Sunday, June 04, 2006
Agonista? Plus a Find
Oui, je suis l'agonista. Rather than make up words in English, I'm making them up in French so as to disguise how I avoided things today. My synopsis continues to be agonizing. I have made slow progress, but progress nonetheless.
I've found a new author, I think I hope. I just read
Lee Child's One Shot and stayed up horrendously late reading it. I finished it over breakfast this morning. I know it was a good book because when I was done, I was torn between giving it to my sister to read or my father. I elected to give the book to my dad first. Then my sister. I think they'll be hooked, too. Good story, interesting writing style. It reminded me of McDonald's Travis McGee stories, which I loved years ago. As with McDonald, there's something quintessentially male about the writing, but (as with McDonald) the story and the characters are compelling. Highly recommended. I'll be reading more of Child, that's for sure. Yay on finding a new author!
I forgot to mention that one thing I especially liked about
One Shot was the plot twists. Very well executed and laid down so that even when I knew they were coming, I was enthralled and surprised. He has a spare writing style that I liked, particularly since it's so different from my own.
