tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469856753989183551.post1521197458642251102..comments2023-10-31T05:01:17.695-07:00Comments on Lazy Thoughts From a Boomer: Elvis & Joe in Audiobook: The Watchmanle0pard13http://www.blogger.com/profile/09421175808461787862noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469856753989183551.post-70678699288849203192010-03-19T07:17:15.000-07:002010-03-19T07:17:15.000-07:00Thanks for the RT, Mon :-).Thanks for the RT, Mon :-).le0pard13noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469856753989183551.post-3127350643006801792010-03-15T09:31:24.000-07:002010-03-15T09:31:24.000-07:00The action scenes do stand out in audio, don't...The action scenes do stand out in audio, don't they? The tempo picks up in the delivery of the narrator (somewhat expected) during those sequences. And I would say that the reader in these instances gets to detect the subtle touches of the character more than the listener initially has a chance at. They can be overpowering. Thank you, Naomi.le0pard13noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469856753989183551.post-29284755117682957652010-03-15T09:22:09.000-07:002010-03-15T09:22:09.000-07:00There's good reason THE WATCHMAN sold as many ...There's good reason THE WATCHMAN sold as many copies as it did... and it comes down to the unique character that is <i>Joe</i>. You bring up a good point, too, about Larkin and her persona being more <i>simpatico</i> to Joe's. I remember the Q&A at RC's 2008 Festival of Books panel when he covered how much fan mail/email her character generated, and most of it negative. Perhaps, they feel more protective toward Pike than they loathe Larkin. I don't really know, but it's a good question. Thanks, NW.le0pard13noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469856753989183551.post-61660938630131481302010-03-15T08:30:46.000-07:002010-03-15T08:30:46.000-07:00I loved THE WATCHMAN. I do find Joe Pike more app...I loved THE WATCHMAN. I do find Joe Pike more appealing than Elvis Cole (though he has a piece of my heart as well) and don't know why... I want to see Larkin come back (maybe the Pike book in Jan. 2011?!) - Michael, why does everyone hate her? I think she's rather Pike in that she has this tough outer shell that's so different from who she is as a person, right?novelwhorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469856753989183551.post-76359835523918426352010-03-15T08:07:52.000-07:002010-03-15T08:07:52.000-07:00You're so right about Daniels' interpretat...You're so right about Daniels' interpretation of Pike as being too Eastwood-ish. This isn't one of the books that I like to listen to over and over (like TFM). The very subtle touches that Crais brings to Pike's character in this book are, for me, almost completely lost in the audio versions. The action is so commanding in the audio version that it just tends to trample those small subtle touches.Naomi Johnsonnoreply@blogger.com