tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6871304655428280865.post8236660685248311109..comments2023-05-30T09:03:28.782-07:00Comments on Wielding Pen and Sword: "The wooden door frame was scored and gouged into a welter of fresh splinters...Cynthia Tara Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05722841897910529350noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6871304655428280865.post-58324007480422091432012-04-17T14:21:15.481-07:002012-04-17T14:21:15.481-07:00Wow, you caught a lot more 'did not do their r...Wow, you caught a lot more 'did not do their research' moments in the story then I did. Of course a lot of the story reminded me of the old Michael Crichton novels which always at least gave the illusion of being well researched (the bibliography at the back of Andromeda Strain is fake I've heard). <br /><br />Still the supercomputer really bugs me, it's worse then the 'enhance button' we always get in modern crime fiction... you can't just enhance an image that way, just like you can't have a computer spit out a complete description of a creature either.Paul Naughtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516095689139308013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6871304655428280865.post-32543987870385192662012-04-13T13:00:56.979-07:002012-04-13T13:00:56.979-07:00I made a mental note when they said ballistics ana...I made a mental note when they said ballistics analysis, too, because there was no gun fire. I'm definitely not near as informed on the subject as you, so I let it slide. Great comment! Also interesting tidbit about the pituitary. I suppose Preston and Child had so much other true information mixed in I didn't catch any errors, but I'm not surprised they're there.R. D. DeMosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02546143361312014124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6871304655428280865.post-81581552050432004752012-04-13T11:58:35.660-07:002012-04-13T11:58:35.660-07:00I ended up really liking the end of the book. The ...I ended up really liking the end of the book. The last chapter was so damn overly happy and I couldn't decide how I felt about it. All these characters who didn't necessarily belong together all got together to party cause they all won. Happy, but cliche. But I did really like the dark epilogue at the end. The implications of Kawakita's experiments were pretty intense. I don't know if I'd want a sequel in the form of dealing with an army of those things--cause where would that lead, really?--but I do like that it left off on such a foreboding scene.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6871304655428280865.post-60620508598358287942012-04-12T19:54:32.240-07:002012-04-12T19:54:32.240-07:00500 pages? Wow...that's a compacted set of tre...500 pages? Wow...that's a compacted set of tree fibers! :)Cynthia Tara Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05722841897910529350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6871304655428280865.post-41407232565201786722012-04-12T14:15:20.369-07:002012-04-12T14:15:20.369-07:00I actually watch the movie as well when it first c...I actually watch the movie as well when it first came out. I read the subsequent books, but I don't think I'd ever actually read this one until now. I have to say that I didn't like it nearly as well as some of the more recent Pendergast books. The gallery opening felt like deja vu to me, and then I remembered that they did the same thing in a subsequent Pendergast novel, but did it much better.<br /><br />I also felt that the novel dragged in parts. A lot of that was unneeded technical information, but there was also a fair amount of exposition that wasn't needed at all. My paperback version is almost 500 pages (with small text and tight margins), which is probably twice the length that the novel needed to be.J.L. Benethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05510625281837911090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6871304655428280865.post-11723000347324202212012-04-11T22:50:48.666-07:002012-04-11T22:50:48.666-07:00Yeah, I saw that movie too...at least I think I di...Yeah, I saw that movie too...at least I think I did, or maybe it's just deja-vu. :)Cynthia Tara Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05722841897910529350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6871304655428280865.post-35972045817820649022012-04-11T14:50:28.855-07:002012-04-11T14:50:28.855-07:00Joe, wispy is not a word I'd use to describe y...Joe, wispy is not a word I'd use to describe you. And Cin, this reminded me of another movie, THE RELIC, but I guess it should.Chris Shearerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11248919336925960105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6871304655428280865.post-72339822243828870492012-04-11T07:16:56.021-07:002012-04-11T07:16:56.021-07:00The book really did drag in spots. I love science,...The book really did drag in spots. I love science, but there was too much thrown in that ultimately had no bearing on the plot. The story could have been much leaner. A couple other things bothered me as well, but it's not the worst book I've read by any means.Jennifer Loringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12140138618841118386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6871304655428280865.post-12618459858240120472012-04-10T21:07:15.378-07:002012-04-10T21:07:15.378-07:00I LOVED Hellboy, and wish I could have met the cre...I LOVED Hellboy, and wish I could have met the creator and bought him a shot or two! :)<br /><br />You ARE the wispy poet man. And fun thing about it is no one would know it just looking at you. You got the external Joe Cool going on, but you've got a melty sweet center. :)<br /><br />Yeah, I was thinking Agent P. was more like an experienced FBI Behavior Analysis geek with lots of previous trigger time. Maybe Army CID until he got too smart for the armed forces to handle. Met those guys, and wonder why they stay FBI because the pay is definitely NOT that good, but I'm glad they are excellent at what they do!Cynthia Tara Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05722841897910529350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6871304655428280865.post-47099367502283177962012-04-09T08:55:28.410-07:002012-04-09T08:55:28.410-07:00I met the dude who created Hellboy at Comic Con a ...I met the dude who created Hellboy at Comic Con a few years back. Sweetest guy ever. <br /><br />I kinda figured this would be more your style than mine. It's a good book, but science was never my bag. I'm more the wispy poet-type. There was a lot of good stuff in it, though. <br /><br />You probably have met a few commandos in your life. Does Agent Pendergast come off as Special Forces to you?Creaturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04287192029300591471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6871304655428280865.post-65583595030353603232012-04-08T00:39:48.014-07:002012-04-08T00:39:48.014-07:00Thanks for the comments Nicole. :0) I loved Hell ...Thanks for the comments Nicole. :0) I loved Hell Boy, but wasn't so keen on the 2nd film. It's a shame it wasn't as good. Still, I'm an HB fan. :)Cynthia Tara Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05722841897910529350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6871304655428280865.post-36271532268851503642012-04-06T12:50:45.989-07:002012-04-06T12:50:45.989-07:00Thank you so much for mentioning the similarities ...Thank you so much for mentioning the similarities to "Hell Boy." I love that movie and it explains the similar sense of deja vu, I had while reading the novel. <br /><br />I really enjoyed the scientific details, but I agree that they slowed the pacing and lightened the tension. Good catch on some of the factual errors. I also loved the epilogue that eluded to a continuation of the story since that keeps people reading your books. I love it when authors do that. I get so excited for the next novel.Nicole Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905197406416813063noreply@blogger.com