Wrapping up loose ends
After reading all three volumes of Jeffrey Archer's prison diaries I was curious to know what his detective writing was like as that is his primary genre.
I wasn't disappointed. I read through all fourteen of these short stories in just a few evenings because I had to see how each one ended and then move on to the next and the next. The author is a master in the unexpected ending and he thrives on irony.
Soon I'll be reading a full length detective novel by Archer and I'm certain to enjoy that just as much.
Brix was asleep on the sofa while I was half watching a TV program. The other half of my attention was in drawing him in black ink in my current sketchbook.
I am suddenly anxious to rip through the final 19 pages of this 120 page book. The best work was in the beginning, which is what happened in the last two books. I seem to do well for about 50 pages, then hit some horrid slump and drag myself through the rest until I get excited again in the last 20 pages.
I don't know what that is about. The remedy is obvious: I should choose 50-page sketchbooks!
Have to laugh re 50 page sketchbook. Perfect solution. But the sketch of Brix really caught my attention. It's very nice - you captured the feel of "dog at rest". (happy to have to book recommendation too)
ReplyDeleteThis is one of your best of Brix.
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