Dating A Story - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T02:13:02Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:78649?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A78880&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI caved. Blame it on the slee…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-10-10:537324:Comment:801312007-10-10T03:57:28.048ZDADavenporthttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DADavenport
I caved. Blame it on the sleek shaven head, the dark glasses, the devastating Australian accent... the twenty bucks he slipped me when you weren't looking. : p
I caved. Blame it on the sleek shaven head, the dark glasses, the devastating Australian accent... the twenty bucks he slipped me when you weren't looking. : p I already have it. O:)tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-10-10:537324:Comment:801222007-10-10T03:47:38.004ZDaniel Hatadihttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/danielhatadi
I already have it. O:)
I already have it. O:) Proof there's something for e…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-10-10:537324:Comment:801202007-10-10T03:46:59.486ZSandra Ruttanhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Sandramre
Proof there's something for everyone. I like the aspect of discovering a new place through fiction, though, and some locations are overdone, so I'm already less likely to pick up a book in NYC over a book set in Denver (everything else being equal in terms of appeal and reason to believe it will be a good read). You could say I was predisposed to an aversion to the location, and this book just pushed it over the edge for me.
Proof there's something for everyone. I like the aspect of discovering a new place through fiction, though, and some locations are overdone, so I'm already less likely to pick up a book in NYC over a book set in Denver (everything else being equal in terms of appeal and reason to believe it will be a good read). You could say I was predisposed to an aversion to the location, and this book just pushed it over the edge for me. How much will you pay for the…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-10-10:537324:Comment:801182007-10-10T03:44:21.794ZSandra Ruttanhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Sandramre
How much will you pay for the information? ; )
How much will you pay for the information? ; ) I SO want to know who this is…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-10-10:537324:Comment:800692007-10-10T01:58:24.253ZDaniel Hatadihttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/danielhatadi
I SO want to know who this is now!
I SO want to know who this is now! Daggone! And I thought I hate…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-10-10:537324:Comment:800672007-10-10T01:51:28.937ZDADavenporthttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DADavenport
Daggone! And I thought <i>I</i> hated it! Oh well, she has a legion of fans out there, so go figure!
Daggone! And I thought <i>I</i> hated it! Oh well, she has a legion of fans out there, so go figure! Oh, the 'New Yorky' comment s…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-10-10:537324:Comment:800592007-10-10T01:26:04.289ZSandra Ruttanhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Sandramre
Oh, the 'New Yorky' comment suggests it is the same book! In fact, that book not only turned me off said author, but pretty much anything set in NYC after that.
Oh, the 'New Yorky' comment suggests it is the same book! In fact, that book not only turned me off said author, but pretty much anything set in NYC after that. LOL, I'll just bet it was! To…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-10-09:537324:Comment:799312007-10-09T17:18:06.327ZDADavenporthttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DADavenport
LOL, I'll just bet it was! Too "in-the-know" New Yorky for me. Still walk right past her section in the store without a second glance.
LOL, I'll just bet it was! Too "in-the-know" New Yorky for me. Still walk right past her section in the store without a second glance. I agree, and I had the exact…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-10-09:537324:Comment:799132007-10-09T15:42:54.403ZSandra Ruttanhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Sandramre
I agree, and I had the exact same reaction to a debut novel years ago... Wonder if it was the same one!
I agree, and I had the exact same reaction to a debut novel years ago... Wonder if it was the same one! I was totally turned off by t…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-10-09:537324:Comment:798872007-10-09T12:49:10.251ZDADavenporthttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DADavenport
I was totally turned off by the debut novel of a highly successful crime novelist years ago. The namedropping was a tad annoying. But the thing that really pushed me over the edge was the nonstop usage of designer names. It was Armani this and Gucci that, ad nauseum. I wanted to smack the protagonist upside her head with one of her finely crafted Italian shoes. I certainly don't need Haute Couture shoved down my throat when I want to be drawn into a story. I could not identify with her at all.…
I was totally turned off by the debut novel of a highly successful crime novelist years ago. The namedropping was a tad annoying. But the thing that really pushed me over the edge was the nonstop usage of designer names. It was Armani this and Gucci that, ad nauseum. I wanted to smack the protagonist upside her head with one of her finely crafted Italian shoes. I certainly don't need Haute Couture shoved down my throat when I want to be drawn into a story. I could not identify with her at all. It was so distracting from the meat of the book that I have not read another by her since.<br />
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Then again, I think that items like Aspirin, Leatherman or Coke have become the norm and are perfectly acceptable. It's a little awkward reading, "Pain reliever" or "Multi-purpose tool" or "carbonated beverege" and disturbs the flow of the narrative.<br />
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Also, I prefer when an author from Scotland or Australia, for example, use their own vernacular rather than Americanize a book for me. If I can't take an educated guess at what a Tim-Tam is then shame on me.