[ebooktalk] Re: DISTRACTIONS
- From: "Shell" <shell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:32:28 +0100
Hi Ian,
I am still reading The Burning Man by Alan Russell and really enjoying it.
There are some corny jokes in it though, I agree, but the story is good and I
like the characters a lot.
Shell.
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From: "Ian Macrae" <ian.macrae1@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 7:00 PM
To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [ebooktalk] DISTRACTIONS
> Well, I'm afraid I gave up on the Alan Russell. There were a number of
> triggers. first, the book is based on a conceit involving ancient Greek
> mythology. Each time the author makes a mythological allusion, he has to
> explain it on the basis that it will be a mystery to many readers. As the
> book is littered with these this quickly becomes tiresome. Secondly there
> are a number of very lame jokes relating to Greek and Roman mythology. but
> the third and the real killer was that I listened to the Guardian books
> podcast which focussed on horror. This included an interview with a south
> African born writer called Lauren Beukes. She has recently published a book
> about a time-travelling serial killer. Well, I mean, it was no contest. Her
> book is proving much more satisfactory.
>
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