tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post7047300764257694941..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: This is what I mean when I say "vivid writing"Janet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-20932963208493703312013-03-22T19:08:12.583-04:002013-03-22T19:08:12.583-04:00Wow. I haven't made it to the story yet becaus...Wow. I haven't made it to the story yet because I keep re-reading the editor's intro. It's one hell of a piece of writing all by itself (which, I suspect, is the point).Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07794312228223197413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-36615917238785686042013-03-22T17:26:40.579-04:002013-03-22T17:26:40.579-04:00I have not yet finished it. But I'll say that ...I have not yet finished it. But I'll say that the first paragraph certainly is a mouthful. I do like the stated foreshadowing: "But more of him, the sub-leaser, the stranger, to come."<br /><br />I also, always, appreciate clever turns of phrase. "Next to the pipe sits a modest bookshelf where I have invested a paperback library" (specifically the use of "invested") just resonates well with my ear.Michael Seesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03694187657718931214noreply@blogger.com