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by Kim Powers
ISBN: 0786720336
Hardcover: 256 pages
Condition: New
Comments: Sold with pride and shipped with confirmation for US addresses. No publisher marks, no shelf wear.
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Fascinating read
Rating  (4)
Date: 2008-10-10
Capote in Kansas: A Ghost Story by Kim Powers is a fictional account of the relationship between Truman Capote and Harper Lee. The book opens over twenty years after the publication of In Cold Blood with Truman being haunted by the ghost of Nancy Clutter. Even though he hadn't spoken to Nelle (Harper Lee) in twenty years, he calls her in the middle of the night. From there, the book explores their relationship from childhood to Truman's death. It also delves into the affect writing and researching the book In Cold Blood had on their relationship and on them individually. At one point, Nelle wondered, "What had happened to them in Kansas? Had those murders so sapped them they didn't have anything left over to put on the page?" Capote in Kansas also examines the controversy surrounding the authorship of To Kill a Mockingbird.
Of course, this is a work of fiction. In an author's note at the back of the book, Kim Powers explains how he came to write the book and the research he undertook in preparation for writing it. So, while this book is fiction, much of it is based on real events. The thoughts and emotions of the characters are all imagined, though.
I am a fan of both Truman Capote and Harper Lee and their writing, so I found this to be a fascinating, page-turning read. I do wonder if someone who is unfamiliar with them would enjoy the book as much as I did.
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Never quite comes together
Rating  (3)
Date: 2008-06-08
I know it sounded like a good idea. The story of childhood friends and authors Truman Capote and (Nelle) Harper Lee has so many facets it is seemingly open to endless interpretation. In 1959, the two writers went to Kansas to research the murders that became the subject of Capote's legendary book, "In Cold Blood" (1966). The experience was so disquieting and traumatic; so powerful that it seems to have haunted their consciences and dampened their literary output forever. Almost 50 years later, the story has never been told nor dramatized so often as in the last several years. To fully enjoy "Capote in Kansas: A Ghost Story," the reader needs to know the backstory, and know it well. Kim Powers integrates real-life figures and events with fictional characters with some facility, but the novel falls short of casting the spell a novel of this subgenre should. A book like this really needs to effortlessly glide the reader into suspension of disbelief, and the ghosts need to appear to the reader, not just the characters. The reader who is unfamiliar with many of the books, historical works and movies that inspired Kim Powers to write his ghost story may find this a frustrating read to say the least. It seems to me to be pointless to pick up "Capote in Kansas" if the title doesn't ring an immediate, loudly pealing bell.
Powers creates a characterization of Nelle that seems plausible, but again, only if you have read other books ahead of this one. Both the fictional and real-life Nelles seem to have been so intelligent. Why did they let Truman get away with emotional blackmail for so long? Several of Capote's best-realized characters were emotional thieves, too, having been dreamed up by a master. The best of Capote's late short stories is "Handcarved Coffins," which is dominated by such a manipulator. Unfortunately, Powers retells the entire story to set up a leitmotif, which would have been more successful had it not come across as "variations on a theme by Capote."
In fairness to Kim Powers, this is a tricky premise to master. E. L. Doctorow's "Ragtime" (1975) is the blueprint for all such novels that have appeared in the last 35 years; Doctorow set himself an ambitious task and fulfilled it magnificently. Some books, like Tracy Chevalier's "Girl With A Pearl Earring," succeed quite well. On the other hand, Chris Bohjalian's "The Double Bind," in which he attempts to weave characters from "The Great Gatsby" into a present-day story, doesn't work at all. "Capote in Kansas: A Ghost Story" is not a disaster. Powers may have simply been too caught up in the story to do it justice, even as fiction. He would not be the first.
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Hypnotic and Dreamy
Rating (4)
Date: 2008-05-29
Kim Powers's fictional account of the friendship between Harper Lee and Truman Capote long after their climb to fame and publishing success is an interesting point of view which will both please and anger fans of the two infamous authors. As a huge Capote fan, having read both Gerald Clarke and George Plimpton's books which inspired Powers, I was quite pleased for the most part.
