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November 2003
Reviews
Death Stalker, was for me an immensly enjoyable read. I loved how the action starts from the very first page and
propells you through the rest of the story. The characters are well written, though they do become more finely drawn
in later novels. The world and the many different plot lines come together in a wild crescendo of frantic story telling
that is believable and hilarious. Unfortunately there are some major drawbacks as well. The novelist tries far too hard
for funny. Some things are better left to imagination of the reader, and the characters do tend to become caricatures
for the sake of a good joke instead of being true to who they are. Also, Mr. Green tends to over use, and I mean
OVER USE the same expresssions. I don't tend to notice if its three times or less, but more than that it becomes extreemly
redundant and easy even for me to catch. Over all, a decent read, but with major draw backs to this and unfortuantely the
rest of the Death Stalker saga.
This was a fun and exciting read. The action started in the first few pages and carried on throughout the book without feeling
forced. This story definately felt well-plotted and gave me few reasons to gripe. Unfortunately, it did not prevent the
odd gripe.
| Gripe #1: Redundant Imagery | I was a bit annoyed by the writer's occasional slip into repetition. If I had read "death's head grin" one more time I might have done something drastic. |
| Gripe #2: Action Dialogue | This gripe cost the book a full star in my estimation. The writer's attempt to infuse humor into tense situations was executed very poorly. The extent of it came down to a character repling to bad news with variations of "I wish you hadn't said that." or "Next time, keep it to yourself." Not just once or twice. It was ALL THE TIME! |
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This book, although only taking a week of my time, was not worth reading. I found it too long, boring and disjointed.