I am reading City of Dragons by Kelli Stanley for the SFFaudio readalong in June.
About halfway through.
Comments so far.
*lighting a Chesterfield, taking a drag*
Problems?
Book has 'em in spades.
Too long.
Sentence fragments abound. For emphasis.
*lighting a Chesterfield, taking a drag*
Atmosphere conveyed: movie-noir voice-over style. (Eventually the author had to resort to full length sentences to tell the story ... but only after thoroughly confusing the reader.)
Did they use "f***" back then as frequently as lighting a cigarette?
Angsty. Too damned angsty.
Chick lit? Tough noir? Make up your mind.
Did I say too damned long? Should've.
*lighting a Chesterfield, taking a drag*
More details later. After I've finished.
*lighting a Chesterfield, taking a drag*
(Yes, that's my fourth cigarette in as many minutes. For dramatic emphasis, dammit. And to show how tough I am. Without that and my pumps tapping on the sidewalk, how would we know the era?)
