tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856065630155928814.post1453619216570678769..comments2023-10-06T20:40:16.011-07:00Comments on Scientist Gone Wordy: Hostage by Robert CraisRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12471937819219493034noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856065630155928814.post-89506552558571789132013-05-05T02:07:39.262-07:002013-05-05T02:07:39.262-07:00Very nice! I can't believe I didn't notice...Very nice! I can't believe I didn't notice that the first time around. Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12471937819219493034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856065630155928814.post-79753025521723150372013-05-01T16:22:44.238-07:002013-05-01T16:22:44.238-07:00Agreed about the use of invasive cameras. Although...Agreed about the use of invasive cameras. Although, it made for a believable and entertaining part of the plot. The book's ending was good for being realistic in that there's no insta-fix in such a situation. I just admire the film's finale better for the dispatch of the assh#!e henchman by Talley. It made for an emotionally satisfying ending what with him getting his family (his girls) back in his arms for a moving reconciliation.<br /><br />When I first read this, I kinda forgot about 'they' had their person on the ground feeding them intel after things got really going. So when the Sheriff comes out, it was a good twist. On second reading, less so. But then I knew it was coming and I started to look for clues. By the way, as Elyse has reminded me. Pay attention to page 21. I can say no more.<br /><br />Thanks, Rachel.le0pard13https://www.blogger.com/profile/09421175808461787862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856065630155928814.post-66640160758421997632013-04-30T22:01:57.800-07:002013-04-30T22:01:57.800-07:00Thanks, Michael,
Do you know I didn't even no...Thanks, Michael,<br /><br />Do you know I didn't even notice the F bombs? Either I'm used to reading them or it reflects how often I drop them myself. Hmmm...<br /><br />And I have to double up on that unobservant stuff (thank goodness I'm a scientist... oh wait!) as I didn't notice the leave go either. I'm familiar with the phrase even if I don't use it often so maybe it went through my filter. But I'm glad you shared so we both get to learn something from it. :)<br /><br />Things that stuck our for me were how ick it would be to live in a house with cameras everywhere! Even in the bedrooms! And the ending with Jeff and his wife. I liked seeing them together but also seeing them trying to build together. There was no insta-fix to what they had been through. I thought that was a nice touch.<br /><br />What'd you think about how the Sheriff and Talley interacted? Did that tip you off to her being the mole or did you find it believable? Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12471937819219493034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856065630155928814.post-60894149818866344032013-04-30T10:19:54.750-07:002013-04-30T10:19:54.750-07:00Great look at this, Rachel. It was fun to go back ...Great look at this, Rachel. It was fun to go back and re-read this. It's an entertaining thriller. Solid, but as you say not great. I think the two things I noticed in this look back was a) the number of times a certain F-word was used (by everyone, it seems), and b) the use of 'leave go'. The latter stuck out as I, or anyone else I know, uses that form. I had to look the usage up: <br /><br /><i>""On the less sophisticated levels of American speech, leave is a popular substitute for let. On educated levels, the following distinction is carefully observed: let means allow; leave means depart. (There are a few idiomatic exceptions to this rule, but they present no problem.) 'Let me go' is preferable to 'Leave me go' even on the most informal of occasions, and a sentence like 'Leave us not mention it' is not considered standard English."<br />(Norman Lewis, Word Power Made Easy. Simon & Schuster, 1979)"</i><br /><br />So, besides being entertained, I got enlighten ;-). That Bob! He gets to hook us in so many ways. Glad you enjoyed the selection, but yes it is sad when you reach this point as a reader of Robert Crais. Waiting, impatiently, for his next new novel.<br /><br />Wonderful review, Rachel.le0pard13https://www.blogger.com/profile/09421175808461787862noreply@blogger.com