

So, I thought that, seeing how thick it is, it will take me a long time to read it (I am what I would kindly call, a slow reader).

I took one of my Strike books in the idea that I will read it and leave it here with a friend, not carry it back home.

As a true book hoarder I have all the Strike novels in a few different editions. Why? There is no reasonable answer to that, just that I do, so leaving this one here will not hurt my library.

It happened though that the book got me so good, that I finished it well ahead time. Meaning before my trip finished, and I find myself longing for that world, wishing I had the next one with me to start it asap. No drama, I have it at home, so I can read it then, but I enjoy the feeling of longing for that world.

It must be a well written book, with a wonderfully built world, with greatly constructed characters to make you want to still be there and just see what happens next once you finished the book you are holding. The beauty of the series I think, they give you the chance to enjoy your faves in several books.

Lethal White is well constructed, written in a way that flows through you. It does not feel like you need to take double-takes to grasp the meaning. The pace is quick, but not too fast to hurt the characters or the story.

I liked the grammatical tense of the story and the way the chapters alternate different characters point of view.

Throughout the book appear quotes from Henrik Ibsen’s play Rosmersholm, and, funny enough, I was able to find an old Romanian edition of the play as I want to also read it.

I am a fan of the books, so I stayed well away from the HBO series, because I do not like to have things in my head that are not from the books. Once I have read the books I can give the series a try. Yes, indeed, I am that annoying person that blurts out ‘But that is not how it was in the book!!!’ I am lovable like that!

I must say, that I might make an exception and start on the next book in the series Troubled Blood sooner than I would have normally, just because I miss them so much, and there is a new one coming out this year, so I will still have quite a few to get through.