Rick Urban answers “This sounds like he's just run out of...”

Megan Lea asked this question about Finders Keepers (Bill Hodges Trilogy, #2):

This sounds like he's just run out of ideas and he's recycling old ones to me...?

Rick Urban So all those composers who wrote pieces whose titles begin with "Variations on a theme..." have just run out of ideas? Just because this story deals p…moreSo all those composers who wrote pieces whose titles begin with "Variations on a theme..." have just run out of ideas? Just because this story deals partially with the relationship between an author and a fan of dubious mental health doesn't mean that it is a retread of Misery. In fact, Misery deals with a battle of wills between the protagonist and antagonist of the story that lasts the entire novel, while a similar battle in Finders Keepers ends within the first 30 or so pages, and the novel deals with the long-term repercussions of that battle.(less)

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