In her 2003 novel Oryx and Crake, Margaret Atwood describes a future after humanity had been almost entirely wiped out by a plague. Jimmy, aka Snowman, lives...
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Perhaps it would have been better for this reviewer to have omitted her reference to having been fulfilled at the conclusion of Scott Smith's silence when his "The Ruins" was published: I can't think of a worse example. Smith's "A Simple Plan" is a thriller of such genius that it was lauded by both readers, viewers of the film based on it, and critics of both disciplines; "The Ruins" is a disaster in each of these areas, thus providing a major disappointment for Smith's fans.
Hopefully, Benioff will fare much better than Smith--at least he's got some good reviews to show for it.
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City of Thieves: A Novel by David Benioff
Angus, August 9, 2008
Perhaps it would have been better for this reviewer to have omitted her reference to having been fulfilled at the conclusion of Scott Smith's silence when his "The Ruins" was published: I can't think of a worse example. Smith's "A Simple Plan" is a thriller of such genius that it was lauded by both readers, viewers of the film based on it, and critics of both disciplines; "The Ruins" is a disaster in each of these areas, thus providing a major disappointment for Smith's fans.Hopefully, Benioff will fare much better than Smith--at least he's got some good reviews to show for it.
(36 of 50 readers found this comment helpful)
The Melancholy Fate of Capt. Lewis by Michael Pritchett
Angus, November 9, 2007
Is Michael Pritchett the same man as the actor and reader of so many audiobooks? Just curious.(3 of 6 readers found this comment helpful)