The Capote that Powers has painted here was probably very close to the way Truman actually was in his final days. He still craved success, determined to write the masterpiece Answered Prayers, but the booz and the drugs got in the way. He had few friends left, having upset most of them, and was probably very lonely. Here, Powers writes that Capote is haunted by the ghosts of the Clutter family and one of their killers, Perry. This "ghost story" plot definitely kept the pages turning for me.
The fictional story line of Harper Lee could probably be much more appreciated by other reviewers here if Lee herself was not still alive. Since Lee has remained very private, it's intriguing to imagine what her relationship was like with Truman during this time. The rumor that Truman wrote her book for her is addressed in this book, and I think Kim Powers handles it well.
Other real-life traits of the two authors also help to flavor this work including their trip to Kansas to investigate the Clutter murders, Truman's housekeeper, Harper's sister Alice, Truman's Black and White ball, Harper's real-life childhood inspiration for her book, Truman's Halloween Party when he was a kid, his snake-bite kit crafts, and Truman's relationship with Joanne Carson. There are also many hidden suggestive references to their writing and characters which fans will enjoy discovering throughout the book.
For hesistant readers, I'd suggest flipping to the back and reading the author's notes first. Powers takes the time to let you know what really happened and what didn't in case you don't already know. Overall, I thought this was a great read although the conclusion seemed a bit rushed for me. Some of the lines are a bit cliche and I'm surprised they got by an editor, but if you take them into perspective as part of the dreamy, haunting story Powers was trying to create here, they actually fit quite nicely.
Check out my own Listmania List, which I created because of this book, for other work from and about Capote and Harper which you might find of interest.
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Guaranteed to knock your socks off
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-05-19
appropriate enough, given the disembodied legs on the cover...but cover art notwithstanding, Powers grabs you from page one and will not let you go until you have read the last word.
A few caveats: it will definitely help if you know the stories of In Cold Blood and To Kill a Mockingbird; knowledge of Capote and Lee outside of these stories is a definite plus. Powers freely admits that he takes liberties with the histories (and true fans of above will certainly spot them). But the important things to know about this book: Powers is a canny story teller, a skilled writer, and a polished wordsmith. He gets into the minds of his characters and brings the reader right along with him. There are a few heart stopping moments; a great deal of build up and suspense, and a great deal of satisfaction in the denouemont.
This book is admittedly for a pretty rareified audience, but I certainly enjoyed it. I think that's what makes it worth the read; Powers assumes intelligence in his reader. Highly recommended.
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An exercise of disrespect and voyeurism
Rating  (1)
Date: 2008-05-05
1 out of 5 customers found this reveiw helpful
Kim Powers has crossed the line by inserting the made-up actions, thoughts and conversations of a living author into a work of fiction. And instead of being lambasted for the unmitigated gaul of it by Publishers Weekly, the author is praised for thrusting a pulp fiction-style invasion of privacy into the very private world of Harper Lee because the author's fans "will welcome" it.
Hardly. If Harper Lee were less private, this matter might very well have already ended up in court.
Had Powers written about two fictional authors, or authors both long dead, this book might be worthy of praise. But of course, without the names "Capote" and "Lee" attached to it, there would be lower sales. Kim Powers knows how to write well in spite of the sagging end of this novel.
Were the novel perfect in its prose and construction, the abomination of this work would be even greater for more would read it and more would praise it, thinking, I suppose, that we have a right to peer through the windows--fictional or otherwise--of living people simply because doing so will help us understand them better.
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by John Saul (Reader: Mel Foster)
ISBN: 159086848X
Audio CD
Condition: New
Comments: Sold with pride and shipped with confirmation for US addresses. Brand new, factory sealed.
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Chilling, very spooky
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-08-25
John Saul is a master of horror story telling. His stories cause shivers up and down your spine, butterflies in the stomach, and the uncontrollable urge to keep reading. I am deliberately keeping these reviews vague so as to not spoil anything.
Cry for the Strangers was, in my opinion, one of the creepiest stories I've read so far this year. Brad and Elaine Randall are looking for a place to stay for a year so Brad can write a book. When they come into Clark's Harbor, they think they've found the perfect place. It is a lovely little town with several beautiful little beaches ... and strangers are NOT welcome here. From the moment they decide they want to live there, strange things start happening. A fisherman falls overboard and drowns - tangled in his own net. Elaine discovers the corpse of a dog on the beach, with its neck broken. The fisherman's wife commits suicide. And one of Brad's former patients (he is a psychiatrist) is here - a young boy who suffered from terrible hyperactivity - and is apparently completely cured.
