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A review by sandygx260
The Dirty Streets of Heaven by Tad Williams
2.0
When I saw this book from Tad Williams, I felt pretty excited, since I adored "The War of the Flowers." To me, this book had the same "vibe"
Wow, was I wrong.
Let me list this book's seven deadly sins:
1) Super obnoxious first person POV;
2) Sloppy editing;
3) Logistical errors;
4) Long-winded back story blah-blahs;
5) Shallow characters;
6) Willfully stupid decisions;
7) Tons of excess verbal padding.
I could probably crank this list into many other deadly writing sins but why bother?
To me, Bobby Dollar is indeed dead. His character started out obnoxious, which, if written well, could be funny. The problem is Dollar remains at the same level of snarky, willful stupidity. I mean I love snarky, witty characters... but only if they are witty. Dollar is as annoying as fingernails ripping across a blackboard, a fitting cliche for him.
The only reason I grant this two stars is for some of the action sequences. Other than that, well... to Hell with it.
Wow, was I wrong.
Let me list this book's seven deadly sins:
1) Super obnoxious first person POV;
2) Sloppy editing;
3) Logistical errors;
4) Long-winded back story blah-blahs;
5) Shallow characters;
6) Willfully stupid decisions;
7) Tons of excess verbal padding.
I could probably crank this list into many other deadly writing sins but why bother?
To me, Bobby Dollar is indeed dead. His character started out obnoxious, which, if written well, could be funny. The problem is Dollar remains at the same level of snarky, willful stupidity. I mean I love snarky, witty characters... but only if they are witty. Dollar is as annoying as fingernails ripping across a blackboard, a fitting cliche for him.
The only reason I grant this two stars is for some of the action sequences. Other than that, well... to Hell with it.