Bossy Monkey
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Wed Sep-06-06 08:48 PM
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Vachss has had a new Burke novel out for 3 weeks & nobody told me?! |
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There will be trouble. http://www.vachss.com/mask_market/index.htmlYeah, I know, nobody knows what I'm talking about. Do yourself a favor. Go find out.
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Wed Sep-06-06 10:13 PM
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1. Thanks for the heads up. |
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Does it deal with child exploitation?
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Bossy Monkey
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Wed Sep-06-06 10:25 PM
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2. Follow the link and you'll know all I know |
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but they all do to a greater or lesser degree. From the blurb, this looks like a greater degree one.
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Fri Sep-08-06 01:33 PM
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6. Now I've read it. I'm not saying you shouldn't, but |
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it was something less than electrifying. Literally, it goes almost 200 pages with nothing happening. Starts with a bang, ends with a bang, with a whole lot of words in between. I read it in two three-hour jags at the library. Maybe I'm desensitized, but it seems like he was pulling his punches a little bit. Yes it deals with child exploitation. Eventually. Sort of. There are a lot of plot strands that aren't fully explained; that's one. Still good, and still with a lot of heart but a little odd and not fully fleshed out. Probably needed one more edit before shipping out. Oh well.
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Thu Sep-07-06 08:11 AM
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3. Those are my favorite books! |
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:bounce: Although I haven't read any in awhile.
:hi: :bounce:
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Fri Sep-08-06 01:33 PM
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Thu Sep-07-06 08:21 AM
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4. I was reading his stuff 20 years ago, and loved it.. but then it started |
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to always be the same story.
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Thu Sep-07-06 11:08 AM
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5. ... and latterly it's become more like Burke vs the World Crime League |
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but nobody commands narrative voice like Vachss.
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Fri Sep-08-06 01:58 PM
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8. If you like Vachss' work, you might like |
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Lee Child's "Jack Reacher" series. Obviously Reacher isn't Burke (Reacher is an ex-Army investigator), but I'm a big fan of Vachss and I like 'em both. As always, YMMV. :)
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