A review by bonnienoire
Thunderbird, Volume 4 by Chuck Wendig
5.0
They made a goddamn mistake deciding to not make this series into a tv show (which obviously should have cast Tatiana Maslany as Miriam tbh). There's a lot in this book that is just really cool to imagine. Amazing imagery.
The only gripe I have about this book is actually also one of the good points - Chuck Wendig has very specific patterns and aesthetics that he employs in his writing for Miriam books that are consistent, but that grate for me because it's a little like a broken record in my ear. I start to notice them a little too much. But filmwise, that's the mark of a great auteur right? To have something markedly distinct about your style, something that calls attention to itself through its use is supposed to signify great film-making. I can't say this isn't also true for authors in the written medium, I mean -- look at Faulkner, look at Twain, look at Poe, right? But still something about how obvious it was made me wince.
But then, I did just read all four of these books in a row, and that makes any kind of pattern noticable.
The only gripe I have about this book is actually also one of the good points - Chuck Wendig has very specific patterns and aesthetics that he employs in his writing for Miriam books that are consistent, but that grate for me because it's a little like a broken record in my ear. I start to notice them a little too much. But filmwise, that's the mark of a great auteur right? To have something markedly distinct about your style, something that calls attention to itself through its use is supposed to signify great film-making. I can't say this isn't also true for authors in the written medium, I mean -- look at Faulkner, look at Twain, look at Poe, right? But still something about how obvious it was made me wince.
But then, I did just read all four of these books in a row, and that makes any kind of pattern noticable.