Category: Reviews
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The Runaway Novel
The Runaway Jury by John Grisham Another suspense/legal offering by Grisham, but this one simply misses the mark. This is the tale of a lawsuit brought by the widow of a life-long smoker against the tobacco companies, back when no one was winning such lawsuits, and the stakes are clearly enormous. The plaintiff stands to…
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Style over Substance – The Cost of Typos
A few months ago, I wrote a blog post on critics where my work was the focus of review. This one turns the tables, and I’m the one critiquing a new author. I’ve been trying to familiarize myself with the urban fantasy genre (since that’s what I’m supposed to be writing), so I’ve been reading…
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Review: Origin by Dan Brown
I’ve started writing book reviews. Entirely for myself. Only short, 1-2 pages summaries of the book I’ve just read, trying to capture the essence of the work, recording its strengths and weaknesses, and how they may relate to my own writings. This is termed “analytical reading”, an awareness of what the author is doing even…