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delux_vivens' link to an NPR segment, and while the talk of writing a book with the idea of a movie as well tends to scare me off, Underwood, Due and Barnes' comments about the book were very interesting (aka, I hope the movie-talk doesn't scare off other people either).
Tennyson Hardwick is currently a wannabe-actor, formerly a gigolo and a bodyguard, and always handsome and smooth with women. He soon finds himself a suspect in the murder of his former client, rapper and actress Afrodite, and runs about trying to clear his name (which is the very appropriate "Ten Hardwick." Hi, I am twelve!).
I was a little hesitant at first because the plot involves gangster rappers and how one of them thinks of women as whores, etc. etc. But the authors are much more nuanced than that, and a lot of the plot with the LAPD reminded me of the politics of Homicide: LotS in how nicely complicated and complex and multilayered it was.
I wanted to shake Ten every two pages because he kept doing stupid things! Like, if you are the prime suspect for a murder case, it might be a good idea to not compound your case with things like breaking and entering and illegal possession! I mean, I get that this must happen for Ten to be the protagonist and to solve the mystery himself and that every thriller hero/heroine ever does this, but I kept going "Ack! Don't do that! Not good!"
I wasn't as sold on the erotic part of this book (Underwood mentions that he was inspired by a character in a script and by Zane's erotica); I suspect much of that is because it's from Ten's first person POV and it just feels very male. Clearly it is meant to be very male, so YMMV.
In the end, my favorite relationships in the book were the non-romantic ones, particularly with a secondary character who shows up halfway through the book.
The plot was very page-turning, I liked the characters, and I'd be interested to see what happens in the next book, particularly if Underwood, Due and Barnes keep the characters changing and growing. And I'm a little surprised to say this, given my general antipathy toward books-turned-movies, but I'd be really interested to see how this would be adapted to a movie, especially with Underwood at the helm.
delux_vivens' link to an NPR segment, and while the talk of writing a book with the idea of a movie as well tends to scare me off, Underwood, Due and Barnes' comments about the book were very interesting (aka, I hope the movie-talk doesn't scare off other people either).Tennyson Hardwick is currently a wannabe-actor, formerly a gigolo and a bodyguard, and always handsome and smooth with women. He soon finds himself a suspect in the murder of his former client, rapper and actress Afrodite, and runs about trying to clear his name (which is the very appropriate "Ten Hardwick." Hi, I am twelve!).
I was a little hesitant at first because the plot involves gangster rappers and how one of them thinks of women as whores, etc. etc. But the authors are much more nuanced than that, and a lot of the plot with the LAPD reminded me of the politics of Homicide: LotS in how nicely complicated and complex and multilayered it was.
I wanted to shake Ten every two pages because he kept doing stupid things! Like, if you are the prime suspect for a murder case, it might be a good idea to not compound your case with things like breaking and entering and illegal possession! I mean, I get that this must happen for Ten to be the protagonist and to solve the mystery himself and that every thriller hero/heroine ever does this, but I kept going "Ack! Don't do that! Not good!"
I wasn't as sold on the erotic part of this book (Underwood mentions that he was inspired by a character in a script and by Zane's erotica); I suspect much of that is because it's from Ten's first person POV and it just feels very male. Clearly it is meant to be very male, so YMMV.
In the end, my favorite relationships in the book were the non-romantic ones, particularly with a secondary character who shows up halfway through the book.
The plot was very page-turning, I liked the characters, and I'd be interested to see what happens in the next book, particularly if Underwood, Due and Barnes keep the characters changing and growing. And I'm a little surprised to say this, given my general antipathy toward books-turned-movies, but I'd be really interested to see how this would be adapted to a movie, especially with Underwood at the helm.