tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post6260556596137321876..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': Play DeadMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-18757586398767062632011-07-06T22:29:18.804+01:002011-07-06T22:29:18.804+01:00Margot, you are right, that is the merit of the bo...Margot, you are right, that is the merit of the book, the insight it affords into a developing talent.<br />Jennifer, I agree about the perfection of the leads in the story!<br />Max, a free online publication of early work is a very good idea.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-53593402727732539832011-07-06T15:25:57.980+01:002011-07-06T15:25:57.980+01:00Martin, like you I was puzzled that HC allowed thi...Martin, like you I was puzzled that HC allowed this early effort to be published. I think that if he believed there are fans who wanted to read it he should have put it on his website where it could be read F.O.C. I expect many of the disappointed readers that bought Play Dead will not be buying future Harlan Coben titles. That includes me.Max Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03212671272702370774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-87660921536087427002011-07-06T01:48:51.867+01:002011-07-06T01:48:51.867+01:00I tried to read Play Dead and gave up. There was n...I tried to read Play Dead and gave up. There was nothing wrong with the plot I felt, but the characters were too amazing and Dynasty like i.e. the most beautiful woman in the world and the hunky sports star. That's what put me off. I didn't care about them and that's why I didn't care what happened to them.<br /><br />Character is key to me liking a book and wanting to read on. That means they should be human and not so perfect.Jennifer Lee Thomson, Jenny Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07999487852799181636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-76721652666980386122011-07-06T01:08:38.571+01:002011-07-06T01:08:38.571+01:00Martin - Thanks for your candor. It is interesting...Martin - Thanks for your candor. It is interesting to watch the way writers grow over time. Of course, as you say, sometimes that means not experiencing them at their best, and I've read novels like that, too. But I do find it interesting to watch their development. Of course, I say that confident in the knowledge that no-one will get the chance to read my first stories ;-).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com