![]() ![]() Seems like once they make it to the big top and out of the sideshows, authors are more concerned with slamming out moneymakers rather than center ring quality fiction. With this in mind, I was fearful of another “sure-fire, bestseller blockbuster” when I received the galley proof of Dennis Lehane’s Shutter Island from the ever-amazing Julia at HarperCollins. While trying to make a stab at cultural comparisons and dictates, we also insert our personal preferences. PopMatters book reviews (in theory, but reality sometimes differs) are supposed to be an analysis of popular culture, its effects on the writing, the author, the sales of the book. ![]() Another Nicholas Sparks? Is Grisham ever going to repeat his stellar performance and write like he did in A Time to Kill? Or, the penultimate fear, will the editor assign a Danielle Steele book for review? The truth is, writing and editing for PopMatters is different. ![]() The terms eagerly awaited and bestselling author often make reviewers roll their eyes with dread. Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glassĭennis Lehane, bestselling author of The Kenzie / Gennaro mystery series, and the highly acclaimed, much praised Mystic River (soon to be released as a motion picture), comes right back into the suspense forefront with his latest - Shutter Island - a wham bang thriller. “To be able to see Nobody! And at that distance too! Why, it’s as much as I can do to see real people, by this light!” “I only wish I had such eyes,” the King remarked in a fretful tone. ![]()
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