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Littermate · 10-28-2009, 06:04 PM

I almost hesitate to suggest anything at all by Guy N Smith in this thread.

Last time I said something less than enthusiastic about him I got flamed by a dozen fans. (Though I hasten to add NOT in these forums.)

He had a perfectly normal and highly respected Professor go from boring academic to murderous psychopath in the space of a few words, after finding something in The Wash (a coastal area of Norfolk in South East England, not a laundry.) Zero characterisation and zero literary qualities, and zero worth as far as I'm concerned. In his other life, I believe, Mr Smith is (was?) a goat farmer and grows his own tobacco, so I'm glad he's good at something.

10-28-2009, 06:04 PM	#16
Littermate Becalmed Posts: 29 Karma: 6172 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Tennessee USA Device: Two Sony PRS505 (Breeding pair)	I almost hesitate to suggest anything at all by Guy N Smith in this thread. Last time I said something less than enthusiastic about him I got flamed by a dozen fans. (Though I hasten to add NOT in these forums.) He had a perfectly normal and highly respected Professor go from boring academic to murderous psychopath in the space of a few words, after finding something in The Wash (a coastal area of Norfolk in South East England, not a laundry.) Zero characterisation and zero literary qualities, and zero worth as far as I'm concerned. In his other life, I believe, Mr Smith is (was?) a goat farmer and grows his own tobacco, so I'm glad he's good at something.