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?)
Gosh, Happiest Catholic, I can hardly wait to visit Barnes & Nobles this weekend and ignore that book!
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Thought I'd better warn ya. *tapping ash from Chesterfield*
ReplyDeleteReading that book must be giving you some time served in Purgatory points!
ReplyDeletePurgatory, kid? Good point. Thanks for the tip. Here's a nickel. Don't spend it all in one place.
ReplyDeleteIt is posts like this that keep me comin back, lady.
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Keep that smokin up and I won't be passin the kid to YOU anytime soon! :)
Only someone like you would pass a kid to a dame like me. Whaddaya think, I'm gonna put down the gin or the gun to hold it? :-D
ReplyDeleteOh, great. Julie D has gone ooooold school gangster... or moll. :)
ReplyDeleteSo you're holding a cigarette, a gun and a glass of gin? Pretty talented, kid.
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