Trai’s Reviews > The Alienist > Status Update

My biggest problem so far is that as engaging as I find it, Carr isn't even TRYING to be anything but an ACD Holmes pastiche. Laszlo is definitely an homage and the way John (JOHN.) talks about him is so similar to the way Watson talks about Holmes. There's even one or two lines of dialogue that were almost direct quotes. I love the story but the number of similarities is a bit off-putting.