I am reading Hull 30 based on this list. It is plodding and heavy. It would get beaten up in any book critique group that I have ever been in. Every time I pick it up and start reading, I fall asleep. I have enjoyed Greg Bear much more in other things I've read.
Gary -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of delancey Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 1:16 PM To: R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association Subject: Re: spec fic picks I read the Cronin. It was truly a mystery why it got an ocean of publicity, stacks at Wegmans, etc. It was a laborious vampire novel -- kind of two novels stuck together, actually. Fair, but not original and really very slow. He's a "literary" writer who switched to vampires, and I think the publisher thought they could sell him as the Cormac McCarthy of vampires. It worked for McCarthy, even though he's a crap writer, so I guess that was a good idea on their part. Cronin has presold the movie rights, is promising a long series, etc., so we may hear more about him. But, really, the Cronin book is positively minor league compared to THE WINDUP GIRL. Or ZERO HISTORY. cd On Dec 14, 11:29 pm, Alicia Henn <[email protected]> wrote: > http://www.npr.org/2010/12/13/131905654/otherworldly----the-year-s-mo... > > Here's one critic's picks for the best spec fic of 2010. Has anyone > read any of these? Any opinions? > > Alicia -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en.
