Review: Mmmmm
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 8, 2009
To be honest, I am not sure how to review this particular novella. It seemed like half of the novella (watching those Kindle dots) was a list of who's who in the series. It features Henry Parker as a journalist, his girlfriend Amanda, and a recovering alcoholic Jack as the good guys. Then there were plenty of bad guys.The story had some good elements that makes me want to read the rest of the series, which I'm sure is the author's intention (see his introduction in the book as to why people "bought" it--the third reason was because it was free). However, his style of writing annoyed me a bit. It seemed too forced, too artificial, to immature. Or perhaps I'm spoiled by the wonderful writing in the F. Paul Wilson's Repairman Jack series. I think Pinter should read this series and study the writing and plot advancement and use what he gets out of his study to improve his writing. I'm sorry if that sounds overly harsh, but I really hate it when I see a promising writer like Jason Pinter writing in a style that needs an overhaul! Just my humble opinion.