Mary Willis Walker

J&J wrote:

 > Snowfeet1 wrote:
  > > Her books make my hair stand on end - can't read them at night
 > when alone.
  > > They all take place in Austin, TX. Wish she would write more.
 >
 > If you like Mary Willis Walker you will love Karin Slaughter's
 > books.
 > Blindsighted, Kisscut and A Faint Cold Fear which is due out in
 > Sept, I think.
 >
 > Small town Georgia, pediatrician/coroner, ex-husband cop, his
 > sidekick, my favorite Lena.
 > Great character writing. Good stuff. Talk about hair standing on
 > end...
 > Check her out, you won't be sorry.
 >
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 >
 > judi

A Faint Cold Fear kept me up way past my bed time last night.
Great book.

Jon


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"No Doze" <nigel1 RemoveThis @execpc.com> wrote in message
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 > J&J wrote:
 >
  > > Snowfeet1 wrote:
   > > > Her books make my hair stand on end - can't read them at night
  > > when alone.
   > > > They all take place in Austin, TX. Wish she would write more.
  > >
  > > If you like Mary Willis Walker you will love Karin Slaughter's
  > > books.
  > > Blindsighted, Kisscut and A Faint Cold Fear which is due out in
  > > Sept, I think.
  > >
  > > Small town Georgia, pediatrician/coroner, ex-husband cop, his
  > > sidekick, my favorite Lena.
  > > Great character writing. Good stuff. Talk about hair standing on
  > > end...
  > > Check her out, you won't be sorry.
  > >
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  > >
  > > judi
 >
 > A Faint Cold Fear kept me up way past my bed time last night.
 > Great book.
 >
 > Jon
 >
 >
 > --
 >Agreed. Kept me up too late. My fav in the series so far.

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   >> > Snowfeet1 wrote:
   >> > > Her books make my hair stand on end - can't read them at night
   >> > when alone.
   >> > > They all take place in Austin, TX. Wish she would write more.
   >> >
   >> > If you like Mary Willis Walker you will love Karin Slaughter's
   >> > books.
   >> > Blindsighted, Kisscut and A Faint Cold Fear which is due out in
   >> > Sept, I think.
   >> >
   >> > Small town Georgia, pediatrician/coroner, ex-husband cop, his
   >> > sidekick, my favorite Lena.
   >> > Great character writing. Good stuff. Talk about hair standing on
   >> > end...
   >> > Check her out, you won't be sorry.
   >> >
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   >> >
   >> > judi
  >>
  >> A Faint Cold Fear kept me up way past my bed time last night.
  >> Great book.
  >>
  >> Jon
  >>
  >>
  >> --
  >>Agreed. Kept me up too late. My fav in the series so far.
 >

I just finished the ARC of A Faint Cold Fear and have to admit, I wasn't wild
about it. I can't help but wonder about the author's politics. There's a dead
gay woman, another gay woman who we're told again and again is the ugliest,
mousiest woman in town, Richard the sneering, backbiting gay guy, and, not
wanting to give away more here, let me leave it at that -- although there's
much more.  Additionally, a short skinhead (former skinhead?) is one of the
weirdest characters but one of the ones seeking redemption.  And one of the
more gruesome deaths befalls a person of mixed race....  I guess with all the
reminders that the author gives us that this is The South, I can't help but
wonder....

This is Lena's story more than anyone's.  The problems with that are, Lena must
be one of the most unappealing, taciturn characters to have been introduced in
a series in a long time.  Through many of her self-created problems, you're
asking yourself -- who cares? She just turns your stomach.  A lot.

There's plenty of action.  I nearly laughed when the last body showed up,
though -- I started to get numb to it, never a good sign.  But the in-between
dialogue went on grindingly.  Twice, once when Lena is talking to Ethan (the
skinhead) and when Sara and Jeffrey are in the world's seemingly largest
parking garage, I found myself wondering if these conversations would ever go
anywhere. (They didn't.)

I've read all three of this author's works now, and I have to say, I think the
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JanPac5 wrote:

 > I just finished the ARC of A Faint Cold Fear and have to admit, I wasn't wild
 > about it. I can't help but wonder about the author's politics. There's a dead
 > gay woman, another gay woman who we're told again and again is the ugliest,
 > mousiest woman in town, Richard the sneering, backbiting gay guy, and, not
 > wanting to give away more here, let me leave it at that -- although there's
 > much more. Additionally, a short skinhead (former skinhead?) is one of the
 > weirdest characters but one of the ones seeking redemption. And one of the
 > more gruesome deaths befalls a person of mixed race.... I guess with all the
 > reminders that the author gives us that this is The South, I can't help but
 > wonder....

It's hardly racism on the author's part. She writing fiction and using racism
as a part of the story. Just because she writes something doesn't mean she
practices these things in her own life. Stephen King kills an awful lot of animals
in his work , but no one accuses him of abusing animals. Learn to separate the
art from the artist. And to be perfectly honest, I've met people like Richard and
worked a guy just like him for about twelve years. It's not stereotyping, it's a
fictional
character that actually plays pretty realistic to me.


 >
 >
 > This is Lena's story more than anyone's. The problems with that are, Lena must
 > be one of the most unappealing, taciturn characters to have been introduced in
 > a series in a long time. Through many of her self-created problems, you're
 > asking yourself -- who cares? She just turns your stomach. A lot.
 >

I disagree. Having delt with my own substance abuse problems seeing the
portrayal of her going through this rings very true to me. I find here behavior
almost frighteningly familiar.



 >
 > There's plenty of action. I nearly laughed when the last body showed up,
 > though -- I started to get numb to it, never a good sign. But the in-between
 > dialogue went on grindingly. Twice, once when Lena is talking to Ethan (the
 > skinhead) and when Sara and Jeffrey are in the world's seemingly largest
 > parking garage, I found myself wondering if these conversations would ever go
 > anywhere. (They didn't.)

Again, I disagree. I think the conversations add to the characterizations. People
really do talk like that.


 >
 >
 > I've read all three of this author's works now, and I have to say, I think the
 > Emperor has no clothes. I just don't think she's that good.

Everyone has there own opinions. That's why it nice to have so many authors to
choose from. And while I understand why you don't like the book, these things
worked
for me just fine.

Jon


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"Snowfeet1" <snowfeet1.RemoveThis@aol.com> wrote in message
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 > Her books make my hair stand on end - can't read them at night when alone.
 > They all take place in Austin, TX. Wish she would write more.

Sounds good. I might have to try hers.
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