A review by sireno8
Carter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gold

2.0

There are some stories that work better on film than in print and I think this is one of them. There are certain things that you see in a movie and believe that you just don't on paper. That was largely my experience here. The author clearly has a passion for this setting and subject matter. The attention to detail is rich and rewarding. But sometimes it's so dense it ceases to become engaging. I like that story seems to zig right when you think it going to zag. I also liked the sheer theatricality of it. But as whole it felt overlong. And the writing was stiff in some places and jarring contemporary in others, particilarly in dialogue. The author could have done with a bit more editorial guidance to keep the story sharp and the action moving. In short, I wanted to like it alot more than I actually did.