As things get uglier and uglier for the Randalls (and the Palmers, whose child I just mentioned), they are repeatedly told that it is because they are strangers and they don't belong here. Can they discover the secret to save their lives in time?
Saul writes true horror, so don't expect any happy endings here. But DO expect to be thrilled and chilled. Don't miss this great story.
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Saul
Rating (3)
Date: 2007-08-24
I enjoyed the book it was a good story but it is a little odd that these people don't move with all the murders and the killer we know who it is it just takes a while for the story to unfold you just want to scream at the Randals for not packing up and going home but the story is good and different but could of been better.
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Another John Saul Great
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-01-10
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
As always, John Saul transports you to a different place in a different time. His description of places and events is so real that you can actually feel yourself there. I love all his books.
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Great Read!
Rating (5)
Date: 2001-12-21
8 out of 8 customers found this reveiw helpful
It starts off with a young boy who witnesses his grandparents being murdered and though the boy runs away, he never forgets... Harney Whalen is the police cheif of the small town of Clarks Harbor. He loves his village, but has a strong hate for strangers... The Shellings have been in Clarks Harbor for 15 years. Then one day Pete, who is a fisherman, goes off on his boat, Sea Spray, and never returns... The Palmers are the new people in Clarks Harbor. They too, like the Shellings, are strangers. But their 9 year old son, Robbie, afflicted since birth with hyperkenisis, has been mysteriously cured since they moved to Clarks Harbor, they stay even though they feel the icy chill emanating from the town. Their daughter has terrifying visions about the beach where they live... Is Robbie cured? Or is something else happening?This is a pretty damned good book. It has suspense, supernatural twists, and plots all over the place. But the ending leaves peoples imagination working overtime. It gives you the ending, but you keep wondering. In any case, I HIGHLY recommend this book!
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FISHING FOR FEAR
Rating (5)
Date: 2001-10-30
3 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
Clark's Harbor is a small fishing village in Washington State. The Palmer family moves there, believing the rural/fishing tranquility is just the answer for them. Their older child, 9-year-old Rob suffers from some hyperkinetic disorder and has never known a calm moment. Restless and full of angry activity, Rob has never been able to concentrate on any activity. His younger sister Missy, 7 is his opposite number. Bright, verbal and very calm, she provides the stability Rob lacks.Once at Clark's Harbor, Rob is able to play calmly and interact normally with peers for the first time. Rebecca and Glen Palmer naturally want to promote this, so they move to the fishing community. Once there, the town's shadowy history emerges from the sea and the sand; the forces that have unleashed fearsome powers appear to have had the opposite effect on Rob. The questions are what agents, if any cause these changes? Are these natural phenomena or something supernatural? And what frees Rob from his inner turmoil once in Clark's Harbor? What does the town's history have to do with Rob? This is a very compelling work that will pull readers into a vortex of swirling emotions and questions.
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by Bram Stoker
ISBN: 8489367027
Paperback: 480 pages
Condition: Used: Like New
Comments: Sold with pride and shipped with confirmation for US addresses. Gently read copy in like new condition. No reading/ shelf wear.
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by (Reader: Thomas Harris)
ISBN: 0553526774
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Condition: Used: Like New
Comments: Sold with pride and shipped with confirmation for US addresses. 4 cassettes, Abridged, 6 hr running time.
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In my top Ten Favorite Books List
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-10-16
There is something so sinister and unfamiliar to most people with Hannibal Lector - you love him or you hate and fear him. I don't see any gray area there. It's the truly elegant, noblisse oblige gestures and actions on Hannibal's part that lured me in with Silence. I wanted to know who Hannibal really is - out in the open, away from prison and free to make a life of his choosing knowing it may be the last chance he has to live in the world. The descriptions of Florence are exquisite and moving - having been there myself more than once, I thank Mr. Harris for paying homage to this great city and I found no more fitting place to re-enter Hannibal Lector's life. I won't comment on the emotional, sociological, or ethical issues behind some of the characters' choices in this book other than to say in many ways the ending fit very well indeed. Clarice was looking for mate, a partner that knew her, understood her in ways she could not do for herself. While it's dark and scary and based on inherently evil acts I felt the love between Hannibal and Clarice was also based on mutual respect, admiration and humor. How could the story end any differently and remain true to these two characters?
