Friday, January 21, 2011

Reading adventures

Today I decided to read something from Marjorie M Liu. She is the co-writer of Daken, Dark Wolverine (Wolvie's bent son) and she is a bestelling writer... so her works should be good yeah?

I thought so too.

"WHEN I was eight, my mother lost me to zombies in a one-card draw. It was not her fault. There was a blizzard."

Intriguing start. It would be even interesting, however her horrible writing style is throwing me off. Because interesting as it might be, she can't stop writing 3-4 word sentences at best. It's like a compulsion. To. Put. A. Fucking. Stop. After. Every. Fucking. Word. What the fuck??

An example:

"All of them, zombies. Human shells. Living. Breathing. Possessed.

My mother made me slide to the floor. I clutched the hem of her coat. I tried to be small. I knew danger. I knew threats. I knew a demon when I saw one.

My mother raised her hand. Metal sparked between her tattooed fingers. A star from the road. Bristling with spikes. The zombie smiled. He also raised his hand. In his palm, a deck of cards."

It is so. Fucking annoying. It's like some novice. Driving with brakes. Gas, brakes, gas, brakes.

It throws me off my natural rhythm. See? Gahhh!!! If she only used it once or twice in her books, maybe during scenes remembered, it'd be fine. I'd say ok, I can deal with it. But this isn't stopping.

Could someone please tell me how this fucking moron, who can't even write sentences with commas, be a bestselling author? Anybody? Please?

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