Paul Jessup
Auteur de Werewolves: An Illustrated Journal of Transformation
Œuvres de Paul Jessup
Postflesh 2 exemplaires
The Last Stand of the Ant Maker [short fiction] 2 exemplaires
Ghost Technology from the Sun 2 exemplaires
A Dissected Heart, Displayed Under Glass 1 exemplaire
The Adventures of Petal the Paperdoll Pirate 1 exemplaire
The Tower 1 exemplaire
It Tasted Like the Sea 1 exemplaire
The Secret in the House of Smiles 1 exemplaire
Stone Dogs 1 exemplaire
The Night We Burned Our Hearts Out 1 exemplaire
And Out Came Words Of Fire 1 exemplaire
Magpie codex 1 exemplaire
Light Like Knives Dragged Across the Skin 1 exemplaire
A Word Without Ghosts 1 exemplaire
The Gods Have Left Us 1 exemplaire
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Apex Science Fiction and Horror Digest #12 1 exemplaire
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- Œuvres
- 23
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- 20
- Membres
- 128
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- #157,245
- Évaluation
- 3.6
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- 13
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- 10
I hate writing bad reviews, honestly I do. But I promised a review.
I liked the premise. The execution was not good. (I don't review for typos because I know they aren't the author's fault, so I'm not even taking those into account.)
First there are a few errors that boggled my mind. Getting the wrong poison used at Jonestown (cyanide, not arsenic) and implying that those who died there died a painless death staggered me. And it was Theseus in the maze with the minotaur, not Icarus. Even if somehow these were errors in a character's thinking, there's nothing that implies such and therefore it looks like nobody bothered checking anything out.
Characters. The dialogue is awful. It doesn't sound like anyone's speech that I ever heard. The points of view of the characters blend together. Nobody has a distinct voice. The two girls--I have no idea how old they are supposed to be. Sometimes they seem quite young, other times a bit older.
I wanted to like this book, but I just couldn't.… (plus d'informations)