In a message dated 10/14/2007 9:29:22 P.M. Eastern
Daylight Time,
IndieCrime@gmail.com writes:
Nathan Cain wrote:
>
> I enjoyed the essay. I think Tough Luck is
Starr's
> best novel, too. The final scene is one of the
best
> endings ever.
>
> ************
> I didn't like the book. The protagonist seemed
to
> just barely care about his predicament and I
couldn't
> care much more. It left me with no
feeling
> whatsoever, unlike all the books I enjoy that make
a
> big impact. I didn't go back for more.
>
> miker
>
Tough Luck was my least favorite of Starr's books. I started
with Nothing Personal, which has remained my favorite, but I
think his complexity of character has deepened with Lights
Out and The Follower. Somebody complained that his
"characters bring on their own fate." Well, of course! That's
been the key to good fiction since Aristotle taught it.
Vicki
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