Loved the book, but dang.......

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Posted by Jared on June 22, 2006 at 20:06:20:

In Reply to: Re: Loved the book, but dang - that girl's exhausting. posted by Webmaven Maggie on June 21, 2006 at 14:12:56:

What authors do you think are good at smoothly integrating their characters' personal and professional story lines?

Its hard to say. With serials, if the personal lives are a integral part of the plot, its much easier. When you look at the Hap and Leonard books, most of those revolve around things happening to the characters that they then have to resolve one way or the other. Same with Hamilton's Mcknight. Police procedurals are much more difficult becuase you have to balance the two worlds that the characters live in. I think Ian Rankin strikes a pretty good balance between the two. Vachss was really good until Only Child, when I thought he chickened out bringing Burke back to NY and setting his life up basically the same as it was when he left(and actually I still haven't finished that book yet).

I think its safe to say that your are probably more well read in this area then me, I'm curious to hear who you think can walk the walk......

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: What authors do you think are good at smoothly integrating their characters' personal and professional story lines? 

: Its hard to say.  With serials, if the personal lives are a integral part of the plot, its much easier.  When you look at the Hap and Leonard books, most of those revolve around things happening to the characters that they then have to resolve one way or the other.  Same with Hamilton's Mcknight.  Police procedurals are much more difficult becuase you have to balance the two worlds that the characters live in.  I think Ian Rankin strikes a pretty good balance between the two. Vachss was really good until Only Child, when I thought he chickened out bringing Burke back to NY and setting his life up basically the same as it was when he left(and actually I still haven't finished that book yet).  

: I think its safe to say that your are probably more well read in this area then me, I'm curious to hear who you think can walk the walk......


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