tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post3169497394741986412..comments2024-02-05T10:41:31.777-05:00Comments on I Saw Lightning Fall: Dynamite Has a Strange SavorLoren Eatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-20157912063242329352010-06-19T20:10:01.549-04:002010-06-19T20:10:01.549-04:00Be sure to send me a publicity copy. By the way, I...Be sure to send me a publicity copy. By the way, I think an absurdist thriller about being lost in government bureaucracy because of a lost Social Security card would make a fine novel. There you are, madam, go to it!Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-47992612071543166222010-06-18T23:12:40.046-04:002010-06-18T23:12:40.046-04:00At the rate I'm going with reviews, I'm ki...At the rate I'm going with reviews, I'm kinda hoping the next one on my blog will be...of my novel. (No, it's not even written yet. But I can dream. FIVE stars! Amazing plot! Profound characters! Shocking twist!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-79540945812291053532010-06-18T20:58:22.845-04:002010-06-18T20:58:22.845-04:00Aerin,
I think you've got your hands full con...Aerin,<br /><br />I think you've got your hands full convincing the Social Security bureaucrats that you exist. Maybe book reviews will be forthcoming once the existential crisis gets resolved?Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-21362612134128023022010-06-18T20:57:24.981-04:002010-06-18T20:57:24.981-04:00CR,
Actually, I've got Shotgun ordered!CR,<br /><br />Actually, I've got <i>Shotgun</i> ordered!Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-80593937545837450822010-06-18T20:57:06.895-04:002010-06-18T20:57:06.895-04:00B.,
Okay, I rarely change posts after they go up,...B.,<br /><br />Okay, I rarely change posts after they go up, but I replaced "romantic" in the first paragraph with "romanticism." Hopefully that will clear up any <i>Brokeback</i>-related confusion.<br /><br />The fusion is quite seamless, and I generally enjoyed the book. There are just a few parts that felt a little ... odd. Worth a read, it's entertaining and moves fast.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-2032201150215786872010-06-18T18:11:31.716-04:002010-06-18T18:11:31.716-04:00I am reminded, Loren, that our paths first crossed...I am reminded, Loren, that our paths first crossed with our reviews of "In the Woods." Remember, back when I reviewed books? Good times, good times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-42221383330911170572010-06-18T16:59:12.417-04:002010-06-18T16:59:12.417-04:00I think the sequel does a much better job of mixin...I think the sequel does a much better job of mixing the two. Shotgun Alley might, in fact, be single-handed retroactive justification for the oddness of Dynamite Road. (And it is certainly a far better book.)Chestertonian Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550643992523840950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-21300180305796766802010-06-18T09:51:32.622-04:002010-06-18T09:51:32.622-04:00Now I'm confused about what underlying themes ...Now I'm confused about what underlying themes you're slinging, Loren. I thought I was heading into a hard-boiled <i>Brokeback</i>. Ha ha.<br /><br />Is the mixture well done or does it feel frentic, a story running around the world to tag bases and tropes and pull the largest possible audience? I really enjoy fusion novels, though not fusion jazz.B. Nagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620736939701035617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-47742829302148728792010-06-18T09:16:37.381-04:002010-06-18T09:16:37.381-04:00Working relationship, SC! Curse me and my entendre...<i>Working</i> relationship, SC! Curse me and my entendre-laden word choices.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-35024699461859969352010-06-18T09:09:40.475-04:002010-06-18T09:09:40.475-04:00At first I thought Bishop and Weiss were going to ...At first I thought Bishop and Weiss were going to be the ones in a relationship. Now THAT would be interesting...Scattercathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00302815654553659644noreply@blogger.com