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Better than the movie. . .
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-09-17
This book is everything I expected and more. Without giving away details, I'll just say that the ending was stunning. This book was intense, shocking and brutal. I can't believe people complain about the gore in this book. It is a book about Hannibal Lecter, what did people expect? All I can say is that anyone who has not read this book yet should. You are in for a treat as this book is more encompassing and better than the movie. I cannot wait for the next book by Thomas Harris.
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Did Harris Set Out to Write a Book This Bad?
Rating (1)
Date: 2008-08-31
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Rarely has an author disappointed his loyal fans more than this, Thomas Harris' follow-up to the excellent RED DRAGON and SILENCE OF THE LAMBS. Having created one of the most deliciously evil characters in fiction with Hannibal Lecter, Harris decides to squander it.
Harris is an excellent writer, and that shines through here. Easy to read without being simplistic, Harris creates scenes that seem genuine and real, and describes situations that allow us to project ourselves into them. And sure, much of the action in HANNIBAL is very, very good. Harris could have made this book excellent without substantially changing much of the plot. Alas, it was not to be, and the problems are severe.
Of course, there is the atrocious ending. In the SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, Clarice Starling represented the archetype of the American girl - humble country-girl origins combined with the grit and determination and an unwillingness to back down that allows her not only to pull herself up, but to meet eye-to-eye someone like Lecter, whose genius is matched by his patronizing attitudes towards those of the lower classes.
In HANNIBAL, Starling is a pathetic basket case, pure and simple. In his portrayal of Starling, Harris destroys another great character.
Further, and equally problematic, is that Harris erodes Lecter's persona of evil in two ways. He describes Lecter's background to partially explain why he turned out as he did. Bad mistake. Lecter's evil should have been kept pure, evil for the sake of evil. By taking us into Lecter's background, he moves Lecter's evil away from the ontological and into the psychosocial and thereby lessens its impact. Harris also takes us on a tour of Lecter's mind. Again, this simply cheapens the impact of Lecter as an archetype of evil.
HANNIBAL really does make a reader wonder exactly what happened. How did a series with such an exceptional start get taken down this path? We may never know. But Harris should go back and write another sequel, not picking up where HANNIBAL left off, but taking us on an alternative route after SILENCE OF THE LAMBS. Writing the book that should have been written might mercifully make us forget this clunker.
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The best of the Lecter series
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-03-19
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Thomas Harris has produced his masterpiece in HANNIBAL. Moving beyond the standard crime thrillers of RED DRAGON and SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, Harris composes an elegant, twisted narrative resembling a contemporary take on the surreal writings of Edgar Allan Poe, and the result is a deliciously dark thriller.
But despite its distinction from its predecessor, HANNIBAL also compliments SILENCE quite well. While it goes on to tread new territory, the characters continue on. Harris has never had a better grasp on Lecter or Starling than he does in HANNIBAL, and those arguing to the contrary missed much of what Harris was doing in SILENCE.
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The Dark Side is not so Evil
Rating (4)
Date: 2008-03-17
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
"Hannibal" by Thomas Harris, ©1999
This story makes Hannibal a sympathic character. It is more a story of the growth of the relationship between Clarice and Hannibal, then a horror or mystery. It was so sad that so many people have so many foibles that create evil. In the end it was good that the best people of the story really got some real good in their lives. But truly, Clarice gets turned to the dark side, so to speak.
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by L. A. Banks
ISBN: 0312316801
Paperback: 288 pages
Condition: Used: Very Good
Comments: Sold with pride and shipped with confirmation for US addresses. No publisher marks, no writing, no creases in spine. VERY LIGHT shelf wear.
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panders to fans
Rating  (2)
Date: 2008-10-03
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
I'm a big fan of novels of the preternatural. Anne Rice, for example, was probably one of the first writers that created vampires that broke out of the stereotypical role first created by Bram Stoker. Laurell K. Hamilton has done a great job in her own right in her portrayal of her preternatural creatures in the Anita Blake series, as has Stephenie Meyer for the YA crowd in the Twilight Saga.
