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Oct. 20th, 2007 09:20 amApparently there's a crime called "uttering"; involves knowingly presenting and putting into use forged documents. Ran across it in a summary of what was wrong with Double Jeopardy, legally speaking. I just like the term.
Got the third Eden Moore novel by Cherie Priest on Thursday night; just meant to walk in to browse, saw it, picked it up. This one's Neither Flesh Nor Feathers, and I am expecting it to be at least as good as the last two. Should have it done in a week at the latest.
Finishing up 13 Bullets. Still have no indication of the eponymous thirteen bullets, although I suppose there might be that many bullets in the clip of one of the guns the cops use--would have to check. Interesting setting, workable story, but there's a kind of anti-Mary-Sue vibe going that's a little distracting and the writing sometimes seems a touch repetitive. (Sidenote: "Scapegrace" is a lovely name.)
Finished Joe Hill's Heart-Shaped Box, having bought it on Tuesday and started it Wednesday night. Fast read. I like it; while the style is about as close to King's as King's early short stories were to Matheson's (very), there tends to be less description more evenly spaced throughout the story, and the tone of events described are very different; much more immediate and accepted, I guess, though I realize I'm judging based off one novel alone. Had a little trouble accepting Georgia's characterization--I don't know *why* she didn't try to leave--but as events got worse it made much more sense. Would definitely like to lay hands upon his short story collection.
Got the third Eden Moore novel by Cherie Priest on Thursday night; just meant to walk in to browse, saw it, picked it up. This one's Neither Flesh Nor Feathers, and I am expecting it to be at least as good as the last two. Should have it done in a week at the latest.
Finishing up 13 Bullets. Still have no indication of the eponymous thirteen bullets, although I suppose there might be that many bullets in the clip of one of the guns the cops use--would have to check. Interesting setting, workable story, but there's a kind of anti-Mary-Sue vibe going that's a little distracting and the writing sometimes seems a touch repetitive. (Sidenote: "Scapegrace" is a lovely name.)
Finished Joe Hill's Heart-Shaped Box, having bought it on Tuesday and started it Wednesday night. Fast read. I like it; while the style is about as close to King's as King's early short stories were to Matheson's (very), there tends to be less description more evenly spaced throughout the story, and the tone of events described are very different; much more immediate and accepted, I guess, though I realize I'm judging based off one novel alone. Had a little trouble accepting Georgia's characterization--I don't know *why* she didn't try to leave--but as events got worse it made much more sense. Would definitely like to lay hands upon his short story collection.
