truth be told this novel is typical airport bookstore fare. the kind of book turned into a by numbers mid-budget Hollywood thriller starring an a-list actor or actress sleepwalking through the main role. that doesn't mean, however that this is not worth reading. for me, richard north patterson's prose does accurately capture the diaspora of a standard steel belt city and their hopes and dreams, worries and passions. having grown up in the steel belt i appreciated pattersons' ability to relate to blue collar America. in a small way it hit home and that is exactly what art is supposed to do.
No comments:
Post a Comment