I was looking forward to sampling a new vampire series, and had heard a lot about LA Banks, so I started with Minion. I'm well over a third into it, and will not finish it -- I figure that if a book doesn't click with me by 100 pages, it probably won't. Here's why:
I love character-driven fiction, but I can't identify with Damali in any way. She doesn't have the spunk & vinegar of Anita Blake, and by page 100, we have yet to meet any vampires, except in passing. We don't know their minds, as with the novels of Rice, Hamilton & Meyer, and there's little to relate to in any of the other characters that are made of fairly flimsy cardboard.
I was also disillusioned to read that the edition of Minion that I was reading was "new & improved" based on readers' input to Banks. More sizzling erotic scenes, she promises, and a speeding up of the action. I have trouble respecting creative output that depends on what the "fans" want. An author needs to be true to him/herself, and write the story as they envision it. Anything else is pandering, and results in invalid work.
Finally, I realized only after buying the book that Minion has a cliffhanger ending. Hmm. Pretty manipulative in my opinion ... this means that you have to buy the next book, and who knows how many others? Even within a series, I believe that each book should stand alone, with a satisfying ending for the reader.
I brought Minion along for a beach read on my vacation ... and even as a beach read, this book didn't make the cut. It'll be on my pile for donation, and perhaps a reader more appreciative than me will have fun reading it.
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Interesting story idea, but it just doesn't deliver
Rating (2)
Date: 2008-08-25
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Bottom Line: Try before you buy
When I read the synopsis of this book, it seemed really cool. Sort of a different take off Buffy, chick slayer, with a larger group of sidekicks.
However, I could not, for the life of me, get into the characters, at all. They did not seem believable. Added to that, their dialogue, their 'lingo' seemed just lacking...and dumb. It felt like the author was trying to hard to be 'hip', trying to hard to get it down, that special dialogue or lingo that really close friends or close co-workers use, that seems to be signature or representation of their world.
If the characters aren't strong enough, they alone cannot carry a weak story. You have to have both. Strong characters intrigue people, and make them interested in the story, and the story carries the reader along as events happen or unfold to the characters.
It's too bad...could have been really hot.
I'd recommend Kim Harrison, Laurell K. Hamilton, Rob Thurman, or Keri Arthur.
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Fairly interesting
Rating (3)
Date: 2008-08-25
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I have a thing for a good vampire novel, so I thought I would go ahead and start this series, the book has been sitting on the shelf for some time...and I now know why I was hesitant to start lol. This book is a pretty good "set up" book. I didn't find it that hard to read, but it was a bit slow..until the end. I hope that the other readers are correct when they say that the second book is far better and maybe...if we are lucky..it gets better with each book. Worth the read, but don't expect to finish in one sitting.
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Left me with a bad taste in my mouth.
Rating (1)
Date: 2008-07-30
1 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
So, as soon as I finished the anthology "Hotter Than Hell", I had to go out and try some of the authors that were in the book. L. A. Banks was one of them because I loved her sexy, spine tingling story about the Greek Goddess, Artemis. As you can see by my rating, I did not love this book. Actually, I wish I could choose no stars.
I won't bore you with describing the book, many have already done that for me. What I will say is, Banks seems to be trying something out that she has no feel for. I like the story and the plot that she is building, but the dialogue is very lacking. Not only do the characters not have anything special to say, but they repeat themselves WAY too much. Don't even get me started on the slang. Banks makes it feel like George Bush talking about his bling.
I do understand when a writer needs to end on a cliffhanger to get you to read the next book, after all, I am a fan of the Meredith Gentry books. However, this one seemed to stop in the middle of a thought and did not leave me wanting more. Frankly, I don't know how Banks got the funding for a second book.
That is my soapbox speech.
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a little less talk and a lot more action
Rating (2)
Date: 2008-07-23
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
In the interest of accuracy, let me note that the edition of Minion that I have is the "Special Huntress Edition." This is a sort of "director's cut" that contains scenes not in the original edition of the novel. I have not read the first version and do not know which scenes are new.
