Just finished reading The Wringer. I'm glad I went to the trouble of tracking down a copy of Night Screams. I love how long this one was; I could almost imagine it to be a fix-it from one of the novels. I appreciate how the victim was an Arab in a time when they're usually cast as villians, if mentioned at all.
I guess the reason for his being victimized wasn't really anything specific? He just decided to...vent?
The psychology of blame at the end was very realistic. Awesome!
Now there's no more Jack to read until next year...
I guess the reason for his being victimized wasn't really anything specific? He just decided to...vent?
The psychology of blame at the end was very realistic. Awesome!
Now there's no more Jack to read until next year...
[SIZE="1"]To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." -- Sun Zi
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[COLOR="Green"]Django: This is the way things are; you can't change nature.
Remy: Change IS nature, Dad. The part that we can influence. And it starts when we decide.
Django: Where are you going?
Remy: With luck, forward.[/COLOR][/SIZE]
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[COLOR="Green"]Django: This is the way things are; you can't change nature.
Remy: Change IS nature, Dad. The part that we can influence. And it starts when we decide.
Django: Where are you going?
Remy: With luck, forward.[/COLOR][/SIZE]
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
[SIZE="1"]"The thing I treasure most in life / Cannot be taken away..."[/SIZE]
XiaoYu Wrote:Just finished reading The Wringer. I'm glad I went to the trouble of tracking down a copy of Night Screams. I love how long this one was; I could almost imagine it to be a fix-it from one of the novels. I appreciate how the victim was an Arab in a time when they're usually cast as villians, if mentioned at all.
I guess the reason for his being victimized wasn't really anything specific? He just decided to...vent?
The psychology of blame at the end was very realistic. Awesome!
Now there's no more Jack to read until next year...
But next year is coming pretty darn fast! And we have TWO Jack novels to look forward to.
-Luthie
luthie2 Wrote:But next year is coming pretty darn fast! And we have TWO Jack novels to look forward to.Next year can't come fast enough. I'm so psyched for them!
-Luthie
[SIZE="1"]To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." -- Sun Zi
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[COLOR="Green"]Django: This is the way things are; you can't change nature.
Remy: Change IS nature, Dad. The part that we can influence. And it starts when we decide.
Django: Where are you going?
Remy: With luck, forward.[/COLOR][/SIZE]
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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[COLOR="Green"]Django: This is the way things are; you can't change nature.
Remy: Change IS nature, Dad. The part that we can influence. And it starts when we decide.
Django: Where are you going?
Remy: With luck, forward.[/COLOR][/SIZE]
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
[SIZE="1"]"The thing I treasure most in life / Cannot be taken away..."[/SIZE]
XiaoYu Wrote:Just finished reading The Wringer. I love how long this one was; I could almost imagine it to be a fix-it from one of the novels.[SIZE="3"]I've been thinking awhile about including it in a novel, that's why it hasn't been reprinted. Of course, the story was written pre-9/11 so it needs a drastic rewrite. But it could form an interesting counterpoint to Joey's anti-Arab rants in Infernal. [/SIZE]
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Interlude at Duanes was a great one. I really liked seeing Jack be so inventive with his surroundings. I was in the City on Monday and left my offerings in memory of the big guy myself. If you've read the story you'll understand.
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Fenian1916 Wrote:Interlude at Duanes was a great one. I really liked seeing Jack be so inventive with his surroundings. I was in the City on Monday and left my offerings in memory of the big guy myself. If you've read the story you'll understand.
Funny you should mention that story. When I visited NYC for the first time last year to see Son of Biggles (who was interning with Goldman Sachs at the time) I saw a Duane's near the Empire State Building, perhaps the one Paul based his story on! I must say it gave me a thrill!
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fpw Wrote:[SIZE="3"]I've been thinking awhile about including it in a novel, that's why it hasn't been reprinted. Of course, the story was written pre-9/11 so it needs a drastic rewrite. But it could form an interesting counterpoint to Joey's anti-Arab rants in Infernal. [/SIZE]I remember wondering if I'd missed their backstory in some other anthology when I was reading Infernal.
I plan on visiting a Duane's when I get the time to explore New York.
[SIZE="1"]To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." -- Sun Zi
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[COLOR="Green"]Django: This is the way things are; you can't change nature.
Remy: Change IS nature, Dad. The part that we can influence. And it starts when we decide.
Django: Where are you going?
Remy: With luck, forward.[/COLOR][/SIZE]
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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[COLOR="Green"]Django: This is the way things are; you can't change nature.
Remy: Change IS nature, Dad. The part that we can influence. And it starts when we decide.
Django: Where are you going?
Remy: With luck, forward.[/COLOR][/SIZE]
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
[SIZE="1"]"The thing I treasure most in life / Cannot be taken away..."[/SIZE]
Biggles Wrote:Funny you should mention that story. When I visited NYC for the first time last year to see Son of Biggles (who was interning with Goldman Sachs at the time) I saw a Duane's near the Empire State Building, perhaps the one Paul based his story on! I must say it gave me a thrill!
Why, Biggles, you visited NY and didn't want to meet?
I am very hoit.