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by H.O. Ward
Anna - You are 10000% on the money... ]]>
jim
read and liked
Anna's
review of Dog Dirt Doris:
"This book had a lot of potential, but the author has no transitioning experience. You think 2=3 years have gone by and you find out that it's 20 years and there is nothing to tell you why it's called Dog Dirt Doris...and the ending really sucks. I ha...more "
"This book had a lot of potential, but the author has no transitioning experience. You think 2=3 years have gone by and you find out that it's 20 years and there is nothing to tell you why it's called Dog Dirt Doris...and the ending really sucks. I ha...more "
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DDD is a slice of life novel with an abundance of landscape and architectural descriptions and little in the way of character depth. The protagonist can do just about anything at any time to push the plot along; the secondary characters are interchangeable and appear to acquire language skills as needed. There are many opportunities to explore inner conflict for the characters but these are brushed aside as if by magic; everyone heals from emotional wounds within a paragraph or two.
The physics of time also seem to be suspended as there is a gap of at least ten years of unexplainable lost time towards the end of the book.
As for the writing itself there are some real problems. The transitions are clunky at best creating a jarring and confusing experience for the reader. The dialogue is straight out of the Nancy Drew series. Imagine the operating theater of Robert Altman's film MASH with nurses scurrying about saying "Gosh", "Gee Whiz" and "Golly Gee" as soldiers ripped open by bullets and shrapnel lie bleeding.
One additional suggestion: hire a professional proofreader or editor. There are way too many usage and grammar mistakes for what should be a professional, published work of fiction. ]]>
jim
added a quote:
"Stop pathetically believing that you deserve fame or fame deserves you. It's yucky, and it's only making you miserable, so stop." — Cintra Wilson
"Stop pathetically believing that you deserve fame or fame deserves you. It's yucky, and it's only making you miserable, so stop." — Cintra Wilson
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