----- Original Message ----- Jack Bludis wrote:
> There were some confusing point of view scenes
in
> which Elvis pulls back and observes a scene
so
> objectively that I didn't realize that
those
> parts of the book were in first person.
It's not a first person novel. There are scenes recounted
where Elvis could not have been present. Crais uses multiple
viewpoint narration and its effectiveness is debatable . I'm
not entirely convinced that third and first person can sit
comfortably side by side. It's an easy way to circumvent all
the usual hurdles of first person narration and can come
across as a bit of a cheat. Harlan Coben uses the same
technique in "Gone For Good" with similarly ambiguous
results. However, despite the unusual POV switching, I have
to confess, like Jack, that I didn't let it stop me enjoying
the book.
> Joe Pike? To me, he seemed as over the top
as
> Spenser's Hawk, but in context this is a nit
and
> not a major complaint.
We have a Hawk. We have a Pike. What's next? A mammal? Whale,
the bloated sidekick? Pitt-Bull, the loyal sidekick? Or just
Bull, the shit sidekick?
Al
Hump, another monosyllabic sidekick:
www.allanguthrie.co.uk/dennis.htm
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