The Clinic (Alex Delaware Series #11)

Fine line between a good book and a trashy one

I read Jonathan Kellerman's 'The Clinic'; it captured my attention, UNTIL I came upon the racist word 'Nigger' listed in his book not ONCE but TWICE (page 421 and 423) It should be noted that author Jonathan Kellerman, mentions NO other race, save for the ones which he calls NIGGERS and he does so TWICE both in a negative and derogatory context. I had to re-read the passage twice just to make sure that what I was reading was correct. On page 421, the character, written by the author uses the word and describes them as individuals who are only on welfare (which statistics would prove otherwise; especially in the time the character was referring to. On page 423, we read that niggers are individuals who rape (and this is a mild word compared to what the author wrote) children (once again statistics would prove otherwise). These words could DEFINITELY have been avoided but the author purposely and willfully chose to only to include them but to associate them with VILE definitions/examples. I definitely will NEVER read any of Jonathan Kellerman's books again and will continue to tell everyone about this authors flagrant disregard, disrespect and discrimination of minorities through his books. I would give this book 0 star, but 1 was the lowest I could go; the same goes for the author.

1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Jonathan Kellerman

His writing is always fascinating, well done, have not tired of the characters through the 11 books. it's been interesting seeing the character development through the years

Really bad one

I do like the Alex Delaware books but this one was probably one of the worst: trashy, too many 'unexpected' twists, not a great story. Jonathan Kellerman is a fun author to read but not on this one!

Not one of his best

I've read a lot of Kellerman's books. I thought that this one wasn't very plausible at all. I had to force myself to finish it. I didn't care about the 'victim,' Hope Devane, enough to become engaged in the story.

Lots of twists and turns!!!!!

This is an amazing book. The plot is verry good and it makes you wonder what is going to happen next. This book kept me up all night turning pages.

Great Book

This was truly, a Kellerman masterpiece. The plot was good, but the character development was the best part of the novel. Only thing I didn't like was the book was left unfinished, & I would surely give it 5 stars if the Kellerman had found a way to throw the killer in jail.

Wonderful Story

This was the first book by Jonathan Kellerman that I read. Not bad at all! It kept me guessing till the end. The story had a great plot. I like it.

Just an 'o.k.' book

This was my first Kellerman read and while I wasn't totally impressed, I wasn't scared off either. This book just moved very slowly. I've read other Kellerman books since and have enjoyed them more. If it's given to you, read it. Otherwise.......

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