It should not be so hard to write both poetry and fiction. Both arts, after all, make use of the same materials, words and punctuation. Poems...
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I was struck, while reading this book, about how different criminal justice is handled in Italy. While our system certainly has it's flaws, I find myself particularly grateful to live here where appeals can be filed immediately upon conviction rather than years later and where there is some form of prosecutorial oversite. The book leaves me wondering if this the norm in Italy or an abberation. A very interesting read!
I enjoyed this novel primarily due to the character development. Pendergast isn't the perfect cold clinical detective here. He's emotional, at times frantic and a bit out of control. This is a real change for his character and I'm looking forward to seeing where Preston and Child take him. It was also nice to have Corrie back in a story. While frustratingly short, it's still a good read.
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The Monster of Florence: A True Story by Douglas J. Preston and Mario Spezi
GOreader, September 4, 2011
I was struck, while reading this book, about how different criminal justice is handled in Italy. While our system certainly has it's flaws, I find myself particularly grateful to live here where appeals can be filed immediately upon conviction rather than years later and where there is some form of prosecutorial oversite. The book leaves me wondering if this the norm in Italy or an abberation. A very interesting read!Cold Vengeance: An Agent Pendergast Novel by Lincoln Child
GOreader, September 4, 2011
I enjoyed this novel primarily due to the character development. Pendergast isn't the perfect cold clinical detective here. He's emotional, at times frantic and a bit out of control. This is a real change for his character and I'm looking forward to seeing where Preston and Child take him. It was also nice to have Corrie back in a story. While frustratingly short, it's still a good read.