Jonathan’s recommendation of The Devil's Punchbowl (Penn Cage #3) > Likes and Comments
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I actually own a few of his books. I'll have to move them farther up the list. Thanks :)
You won't be disappointed I can assure you. Having read Baldacci, Brown, DeMille and other best selling authors, Greg ranks equally and in some ways better due to how he weaves family/trust issues within the context of a page turner. As the reader becomes familiar with characters like Penn Cage and his father Tom, Agent John Kaiser, and others he throws them into stories as minor characters bringing a sense of familiarity for those who've read his stories centered on them...feels like family in ways
Jonathan wrote: "You won't be disappointed I can assure you. Having read Baldacci, Brown, DeMille and other best selling authors, Greg ranks equally and in some ways better due to how he weaves family/trust issues ..."
That's awesome! Not many authors are able to weave an interconnectedness like that throughout their novels. I am looking forward to reading something of his. I'll probably start from the beginning with his first novel. :)
I was just notified by the library that "The Quiet Game" is on my hold shelf, which is the first Penn Cage book. Having read the rest of them, this will likely be good. Greg does a great job where researching topics whether tech, history, science etc and then imports it into character dialog which makes the character lifelike, much as any good author does. Penn Cage's connection to his parents and little girl Annie is strong as is the humanity he displays in spite of the harrowing experiences he's thrown into. His father Tom shadows these qualities equally.
Jonathan wrote: "I was just notified by the library that "The Quiet Game" is on my hold shelf, which is the first Penn Cage book. Having read the rest of them, this will likely be good. Greg does a great job where ..."
He sounds like a really great author! I think I'll start with Black Cross. Ever since I took on my first multiple book author, Stephen King, I like reading the novels chronologically, with the exception being books in a series. I like seeing an author evolve :)
Not a bad idea, though "Black Cross" may not be exemplary of his best work. You might pick "The Quiet Game" which introduces the reader to Penn Cage, a character that's the center of 5 other books and shows up in others in minor roles. Reviews of Black Cross haven't been as good as others; up to you :)
Jonathan wrote: "Not a bad idea, though "Black Cross" may not be exemplary of his best work. You might pick "The Quiet Game" which introduces the reader to Penn Cage, a character that's the center of 5 other books ..."
Lol. I'm a glutton for punishment. I think it's more common for an author who is a series writer to reach peak performance after writing a few that aren't all that great. That's when you can really see the evolution of a writer. You can also tell by the third book if they are truly creative, or if they just have one formula, and are just substituting different characters and events to tell the same story over and over again.
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I actually own a few of his books. I'll have to move them farther up the list. Thanks :)
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You won't be disappointed I can assure you. Having read Baldacci, Brown, DeMille and other best selling authors, Greg ranks equally and in some ways better due to how he weaves family/trust issues within the context of a page turner. As the reader becomes familiar with characters like Penn Cage and his father Tom, Agent John Kaiser, and others he throws them into stories as minor characters bringing a sense of familiarity for those who've read his stories centered on them...feels like family in ways
Jonathan wrote: "You won't be disappointed I can assure you. Having read Baldacci, Brown, DeMille and other best selling authors, Greg ranks equally and in some ways better due to how he weaves family/trust issues ..."That's awesome! Not many authors are able to weave an interconnectedness like that throughout their novels. I am looking forward to reading something of his. I'll probably start from the beginning with his first novel. :)
I was just notified by the library that "The Quiet Game" is on my hold shelf, which is the first Penn Cage book. Having read the rest of them, this will likely be good. Greg does a great job where researching topics whether tech, history, science etc and then imports it into character dialog which makes the character lifelike, much as any good author does. Penn Cage's connection to his parents and little girl Annie is strong as is the humanity he displays in spite of the harrowing experiences he's thrown into. His father Tom shadows these qualities equally.
Jonathan wrote: "I was just notified by the library that "The Quiet Game" is on my hold shelf, which is the first Penn Cage book. Having read the rest of them, this will likely be good. Greg does a great job where ..."He sounds like a really great author! I think I'll start with Black Cross. Ever since I took on my first multiple book author, Stephen King, I like reading the novels chronologically, with the exception being books in a series. I like seeing an author evolve :)
Not a bad idea, though "Black Cross" may not be exemplary of his best work. You might pick "The Quiet Game" which introduces the reader to Penn Cage, a character that's the center of 5 other books and shows up in others in minor roles. Reviews of Black Cross haven't been as good as others; up to you :)
Jonathan wrote: "Not a bad idea, though "Black Cross" may not be exemplary of his best work. You might pick "The Quiet Game" which introduces the reader to Penn Cage, a character that's the center of 5 other books ..."Lol. I'm a glutton for punishment. I think it's more common for an author who is a series writer to reach peak performance after writing a few that aren't all that great. That's when you can really see the evolution of a writer. You can also tell by the third book if they are truly creative, or if they just have one formula, and are just substituting different characters and events to tell the same story over and over again.