Minion tells the story of Damali, a young African-American woman, and her friends, who together make up a rap band and, secretly, a vampire-hunting team. Damali has been chosen Buffy-style as the champion of Light against the forces of Darkness, and her friends are the Guardians sworn to protect her until she comes into her full powers. There is a second plot as well, dealing with Damali's ex-boyfriend, Carlos, who was once a Guardian candidate but has fallen into a life of organized crime.
L.A. Banks draws many parallels, throughout Minion, between vampires and those who prey upon the urban poor in real life: the gang leaders and drug kingpins. On one level, Banks's vampires are a metaphor for these human predators.
The characters speak in urban slang, and whether you like this aspect of the novel will likely depend on whether you like authors to write out their characters' accents.
Minion contains heavy Christian themes. This is both a good thing and a bad thing. The bad news is that the novel feels a little preachy at times. The good news, though, is that it works well within the plot. The characters' deep Christian faith gives them motivation to fight evil, and also gives meaning to the cross-and-holy-water methods of warding off vampires. There are some vamp novels in which religion is never mentioned except when the characters are splattering holy water across the scenery. One might wonder whether it would even work if the wielder didn't actually believe in the deity and was just using the water because "everyone knows" it works against vampires.
What didn't work for me: First, the aforementioned preachiness. This tone isn't limited to religion, but also includes diet and music lyrics. On the positive side, much of the sermonizing comes from a single character and can just be chalked up to her personality.
More importantly, Minion is just too "talky" overall. It starts with some action and some tragedy, but sinks into a morass of endless talk among the characters. Much of this talk is preachy, filled with bickering, or worst of all, info-dumpy. Characters take up a lot of page space telling each other things they already know in order to convey that information to the reader. There was probably a less clumsy way to do this.
I also wish more had been done with the group's musical interests. They theoretically have a band, but we only see Damali perform once (briefly), and never see any of the other characters play music. There is talk about the power of music to help people save their souls, but while jamming together might have helped the group keep up their morale and reinforce their bond, we never see them so much as rehearse.
Finally, I had been told that Minion ended on a cliffhanger. It's more like it screeches to a halt about two miles back at the first sight of the "Caution: Cliff Ahead" sign. There is an event that the entire plot is building toward, and we never get there.
Banks shows promise in this first VAMPIRE HUNTRESS novel, but doesn't do enough with it. The plot may thicken later in the series; however, the first installment is the one that needs to hook the reader.
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by David Martin
ISBN: 0679410554
Hardcover: 291 pages
Condition: Used: Like New
Comments: Sold with pride and shipped with confirmation for US addresses. Book is in like new condition with no wear, no marks.
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Riveting! Thoroughly enjoyed this book!!
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-11-14
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Read it in a day - couldn't put it down. Disappointed to not find more books by this author.
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Unbelievable
Rating (1)
Date: 2006-09-01
1 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book was unbelievably gory and nauseated me beyond words. However, the biggest disappointment was the ending. I would rather Marianne have been killed than for her to end up a vampire. I doubt I would ever read this author's works again.
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FYI also reprinted under a different title
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-03-08
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
Just an FYI This book is also published under the title "Love Me to Death". I read Tap, Tap first. This is a very enjoyable story. After, I wanted to read more from this author, David Martin. After doing a search on his name I saw a listing for the book "Love Me to Death" and ordered it. When it arrived, I was sadly surprised to find out I had already read it. I hope this helps others.
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Dumb!, Dumb!
Rating (2)
Date: 2004-11-22
3 out of 8 customers found this reveiw helpful
Below Par on every level, bad writing, a good plot idea immaturley executed, reminded me of a high school creative writing student but only mildly better. Might appeal to people with an IQ of 70 on a warm day. Try Brian Hodge or Matthew J. Costello Instead, they are far superior.
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Great, but a little too...out there...
Rating (4)
Date: 2003-07-21
4 out of 5 customers found this reveiw helpful
First off...I love David Martins writing. I can't place it, but I can read his books over and over again and still feel the same thrills as before.I was excited to read this one, and I finished it within two days...but just something about it kinda threw me off track. I mean, the book has its thrills and chills...but it gets a little "Fantasy" like towards the end, and one thing I liked about Martins books is that you can actually picture it in your head without hesitation, but in this book I couldn't do it...
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