Anthology: "Boy Meets Body", #70

[katikat]

There were two stories in this anthology, first in the "Partners in Crime" series: Josh Lanyon's "Cards on the Table" and Sarah Black's "Murder at the Heartbreak Hotel".

Lanyon's story was excellent, as usually. Yes, I love his writing so much that any objectivity goes right out of the window. His stories push all my buttons and especially the hurt/comfort ones. They just make me feel good!

Black's story made me cry, like literally. The murder victim was that lovable. I have to say that all the characters were unique and intriguing, but Black's writing... It doesn't run as smoothly as Lanyon's. Especially the dialogs: The fact that the speakers tended to repeat the name of the person they were talking to in every part of their dialog was a bit annoying because I have yet to see anybody do that in RL. Still, Black sure knows how to evoke emotions.

Comments

[keire-ke.livejournal.com]

The fact that the speakers tended to repeat the name of the person they were talking to in every part of their dialog was a bit annoying because I have yet to see anybody do that in RL.

hehehehe, try watching a Polish TV series. Dear llama, ever other damned word the speakers drop the names. It's grating as holy hell.

[katikat.livejournal.com]

Here it's something you don't really hear. In Czech, people usually say each other's names only when they actually call each other.

[keire-ke.livejournal.com]

Which is my point exactly. Nobody does that, in any language. Except Polish scriptwriters. XD