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Originally Posted by Mortis
Just finished Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson, I'm going to reread the Well World series by Jack L. Chalker.
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I hope to get to this book at some point in my life... did you like it?
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Originally Posted by Nyssa
I'm currently reading Book 3 of "The Mysterious Benedict Society" series (called The Mysterious Benedict Society and The Prisoner's Dilemma).
The whole series is about a group of highly-intelligent children, their unusual gifts and their even more unusual adventures. Although the books are meant for children (ages 9 - 12), my husband and I have found them to be quite entertaining.
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I've read the first two and agree- quite entertaining. I enjoy nicely-done books for this age group as well as more "adult" titles. I didn't realize a third was out. They were impulse pick-ups at the local library.
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Originally Posted by Paul Levine
Started Michael Connelly's "The Reversal." He uses the technique of first-person POV for lawyer Mickey Haller, then third-person for other characters, including Harry Bosch.
I've done this once and found it to be a distracting. These days I either stick to first person as in most of the Lassiter series, alternating first person between two characters, as in the "Solomon vs. Lord" series, or pure third person, shifting POV, as in "Illegal."
Anyone out there have opinions on shifting POV from first to third and back?
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I generally like Michael Connelly's stuff. As far as switching POV, if it's done well and things are consistent in two POV, I can easily adjust and I don't mind. Sometimes it even adds to the story to get a little more complete view of how other characters are feeling and what they are doing when the "main" character isn't in the picture. But when it's done badly... UGH!
I just finished J. Daniel Sawyer's "And Then She Was Gone"- a "hard-boiled" detective mystery. I like it, overall. Of course, I also
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