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Catch
by Sean J. Quirk (Goodreads Author)
by Sean J. Quirk (Goodreads Author)
Tabitha the Pabkins's review
bookshelves: sci-fi-or-futuristic, thriller, 1st-in-series, debut
Aug 22, 11
bookshelves: sci-fi-or-futuristic, thriller, 1st-in-series, debut
Recommended to Tabitha the Pabkins by:
Sean J. Quirk
Read from August 17 to 19, 2011
I enjoyed this book and it definitely shied away from the idea I had in my mind when I first started it. I felt it was a good debut book though I do have some comments about it. I plan on reading the next book that is going to splinter off from this one and I am seriously looking forward to the young adult/ childrens book that is described on his author page. Insert little *squeee* here because I really love the description!!
On to my thoughts -
The book description only vaguely hints at the type of book this is going to be. I still have a hard time categorizing it. I guess I consider it a fast paced, action, mystery, not quite thriller, with touches of military, government and science fiction thrown into the mix?
The pros for me:
* I really liked the characters Catch and Hallie. The character building for Hallie was not as strong as Catch but hey she's not the main now is she?
* I liked the way the back story building took place in the second half of the book, this helped me get into the book - so for me this was well placed. If it would have come in the beginning portion of the book it would have been too much too soon for me.
* The action jumps right in shortly after the first few pages and sucked me right in.
* There was one part that really pulled on my heartstrings and I found myself just as upset about it as Hallie, the supporting character.
* I loved it that the character was ex-military and it captured really well how ex-military folks often times have a hard time adjusting to civilian life.
My cons:
* The first 15% of the book had much more descriptive prose than I normally like. I also felt in that portion there was an overuse of simile. This distracted me and aggravated me at times. I feel like this sort of writing style dropped off completely around once you got to the 25% mark and then we got to see the author's "real" writing style - which I definitely enjoyed so much more!
I'm a firm believer that when you are writing from the characters point of view that the writing should 'sound' like that character. Which, after 20% it definitely did and I was off and running through the pages.
* The thesaurus came out to play too much in this book. I rarely ever have to break out a dictionary to look up what a word means. Usually, I can put a word in context even if I don't instantly know it. While it is always nice to learn new words - I feel this book had a bit too much of that. It sometimes left me feeling like the main character's inner dialogue didn't quite fit his character at times.
* Minor formatting issues with the kindle version. This didn't take away from the book at all. It was just that in the middle of a sentence sometimes it would jump
directly to the next paragraph indent. Just like that. After I noticed it a few times it didn't bother me anymore. Though I would hope that the ebook version could be fixed in a future version.
On to my thoughts -
The book description only vaguely hints at the type of book this is going to be. I still have a hard time categorizing it. I guess I consider it a fast paced, action, mystery, not quite thriller, with touches of military, government and science fiction thrown into the mix?
The pros for me:
* I really liked the characters Catch and Hallie. The character building for Hallie was not as strong as Catch but hey she's not the main now is she?
* I liked the way the back story building took place in the second half of the book, this helped me get into the book - so for me this was well placed. If it would have come in the beginning portion of the book it would have been too much too soon for me.
* The action jumps right in shortly after the first few pages and sucked me right in.
* There was one part that really pulled on my heartstrings and I found myself just as upset about it as Hallie, the supporting character.
* I loved it that the character was ex-military and it captured really well how ex-military folks often times have a hard time adjusting to civilian life.
My cons:
* The first 15% of the book had much more descriptive prose than I normally like. I also felt in that portion there was an overuse of simile. This distracted me and aggravated me at times. I feel like this sort of writing style dropped off completely around once you got to the 25% mark and then we got to see the author's "real" writing style - which I definitely enjoyed so much more!
I'm a firm believer that when you are writing from the characters point of view that the writing should 'sound' like that character. Which, after 20% it definitely did and I was off and running through the pages.
* The thesaurus came out to play too much in this book. I rarely ever have to break out a dictionary to look up what a word means. Usually, I can put a word in context even if I don't instantly know it. While it is always nice to learn new words - I feel this book had a bit too much of that. It sometimes left me feeling like the main character's inner dialogue didn't quite fit his character at times.
* Minor formatting issues with the kindle version. This didn't take away from the book at all. It was just that in the middle of a sentence sometimes it would jump
directly to the next paragraph indent. Just like that. After I noticed it a few times it didn't bother me anymore. Though I would hope that the ebook version could be fixed in a future version.
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Reading Progress
| 08/18/2011 |
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9.0% | "vacuous glare" | |
| 08/18/2011 |
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11.0% | ""Well, you'd better haul ass then hadn't you."" | |
| 08/18/2011 |
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37.0% | "unexpected...tugged at a heart string there" | |
| 08/19/2011 |
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60.0% | "a very unexpected turn of events" | |
| 08/19/2011 |
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74.0% | "- From your old typewriter, Sean Quirk, to my heart. Hu-ah to all the soldiers old and young out there!" | |
| 08/19/2011 |
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74.0% | "Aaahh," Crank said waving him off. "This old man could use a bit of excitement these days. And your dad said you served...so you know how it is when you get back and try to fit back into a life that just don't seem to make sense no more."" | |
| 08/19/2011 |
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74.0% | "Catch nodded. He knew the feeling all too well. War was war, and it wasn't pretty. But nowhere else were honor, camaraderie, and courage so celebrated and so valued." | |
| 08/19/2011 |
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74.0% | "The military, for most, wasn't just a job, it was truly a way of life that branded itself on your soul, a permanent mark stigmatizing all the torch bearers who so valiantly carried their lives on their iron sleeves into battle for their countrymen and a promise of a better tomorrow. This is their burden and one they carry with pride."" | |
| 08/19/2011 |
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100.0% | "Review forthcoming probably this weekend." |
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" The thesaurus came out to play too much in this book. I rarely ever have to break out a dictionary to look up what a word means. Usually, I can put a word in context even if I don't instantly know it. While it is always nice to learn new words - I feel this book had a bit too much of that. It sometimes left me feeling like the main character's inner dialogue didn't quite fit his character at times."Love this - who on earth uses the word "viscid"?
Sean does have an amazing story telling gift! You/we get so many writers that had a great idea...but just don't have the chops for putting the words down on the page...not the case here...this dude can write!