tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post8401896317777188657..comments2024-01-17T22:00:41.839-08:00Comments on Full Throttle and F**k It: Plot and CharacterSteve Malleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17561234111786788616noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-1607943424477830162007-01-19T20:43:00.000-08:002007-01-19T20:43:00.000-08:00Totally. James Ellroy's COLD SIX THOUSAND comes to...Totally. James Ellroy's COLD SIX THOUSAND comes to mind. It's huge, but not a bit of waste on it. Not even most articles, adverbs or prepostions. <br /><br />You'd hardly expect a guy who strips sentences down to bones to leave in useless I-love-these-characters scenes or -wow-what-a-lot-of-research-I-did bits of exposition.Steve Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561234111786788616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-55279547695754542682007-01-19T19:13:00.000-08:002007-01-19T19:13:00.000-08:00My preferred reading range is somewhere between 65...My preferred reading range is somewhere between 65,000 and 120,000 words. There's something to be said for the shorter, tighter, rip-roaring works, but I don't mind a meaty tome on occassion, as long as it doesn't have the "flab" you mention.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com