John Blair
2008-09-30 19:03:40 UTC
A thought on something new to talk about.
For someone who started life as a cartoon writer (so I understand), Peter
OD in my view is a miraculous novel thriller writer.
The plots, the gadgets, the characters are terrific, but the most remarkable
thing to me is the quality of the writing the action lines and passages
that are extraordinarily well paced and scripted, or humorous lines that are
just wonderful.
Lines that stand out in my memory even though I haven't read the book from
which they're taken for years.
So, here's what I propose:
Write to the group with one or more of your favorite lines from the novels,
from memory. Lines that when you think of them immediately put you back in
the scene. Were not trying for obscure esoterica but in some sense the
opposite, the lines that really really stand out for you.
Don't cite the source book leave that to the readers.
And readers, when you read them, *don't* write the answer back to the group
leave the fun for the other readers. And because its from memory, forgive
us if we don't get the quote exactly right.
It would be great if the original author of each post could follow up and
post the sources after a few days, so we can mentally check our answers.
It would be really interesting (for me at least :) ) to know if the lines
that are so memorable to me are also memorable to others.
If we get any response, I undertake to assemble everything into a list for
forwarding to Peter ODonnell, or to put on Helens site if she's agreeable!
Cheers
John
Here are my three:
Break right, princess.
Despair came very close.
Its cheaper, Willie said sagely.
For someone who started life as a cartoon writer (so I understand), Peter
OD in my view is a miraculous novel thriller writer.
The plots, the gadgets, the characters are terrific, but the most remarkable
thing to me is the quality of the writing the action lines and passages
that are extraordinarily well paced and scripted, or humorous lines that are
just wonderful.
Lines that stand out in my memory even though I haven't read the book from
which they're taken for years.
So, here's what I propose:
Write to the group with one or more of your favorite lines from the novels,
from memory. Lines that when you think of them immediately put you back in
the scene. Were not trying for obscure esoterica but in some sense the
opposite, the lines that really really stand out for you.
Don't cite the source book leave that to the readers.
And readers, when you read them, *don't* write the answer back to the group
leave the fun for the other readers. And because its from memory, forgive
us if we don't get the quote exactly right.
It would be great if the original author of each post could follow up and
post the sources after a few days, so we can mentally check our answers.
It would be really interesting (for me at least :) ) to know if the lines
that are so memorable to me are also memorable to others.
If we get any response, I undertake to assemble everything into a list for
forwarding to Peter ODonnell, or to put on Helens site if she's agreeable!
Cheers
John
Here are my three:
Break right, princess.
Despair came very close.
Its cheaper, Willie said sagely.