I'm really enjoying 'Labyrinth' by Kate Mosse, it treads similar territory to Dan Brown but Ms Mosse can actually write, which is a relief.
One slight irritation with the book was when Mosse gives us the name of the band her heroine is listening to on her Ipod - Nickelback, I mean, please! This does not create a good impression and makes me a little bit less emphatic with the main character.
What does Nickelback say to you? To me: banality, boredom, dullness, aching dullness. So why risk alienating your readers by naming bands?
On the other hand, if I'd read:
'and Alice settled back to listen to Throbbing Gristle'
I'd have thought "well, that's my kinda gal!" You know, kinda left-field, slightly anti-establishment, eclectic and all that.
Or even:
'and Alice settled back to listen to an Integral Naked interview'...hmmm, maybe not.
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Thursday, February 16, 2006
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I've always thought of Nickelback as one of those bands that people who don't really like music listen to.
So maybe the character doesn't actually like music very much?
Tim: Who's the TG husband? Have you met him?
With Dan Brown, I read the first 20 or so pages of 'Angels & Devils' and couldn't deal with what felt to me as being a never ending barage of cliches. Perhaps his writing improved in later books like the Da Vinchi book?.
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