Yes there is already another thread called Dark city...but that ones for general info and marketing purposes. It's time for a new thread to discuss the book.
First off let me say, Well Done, Sir. Well Done. Jack is back and it's the Jack I got hooked on. Dark City delivered. It works as a stand alone book, even though other events are mentioned, or of course as a part of the bigger storyline. In other words- Wheels within Wheels. This was a complete wheel that works on it's own but has parts of others in it. And it has the same thing a classic noir film has.... symmetry :whistle:
Great cultural references. I almost thought I had a "nit" with the phrase "going commando" because I thought it was from the late 90's that it hit pop culture vernacular. Friends or Seinfeld ..but I looked up the origin and found it was used before I thought. Also Pam Anderson. It would've been before Baywatch & Home Improvement so for a character to reference her could be an anachronism...but she had been in Playboy at that time and it's not hard to believe Cristin would read Playboy or even subscribe to the Playboy channel so the reference while possibly improbable is ok.
It's hard to believe the 90's are a period piece already. The normal pratfalls of such are to mock the times or focus too much on specific events from that era. With Dark City it's handled easily with Jack's love of movies and what's playing at the movie theatres. I read the part about Jack wanting to see The Doors with Cristin only hours after being notified by a friend of mine who knew Ray Manzarek of Ray's passing. And I actually felt sorry for Jack when he went to see Nothing But Trouble...ouch. Aside from a few of these references and not everybody having a mobile phone it doesn't become in your face 1991.
It's also great to see Vinnie Doughnuts becoming his own person. While it's great to see Jack back to his planning and avenging self I really like the flushing out of the "secondary" characters and want to read more on them now. Vinnie, The M...Brothers, Julio and now Dale!
So I'll finish up by saying Thank You again to FPW. It'll be a long year for me til the next installment.
Jeff
First off let me say, Well Done, Sir. Well Done. Jack is back and it's the Jack I got hooked on. Dark City delivered. It works as a stand alone book, even though other events are mentioned, or of course as a part of the bigger storyline. In other words- Wheels within Wheels. This was a complete wheel that works on it's own but has parts of others in it. And it has the same thing a classic noir film has.... symmetry :whistle:
Great cultural references. I almost thought I had a "nit" with the phrase "going commando" because I thought it was from the late 90's that it hit pop culture vernacular. Friends or Seinfeld ..but I looked up the origin and found it was used before I thought. Also Pam Anderson. It would've been before Baywatch & Home Improvement so for a character to reference her could be an anachronism...but she had been in Playboy at that time and it's not hard to believe Cristin would read Playboy or even subscribe to the Playboy channel so the reference while possibly improbable is ok.
It's hard to believe the 90's are a period piece already. The normal pratfalls of such are to mock the times or focus too much on specific events from that era. With Dark City it's handled easily with Jack's love of movies and what's playing at the movie theatres. I read the part about Jack wanting to see The Doors with Cristin only hours after being notified by a friend of mine who knew Ray Manzarek of Ray's passing. And I actually felt sorry for Jack when he went to see Nothing But Trouble...ouch. Aside from a few of these references and not everybody having a mobile phone it doesn't become in your face 1991.
It's also great to see Vinnie Doughnuts becoming his own person. While it's great to see Jack back to his planning and avenging self I really like the flushing out of the "secondary" characters and want to read more on them now. Vinnie, The M...Brothers, Julio and now Dale!
So I'll finish up by saying Thank You again to FPW. It'll be a long year for me til the next installment.
Jeff
"Don't be told what you want
Don't be told what you need
There's no future, no future,
No future for you"
God Save- The Sex Pistols
fpw Wrote:Glad you liked it. But where are the spoilers?
Hopefully the spoilers are in the thread after the OP. Since it was created to discuss the book they can appear. By tagging it as Spoilers people can choose to ignore it until after they've read it.
Jack using Vinnie's mother to set up the con man was fun. I doubt it'll really fool any readers but it does payoff. There now aren't you sorry you peaked?
"Don't be told what you want
Don't be told what you need
There's no future, no future,
No future for you"
God Save- The Sex Pistols
How did you already get so lucky to read the story already? Arc???
luckyyyyyyyyyyyy
luckyyyyyyyyyyyy
I've got my copy!!!! I'm so excited!!!!
Tony H Wrote:Tony should know. He consulted on PrestonHe is sassy!
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