Discussion for "Mr. Perfect"

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  • gamom_4
  on Nov. 6, 2009 at 7:51 PM

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  Quoting DragonRiderMD:
  
  

  
  

  Quoting sisspurr:
  
  

  I agree about not liking the shift in points of view. It might have been smoother if Linda Howard had started the shifts earlier in the book and made them more frequent or just took an omniscient point of view without having to change perspectivies at all.

  
  That's what I was thinking. It seemed like the way she did it was just for convenience. It would have been much more impressive if she'd figured out a way to get the story across without juggling things like that.

  Here's a thought: do you think something like that would merit a re-write (going back and changing points of view for the rest of the story), or is an "ok" book an ok goal for an established writer? Would it be worth the hassle, or would the improvement not be great enough to bother with it?

   

  I agree about the points of view, but it didnt bother me much.  But what an interesting question about the re-write tho.  Should an established writer settle for an ok book?  IDK.  She's one of my favorite writers and when I read a book of hers that's not great (Killing Time for example), I get mad.  I think, why did you write it like that? 
  

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  • gamom_4
  on Nov. 6, 2009 at 7:52 PM

• I thought it could have been only because I couldnt figure out why she had a part in the story.
  

  Quoting Bleacheddecay:
  
  

  I had no idea. LOL!
  

  Quoting sisspurr:
  
  

  I thought it might be Leah Street when Corin put on the lipstick. That just seemed to fit the formula. Who did you think it was?

   

  
  

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  • Bleacheddecay
  on Nov. 6, 2009 at 9:09 PM

• That's smart!
  

  
  

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  • DragonRiderMD
  on Nov. 6, 2009 at 9:15 PM

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  Quoting gamom_4:
  
  

   I agree about the points of view, but it didnt bother me much.  But what an interesting question about the re-write tho.  Should an established writer settle for an ok book?  IDK.  She's one of my favorite writers and when I read a book of hers that's not great (Killing Time for example), I get mad.  I think, why did you write it like that? 

  
  It goes for things other than style, too. For instance, have you noticed how with popular series, the books tend to get progressively longer? Or even just with later books by a popular author. (Think Harry Potter, Stephen King, etc.) Almost like it doesn't matter as much that each word have as much weight and meaning behind it as possible.

  
  http://www.fiction-addiction.com/

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  • gamom_4
  on Nov. 6, 2009 at 9:28 PM

• I stopped reading Stephen King for that.  There were always 200 pages I felt could be cut.  I dont like 700 page books and I can't stand 3 hr movies!  I dont need every single little detail! 

  Actually I just read a book that I really enjoyed (some girls bite by chloe neill and it's sequel, Friday Night Bites).  The author refers to the hero "arching one eyebrow) probably 50 times btw the two books.  I had to laugh at how many times she used that to convey his question or his glance.  Apparently he didnt have anything else to say.  I thought of that when I read what you said just now.

  All that  being said, I forgive Linda Howard for any transgressions here.  THis is one of my fav books.  Not my fav by her tho.  All the Queens Men and Cry No More take that title.
  

  Quoting DragonRiderMD:
  
  

  
  

  Quoting gamom_4:
  
  

   I agree about the points of view, but it didnt bother me much.  But what an interesting question about the re-write tho.  Should an established writer settle for an ok book?  IDK.  She's one of my favorite writers and when I read a book of hers that's not great (Killing Time for example), I get mad.  I think, why did you write it like that? 

  
  It goes for things other than style, too. For instance, have you noticed how with popular series, the books tend to get progressively longer? Or even just with later books by a popular author. (Think Harry Potter, Stephen King, etc.) Almost like it doesn't matter as much that each word have as much weight and meaning behind it as possible.

  
  

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  • Bleacheddecay
  on Nov. 7, 2009 at 1:32 AM

• My fav of hers is Dying to Please.
  

  
  

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  • DragonRiderMD
  on Nov. 7, 2009 at 8:49 AM

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  Quoting gamom_4:
  
  

  I stopped reading Stephen King for that.  There were always 200 pages I felt could be cut.  I dont like 700 page books and I can't stand 3 hr movies!  I dont need every single little detail! 

  Actually I just read a book that I really enjoyed (some girls bite by chloe neill and it's sequel, Friday Night Bites).  The author refers to the hero "arching one eyebrow) probably 50 times btw the two books.  I had to laugh at how many times she used that to convey his question or his glance.  Apparently he didnt have anything else to say.  I thought of that when I read what you said just now.

  All that  being said, I forgive Linda Howard for any transgressions here.  THis is one of my fav books.  Not my fav by her tho.  All the Queens Men and Cry No More take that title.

  I can forgive her, as well. This wasn't the worst book I've ever read, by any means. It was more of a minor annoyance than anything. Other than that, I enjoyed the book -- the characterization, the relationships, the dialogue, etc.

  And Stephen King's new book coming out next week is over 1000 pages. Can you believe that?! You know at least half of it is probably meaningless chatter...but people will buy it because it's Stephen King! That's what really gets on my nerves, when they think they're above the editing process because they're successful. (Rambling, I know...but that's why I threw Stephen King in there, lol.)

  
  http://www.fiction-addiction.com/

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  • sisspurr
  on Nov. 7, 2009 at 1:50 PM

• I have read authors that use one or two phrases way too many times in a series like Laurel K. Hamilton. Mists of Avalon would have been a third the length if Morganna had said things only once. What a nightmare. I loved the book, just hated the repetition. I don't know if anyone read the Babysitters Club when they were young but in each book chapter two was the same. An explanation of the origin of the club and character introductions. When there are 60+ books in a series, you would think people would remember that kind of stuff.

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  • Babyemnem
  on Nov. 8, 2009 at 8:10 PM

• sisspurr, I was thinking the exact same thing about Laurell K. Hamilton!  I didn't see that nearly as much with Mr. Perfect, maybe because it's not a series of books? 

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  • liz6588
  on Nov. 16, 2009 at 7:51 PM

• I really enjoyed this book. I liked that it was a fast read, and that it made you want to keep reading to find out what was goning to happen next. The shift in points of view didn't really bother me. I actually liked it. I will certainly be reading more of her books.

   I more or less knew Leah was Corin when she killed the first girl. But I thought Corin was dressing as a female because he was tired of his mama calling him her "perfect little man". Never did I imagine he was born a female and his mama was bringing him up as a male.

   

  

   

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