tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post5529251818539648595..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: One of the best opening scenes I've ever readJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-4088320850701116522013-07-23T15:14:30.220-04:002013-07-23T15:14:30.220-04:00The sample is now on my Kindle. Dammit, I'm S...The sample is now on my Kindle. Dammit, I'm SUPPOSED to be writing!<br /><br />Must forward to a friend who used to do high-level audits. Sounds like something he would love! And then I won't be alone in the "should be writing" club. :-)Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02637010194234948441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-66912571836311398152013-07-19T09:03:57.431-04:002013-07-19T09:03:57.431-04:00Meh. It struck me as rather garish, a caricature o...Meh. It struck me as rather garish, a caricature of reality. But then again, I suppose that's what this sort of book is supposed to be about and why I would never read one of these. Technically, it seemed fine.TonyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13220000656903359965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-16507035661407309262013-07-19T08:33:03.777-04:002013-07-19T08:33:03.777-04:00I thought the opening was good, but calling it one...I thought the opening was good, but calling it one of the best is subjective to say the least. Honestly, if I had picked up this book, I would have put it back down when I got to "Pittsburgh's local rust belt was right outside...."<br /> <br />Why do people think Pittsburgh is still the old steel mill town it use to be? It's not. I won't bore you with facts about Pittsburgh's economy today, but unless this story takes place before the 1990s, traces of that local rust belt within the city limits are long gone. If you're looking for dilapidated steel mills in South Side or Homestead, you're going to find chic shopping centers with great restaurants, boutiques, etc., instead.<br /><br />I may have spent more than half my life in Paris (not Texas) but when you're from the 'Burgh, you're from the 'Burgh!LynnRodzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10796099106913990163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-83498901908666853912013-07-19T07:01:13.955-04:002013-07-19T07:01:13.955-04:00What happens when you skim 10% off the top!
Ouch....What happens when you skim 10% off the top!<br /><br />Ouch...fun writing, will pick it up. (no pun intended.)french sojournhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14262858704848580714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-83451125962099195572013-07-18T22:09:42.223-04:002013-07-18T22:09:42.223-04:00Nice - my brother did audit work at a major compan...Nice - my brother did audit work at a major company and he liked the line about it being a hostile interrogation - so three thumbs up for accuracy. BPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407715408242911362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-16794942145893115752013-07-18T17:03:55.948-04:002013-07-18T17:03:55.948-04:00
I love the line where he shoots the Harvard diplo...<br />I love the line where he shoots the Harvard diploma. Warms the heart.NotaWarriorPrincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01754153935155853192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-90635724000385187032013-07-18T15:59:41.750-04:002013-07-18T15:59:41.750-04:00Tremendous.Tremendous.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794791220323089387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-39715008218365615162013-07-18T14:31:59.552-04:002013-07-18T14:31:59.552-04:00Well done.
Great crisp writing.
Zowie!Well done.<br /><br />Great crisp writing.<br /><br />Zowie!Steve Stubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13421775912951050610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-60865754879086732442013-07-18T12:50:01.196-04:002013-07-18T12:50:01.196-04:00I think I may have nightmares from that last line....I think I may have nightmares from that last line. Sure, not Andrew Grant's "Even" genital-losing nightmares, but I still just crossed my legs reading it. Well done.Steve Fortihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00600586774875484954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-61888472491665852142013-07-18T12:27:18.899-04:002013-07-18T12:27:18.899-04:00Wow! Just ... Wow!
Back to school, all of us, I g...Wow! Just ... Wow!<br /><br />Back to school, all of us, I guess. 'Cuz that sets the bar pretty damn high!John "Ol' Chumbucket" Baurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17120550659339089195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-51227513154140748272013-07-18T11:40:00.645-04:002013-07-18T11:40:00.645-04:00Concur with Colin.
Now I have to buy some books....Concur with Colin. <br /><br />Now I have to buy some books. <br />Thanks Janet!Landrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16099833600342085109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-27671245498269581372013-07-18T10:19:54.268-04:002013-07-18T10:19:54.268-04:00This is the SECOND book? Oh maan, now I've got...This is the SECOND book? Oh maan, now I've got to read the FIRST before I can read this and find out what happens next..!<br /><br />Don't you love it when a book promotes itself? :)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-6315431327011593392013-07-18T09:50:46.534-04:002013-07-18T09:50:46.534-04:00I was just thinking of Jack Reacher as I read the ...I was just thinking of Jack Reacher as I read the bit with the camera and the weapons fire. Cool!Greg L. Turnquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171029090321889292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-77667851887553603922013-07-18T09:26:13.137-04:002013-07-18T09:26:13.137-04:00I wish it weren't 40 minutes earlier than my l...I wish it weren't 40 minutes earlier than my local bookstore's opening time. And that I didn't have to work until six.Ramon A. Clefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09908417389869020951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-35540656416757564822013-07-18T09:12:37.516-04:002013-07-18T09:12:37.516-04:00Holy crap. Now I have to go buy this so I know wha...Holy crap. Now I have to go buy this so I know what happens next!<br /><br />He did a great job of pulling the reader in from the first sentence. Even though I have no idea what's going on, I feel compelled to read on.Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.com