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I’m pretty sure this novel was written by an AI

February 15, 2018 by Mrs Smith Reads Leave a Comment

So, I’m not really sure how to say this, but I think this book was written by an Artificial Intelligence (AI). Not a clever one, but one that was trained by reading bad murder mysteries from the 1940s, and travel books. I’m not gonna lie, I only got half way through, and because I got a free, pre-publication (PDF) copy I tried, I really, really tried, but oh my lord this book is soooo bad. I’m gonna lay this out for you as best I can, but […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: bad noir, Fiction, Maxwell Jacobs

Mrs Smith Reads's CBR10 Review No:4 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: bad noir, Fiction, Maxwell Jacobs ·
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Just Go Rewatch True Detective

October 18, 2015 by Quorren Leave a Comment

After being wowed by True Detective, I remember that somewhere I had a Pizzolatto book, begging to be read.  After I hunted it down, I settled in to be lead into another world on mystery and murder in the South.  Instead, I got disappointment, barely sketched out characters and casual misogyny.  (Granted, this is Pizzolatto’s first foray into writing, but it’s still hard to bridge this first outing to the nuance and character development of True Detective Season 1). Our manly man, Roy, works for […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: bad noir, Galveston, Nic Pizzolatto, Quorren, two dimensional characters

Quorren's CBR7 Review No:48 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: bad noir, Galveston, Nic Pizzolatto, Quorren, two dimensional characters ·
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