Ethan Russell’s Reviews > Mean Streak > Status Update
Ethan Russell
is 6% done
Brown's prose is clunky at times. At other times it feels almost arcane. Her use of non restrictive dependent clauses is undisciplined and indulgent. The suspense is fine, but the ambiguity of the relationship between her character, Emory and the nameless man is almost too stilted to be truly authentic. Emory is also quite flat, as are all of the characters presented by chapter 3.
— Jan 11, 2017 12:08PM
Like flag
Ethan’s Previous Updates
Ethan Russell
is 8% done
The suspense is whiplash between creepy build up and deflating spurts. Her sentences are often clunky and tautological; although, she avoids intricate hypotaxis. The punctuation in chapter 4 "All. The. Time." was comical and expressed the character's exasperation.
— Jan 11, 2017 06:55PM
Ethan Russell
is 4% done
Creepy and engaging. The mystery is rapidly ripening. I enjoy Sandra Brown's liberal use of commas. It's quirky, but cool. The man in the cabin seems like a psychopath, but I wonder?
— Jan 10, 2017 03:34PM
