The Lonely Dead by Michael Marshall Smith
July 23, 2010 · Posted in Book / Movie Reviews · 2 Comments
I really wanted to like this book. Ever since Michael Marshall Smith wrote his sci-fi trilogy of One of Us, Spares, and Only Forwards, I thought he`d be one of my favorite authors.
My first novel (as yet unpublished 
) was influenced by his breezy first person narrative style. His books were packed with cool ideas, tidbits of nifty philosophy, and it was easy to overlook the parts that didn`t make sense, felt like filler, or were just too damn smug.
Well, it`s not so easy any more. The Lonely Dead is all of the bad in that list, with almost none of the good.
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