rara-avis@icomm.ca wrote:
> If you like Monkey's Raincoat, odds are you will
like all of the
> Cole/Pike books. I'm among those who actually thinks
they get
> better as the series progresses, slowly shedding
some of the Parker
> influence. I know I commented on LA Requiem. I think
some of my
> comments may have even come off as negative to
someone who hadn't
> read the series. However, LA Requiem is a very good
book, that
> heralds some changes in the series (more development
of Pike's
> character, for instance). Just because I had hoped
Crais might
> have gone a bit farther with one or two of his
changes should not
> be taken as a non-endorsement. It was only because I
really like
> the series that I cared enough to read that far and
think so much
> about the ramifications of the shift.
LA REQUIEM was my first Crais, and the only reason I tried it
was that the critics said that the Parker...let's call it
"influence"... was less marked. I was pleasantly surprised,
as I thought there wasn't much similarity to Parker's work at
all. It was significantly darker than anything Parker's done,
and the better for it.
jess
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