A review by lc_mitchell
The Armageddon Rag by George R.R. Martin
4.0
The Armageddon Rag is a darn good story, it's really as simple as that. Sandy Blair is a former music-journalist, tasked with writing an article about a band he covered in his glory days, brought about by the murder of the band's promoter. The build-up in tension was very well-done, as was the pacing which made this a very easy book to get lost in.
The pacing and the tension being so good ultimately lead to where it fell down, as it built the book up to a point where it couldn't deliver on its promises. I was disappointed in the ending, and thought the plot twist at the end was a little predictable. Also the female characters were very flat, and told you more about the protagonist than about themselves as autonomous people.
However, I did procrastinate on Things-That-Need-Doing in order to finish this book, which is why (including the strength of the plot) I have given it 4 stars.
The pacing and the tension being so good ultimately lead to where it fell down, as it built the book up to a point where it couldn't deliver on its promises. I was disappointed in the ending, and thought the plot twist at the end was a little predictable. Also the female characters were very flat, and told you more about the protagonist than about themselves as autonomous people.
However, I did procrastinate on Things-That-Need-Doing in order to finish this book, which is why (including the strength of the plot) I have given it 4 stars.