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[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Going to start on Sharpe's Assassin: Richard Sharpe and the Occupation of Paris, 1815 this evening.

This excellent hardback is currently ?1.95 on Amazon.

Absolute bargain.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sharpes-Ass...08184011&psc=1

[Justin101]

Despite the bargain, I'm not buying hardbacks any more they take up so much space. Kindle books only for me these days unless it's a reference book or an art book

I've never read any Sharpe books though, intrigued.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Justin101

Despite the bargain, I'm not buying hardbacks any more they take up so much space. Kindle books only for me these days unless it's a reference book or an art book

I've never read any Sharpe books though, intrigued.

The beauty of the Sharpe books now is if you've seen the tv series you can picture exactly how Sharpe and his men appear and these newer novels tend to slot in somewhere in between the tv episodes / previous novels. This one is at the end of the war and the series with the British about to leave Paris.

[Justin101]

I've never seen Sharpe either lol

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Justin101

I've never seen Sharpe either lol

You are missing out.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

I'm currently in the final third of Richard Laymon's Blood Games.

Another book ruined by flashbacks. The central story is fun with a group of young women staying at a supposedly deserted lodge in the woods. Basically classic backwoods horror.

However there are whole chapters of back story from their college days that totally take you out of the main plot. I like Laymon's writing and it's easy to get into the college hijinks but any build up of tension is ruined and also arguably the horror takes you out of the girls former life. I think i'd have preferred this written linear. I'm not a fan of lengthy flashbacks in films so it's a no-no for me in prose form.

[MrBarlow]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

I'm currently in the final third of Richard Laymon's Blood Games.

Another book ruined by flashbacks. The central story is fun with a group of young women staying at a supposedly deserted lodge in the woods. Basically classic backwoods horror.

However there are whole chapters of back story from their college days that totally take you out of the main plot. I like Laymon's writing and it's easy to get into the college hijinks but any build up of tension is ruined and also arguably the horror takes you out of the girls former life. I think i'd have preferred this written linear. I'm not a fan of lengthy flashbacks in films so it's a no-no for me in prose form.

I don't think I ever managed to finish this one, like you said the flashback sequence didn't seem necessary.

[J Harker]

Originally Posted by MrBarlow

I don't think I ever managed to finish this one, like you said the flashback sequence didn't seem necessary.

I read this earlier in the year.
The flashback chapters irritated me and interrupted the flow, one in particular just seemed extremely unnecessary.
However come the end I did quite enjoy this book.

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[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by MrBarlow

I don't think I ever managed to finish this one, like you said the flashback sequence didn't seem necessary.

Originally Posted by J Harker

I read this earlier in the year.
The flashback chapters irritated me and interrupted the flow, one in particular just seemed extremely unnecessary.
However come the end I did quite enjoy this book.

It's taking me ages to read because nothing is dragging me back to it unfortunately. I'm going days without returning to it.

This doesn't happen with Stephen King.

[Justin101]

Sometimes you have to call it a day and move on to something else.