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Prepping for the interview cut into my reading time this week.
22) Transgressions: Ed McBain edited this collection of 10 detective/suspense/thriller novellas, including one of his own 87th precienct stories, shortly before his death. It's lengthy, and it's not possiblt to get into a groove with it they way you can with a novel because the plot and writing style change very 10 to 40 thousand words. As with all such collections some stories are better than others, but it did do exactly what I hoped it would, which was introduce me to the writings of several authors I might not have read otherwise. Donald Westlake has a Dortmunder story in it, and as a result I shall be tracking those down. Sharyn McCrumb's biographical sketch of an antebellum Ressurectionist was more than enough to get me interested in her other work. Jeffery Deaver's introductory adventure of Westchester County's Statistical Detective was certainly good enough to make me want to see him again. Stephen King's post 9-11 piece was solid, and reminded me that I really need to read more "classic" King, if only becuase it's part of the cultural consciousness - hence I now have 'Salem's Lot out of the library. Some of the other work just didn't grab me, or they telegraphed their endings too much for my liking - a common failing in the Novella format.
22) Transgressions: Ed McBain edited this collection of 10 detective/suspense/thriller novellas, including one of his own 87th precienct stories, shortly before his death. It's lengthy, and it's not possiblt to get into a groove with it they way you can with a novel because the plot and writing style change very 10 to 40 thousand words. As with all such collections some stories are better than others, but it did do exactly what I hoped it would, which was introduce me to the writings of several authors I might not have read otherwise. Donald Westlake has a Dortmunder story in it, and as a result I shall be tracking those down. Sharyn McCrumb's biographical sketch of an antebellum Ressurectionist was more than enough to get me interested in her other work. Jeffery Deaver's introductory adventure of Westchester County's Statistical Detective was certainly good enough to make me want to see him again. Stephen King's post 9-11 piece was solid, and reminded me that I really need to read more "classic" King, if only becuase it's part of the cultural consciousness - hence I now have 'Salem's Lot out of the library. Some of the other work just didn't grab me, or they telegraphed their endings too much for my liking - a common failing in the Novella format.
