tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post1266708968220412070..comments2023-09-23T04:56:51.617-07:00Comments on Forensics & Faith: First Person, Present Tense (And Other Risks)~ Brandilyn Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04771812607327238979noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-40195661801037437292011-02-07T23:25:57.779-08:002011-02-07T23:25:57.779-08:00I recommend John Rickard's four crime thriller...I recommend John Rickard's four crime thriller detective novels, Winter's End is the first.<br />Alex Rourke's character is well written in the first person present. A very descriptive writer.<br />Can buy 2nd hand from abebooksuk for example,very pleased with them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-42109817951433656962010-07-15T18:50:44.967-07:002010-07-15T18:50:44.967-07:00I just won this in a book drawing on another blog....I just won this in a book drawing on another blog. Can't wait to receive it and read it.scrapbookangelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03393637666251219119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-46439781115225569402010-07-13T19:28:20.061-07:002010-07-13T19:28:20.061-07:00I wanted to like this book, but I couldn't get...I wanted to like this book, but I couldn't get past the first person/present narration. It's very off-putting and doesn't contribute to the story but distracts from it. I downloaded the sample and decided not to purchase it because of this.Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-83932197942292136492010-07-07T05:05:26.858-07:002010-07-07T05:05:26.858-07:00I like Roland March. I liked him on the first page...I like Roland March. I liked him on the first page, and I still like him now that I've reached the last page. In less capable hands, the first-person, present tense might have become tiresome, but Mark Bertrand knows what he's doing. It's a good read.Meg Moseleyhttp://www.megmoseley.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-32782341417962456232010-07-07T04:33:47.169-07:002010-07-07T04:33:47.169-07:00I can easily see the argument for first person. Th...I can easily see the argument for first person. The gumshoe in a mystery is essentially the narrator anyway, since we don’t want to reveal the cards too soon. A non-Christian detective? I can see that, especially when we consider that taking a look at something from the outside is often the best way to get a fresh view. But 400 pages of present tense? Come on! That makes me tired just thinking about it.Timothy Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554064732811895577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-15578245411651870012010-07-06T11:03:59.700-07:002010-07-06T11:03:59.700-07:00I'm almost through with this one, and it's...I'm almost through with this one, and it's incredibly well done. I love police procedurals (well, any sort of suspense) anyway, but this one is exceptional.Lynettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424933935528963708noreply@blogger.com