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On the Road Again...Friday, September 5, 2008
posted by Alafair Burke at 4:21 AM
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I just read Angel's Tip (in one sitting), and the only thing I think I would change is the name of the book itself. Instead of calling it Angel's Tip I would suggest the name Out of the Park, not only because of the relevance to the first murder, but because this is exactly where you knocked it!
Feeling kind of sad for the guy at the Williamette Whatever who declared in his review that this book "is not art." The poor fellow not only missed the broad and fine strokes applied to a canvas of prose, but the commingling of finesse and boldness and the rich and vibrant color throughout the entire novel. Makes me wonder what else he's been missing?
This is art. To call it a masterpiece would be premature, because I wouldn't want to do anything to cause you to relax your enthusiasm, but I'll sure call it "masterful."
You wrote it like you had all the time in the world. It reads like every single sentence was individually crafted for maximum effect. The pacing is excellent, character development brilliant, there are subplots in the subplots, and I adore the fact that you don't bother with a 'comic relief' character, but exercise your growing ability to pull all sorts of relief effects from the very environment as the story progresses.
All these elements, combined with that cornucopia knowledge of pop culture (insert The Office comment hereabouts) filled this book to bursting with top-notch detective thriller fun.
Because it's set inside definite time parameters, and in actual locations, and a hundred other people try every day to create comparable works as a means to an end (as a job) in no means disqualifies this as art.
Dang, yer gettin' good.
Crashdaddy, WOW!!! What a review. Thanks, thanks, thanks. Wonderful words to read just before going to sleep.