Klonor
26-03-2005, 05:05
...but I've read (and loved) both Jennifer Government and Syrup.
I realised that I've posted stuff about both novels, questions about the stories and opinions I've had, but I don't think I ever actually said that I've read and enjoyed the two of them.
I found out about JG from this site (This place really is a pretty damn good marketing device) and just had to buy it after I read the first chapter (available on-line) several dozen times. After I read JG I just had to read Syrup, I figured anything that good had to have an excellent predecessor.
I found both novels to be excellently written, easily followed, and they left out the military techno-babble that I usually find it most books with even the tiniest hint of combat (I'm just reading a book, I really don't need to know how to strip and clean an AK-47 while building a hand grenade at the same time). The only thing that I didn't quite like was 6 in Syrup, I found her to be just to damn transparent. It was pretty obvious from the very beginning that she wasn't a lesbian, she had feelings for Scat, and they'd end up together. But that's the way it is in most novels, so I think we can forgive this one flaw when the rest really is pretty damn good.
So, Max, if you're reading this (Which would rock) don't think your efforts have gone to waste, I have loved both your works and am eagerly awaiting Fast Company.
Oh, on an unrelated note, I've also found that JG appeals to people who actually work in both economics and government. My economics teacher in high school and my American Government teacher in college were both fascinated by the novel when I explained it to them. Well done, Max!
I realised that I've posted stuff about both novels, questions about the stories and opinions I've had, but I don't think I ever actually said that I've read and enjoyed the two of them.
I found out about JG from this site (This place really is a pretty damn good marketing device) and just had to buy it after I read the first chapter (available on-line) several dozen times. After I read JG I just had to read Syrup, I figured anything that good had to have an excellent predecessor.
I found both novels to be excellently written, easily followed, and they left out the military techno-babble that I usually find it most books with even the tiniest hint of combat (I'm just reading a book, I really don't need to know how to strip and clean an AK-47 while building a hand grenade at the same time). The only thing that I didn't quite like was 6 in Syrup, I found her to be just to damn transparent. It was pretty obvious from the very beginning that she wasn't a lesbian, she had feelings for Scat, and they'd end up together. But that's the way it is in most novels, so I think we can forgive this one flaw when the rest really is pretty damn good.
So, Max, if you're reading this (Which would rock) don't think your efforts have gone to waste, I have loved both your works and am eagerly awaiting Fast Company.
Oh, on an unrelated note, I've also found that JG appeals to people who actually work in both economics and government. My economics teacher in high school and my American Government teacher in college were both fascinated by the novel when I explained it to them. Well done, Max!