--- Michael Robison <
miker_zspider@yahoo.com> wrote:
> John Dale lays down a dark noir tale, but a number
of
> details kept it from being a great book. With
the
> exception of Buturov, the characters were a
little
> thin. There were so many bad guys that the shift
in
> focus was disconcerting. The narrative moved
quickly,
> but with no surprises, and although I don't see
irony
> as a required element, the story seemed weakened
by
> the lack of it. There were some sections, such
as
> Jack's midnight visit with Angela's father,
that
> struck me as unnecessary. In the end, Dale's
style
> failed to sustain the intensity that the
narrative
> demanded, causing the fear and desperation to
exist
> only on the surface, failing to deliver the
bone-deep
> angst that good noir is famous for.
Miker,
I've not read this title but your insightful comments here
made curious about something. Did the book "read" like an
early draft where the plot points weren't perhaps quite
developed and the major characters weren't fleshed out?
Ed Lynskey
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