Well I've now finished Crisscross!! I'm so excited. I'm finally getting caught up in the RJ series. 
I hope to start Infernal this weekend!
As for Crisscross, I absolutely loved it!! Loved the way Jack did his "fix-its"! This book is really good!! Great job as usual FPW!!
Also, it was cool to see Ken Valentine's name in the acknowlegdements.
I hope to start Infernal this weekend!As for Crisscross, I absolutely loved it!! Loved the way Jack did his "fix-its"! This book is really good!! Great job as usual FPW!!
Also, it was cool to see Ken Valentine's name in the acknowlegdements.
peachynat Wrote:Well I've now finished Crisscross!! I'm so excited. I'm finally getting caught up in the RJ series.
As for Crisscross, I absolutely loved it!! Loved the way Jack did his "fix-its"! This book is really good!! Great job as usual FPW!!
Also, it was cool to see Ken Valentine's name in the acknowlegdements.
Well, he fudged up his fix-its in Crisscross. He got some ladies killed. He got his man in the end, but Crisscross definitely had it's dark side. I liked it a lot.
peachynat Wrote:Well I've now finished Crisscross!! I'm so excited. I'm finally getting caught up in the RJ series.
As for Crisscross, I absolutely loved it!! Loved the way Jack did his "fix-its"! This book is really good!! Great job as usual FPW!!
Also, it was cool to see Ken Valentine's name in the acknowlegdements.
Yeah, I enjoyed Crisscross,too.
Jack? Oh-no-oh-God-oh-no! The nun's Jack!
I guffawed in that part.
t4terrific Wrote:Well, he fudged up his fix-its in Crisscross. He got some ladies killed. He got his man in the end, but Crisscross definitely had it's dark side. I liked it a lot.
well, one of the ladies did what Jack told her not to do so he can't be held responsible for that one..... I did hate to see his error when trying to rescue Blascoe. In the end though, he "fixed" the people responsible for everything. It was an awesome book!
peachynat Wrote:well, one of the ladies did what Jack told her not to do so he can't be held responsible for that one..... I did hate to see his error when trying to rescue Blascoe. In the end though, he "fixed" the people responsible for everything. It was an awesome book!That's one of the things that makes Crisscross one of the best RJ books. You don't expect the hero to fail like that. But then Jack's up against some pretty powerful enemies.
I heard that someone likes Dolphins. A vacation photo:
You really only need three things: WD-40, Duct Tape, and a pointy stick. If it's supposed to move and doesn't, use the WD-40. If it moves and isn't supposed to, use the Duct Tape. If you want it to move and it doesn't want to, use the pointy stick. The rest of life is easy.
Pleiades Wrote:That's one of the things that makes Crisscross one of the best RJ books. You don't expect the hero to fail like that. But then Jack's up against some pretty powerful enemies.
I heard that someone likes Dolphins. A vacation photo:
Thanks for sharing the picture!
That is so cool! Aren't they incredibly beautiful??
t4terrific Wrote:Well, he fudged up his fix-its in Crisscross. He got some ladies killed. He got his man in the end, but Crisscross definitely had it's dark side. I liked it a lot.
SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BIG SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Actually he warned one to keep it to herself after the fix was done and she didn't, and the other wanted to to go to her office to write the big story, he even thought about kidnapping her but couldn't go against her wishes because of his ethics. But when they died he took it personaly. That's why I like Jack. As a matter of fact, I find Jamie Grants death the saddest in the series. He was there. He saw the tube bust on the side when she was pushing on it to save her life, and he didn't know. He only found out later. I had to quit reading the book for awhile after that part.
KRW
KRW Wrote:SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BIG SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Actually he warned one to keep it to herself after the fix was done and she didn't, and the other wanted to to go to her office to write the big story, he even thought about kidnapping her but couldn't go against her wishes because of his ethics. But when they died he took it personaly. That's why I like Jack. As a matter of fact, I find Jamie Grants death the saddest in the series. He was there. He saw the tube bust on the side when she was pushing on it to save her life, and he didn't know. He only found out later. I had to quit reading the book for awhile after that part.
KRW
I've done this before and I'll probably do it again. I like to play with the reader's head. In this case I used the hoary cliche of putting a character by chance in just the right place at just the right time to save the damsel in distress. So you're saying, Jesus, Wilson, gimme a break. I've seen this a milion times before. I'm really disappointed.
As the crosscuts are going down, and the damsel is getting closer and closer to death without our hero realizing what he's watching, you're not worried because you've bought into the cliche.
But then things start looking really bad and gradually you're getting worried, wondering when the cliche is gonna kick in, when is our hero gonna suss out what's going down and stop it. Now you want that cliche you sneered at a minute ago.
But he doesn't step in because he doesn't know the damsel is even there, let alone in deadly peril. She dies as he watches, unaware of what's going on.
But the reader knows, and I've managed to slash his/her comfort zone. Which is what thrills and chills and suspense are all about.
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