tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401486042977988020.post1897257588273813866..comments2024-01-12T16:00:12.712-06:00Comments on Genre Reviews: On Target by Mark GreaneyDebbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13898393424567867155noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401486042977988020.post-17906757578457855392010-11-18T12:00:54.508-06:002010-11-18T12:00:54.508-06:00Anonymous,
My problem with damsel-in-distress Ell...Anonymous,<br /><br />My problem with damsel-in-distress Ellen was not so much that she had trouble coping or that she made bad decisions but that she never seemed to make good decisions. She just kept making things worse and worse and taking others down with her.<br /><br />I'm pretty sure most women don't enjoy reading a story where the one female character is stupidly stubborn ("Drink the water or I'll die? But it's <i>dirty!</i>") and has to be saved from herself.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13898393424567867155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401486042977988020.post-21038713504267471222010-11-17T22:16:11.475-06:002010-11-17T22:16:11.475-06:00agree with your review except for one point.....ab...agree with your review except for one point.....about Ellen<br />if a lawyer is suddenly pushed into that mad arena as shown in the book, i am sure very few would show the strength of character and determination shown by Ellen.<br />I have it (on experience of other people) that a person unused to sudden, mindless violence finds it very difficult to cope with it.<br />Also the 'super'hero's thing with drugs was an interesting side plot.<br />And....i really liked the president...of sudan (as a character only)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401486042977988020.post-41501231369376968942010-10-14T10:51:38.400-05:002010-10-14T10:51:38.400-05:00Laura,
Yes, same here. :)Laura,<br /><br />Yes, same here. :)Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13898393424567867155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401486042977988020.post-65842968347376829662010-10-14T08:39:14.380-05:002010-10-14T08:39:14.380-05:00I like action-packed thrillers but sometimes the c...I like action-packed thrillers but sometimes the cussing and violence gets to me.Laura at Library of Clean Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252118683176350398noreply@blogger.com