tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6682438184679769936.post5992029927540614534..comments2023-10-18T09:50:12.721-04:00Comments on Fresh-scraped Vellum - A blog devoted to historical and fantasy fiction: “Beginning” of the WeekJoseph Finleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348233611003693635noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6682438184679769936.post-55190857925632268012012-02-22T22:24:02.914-05:002012-02-22T22:24:02.914-05:00Perhaps ... but this is a great novel. And, it'...Perhaps ... but this is a great novel. And, it's several hundred pages shorter than his current works!Joseph Finleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11348233611003693635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6682438184679769936.post-89151302929066199012012-02-22T21:19:11.928-05:002012-02-22T21:19:11.928-05:00Respectfully, I find this opening passage to be un...Respectfully, I find this opening passage to be unappealing. For one thing, several of the sentences are too long. They have too many adjectives and clauses. Also, some of the vocabulary is awkward. Apotheosis -- really? In the first twenty words? Alkali? Buckas? I used to be a big fan of Stephen King. But ever since It, seems to me nobody is editing him.BJBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18368732448714328754noreply@blogger.com