Re: Re: RARA-AVIS: Why books are over 200 pages

DiePool@aol.com
Mon, 7 Sep 1998 18:01:33 EDT In a message dated 9/7/98 9:42:29 PM, you wrote:

<<Those bloated books may as well be churned out by a robot.
Appropriately, they sell like hot cakes at supermarkets.
Again, I gotta say this doesn't apply to Clancy. He does have the technical
stuff, which I believe HAS to be included in TECHNO-thrillers, but he's also
got good characters doing some interesting things. Not to ruffle any feathers,
but I've read quite a few mysteries/crime thrillers/suspensers lately that
lose me by the time the PI is in his client's pants. Doesn't it seem like a
lot of that can be churned out by a robot? A LOT of mystery books these days
are incredibly predictable as are a lot of techno-thrillers, a lot of sci-fi,
a lot of etc.

Peter Enfantino
bare*bones
Deadline Press
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