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Post by Mark Sieber on Nov 24, 2019 1:17:09 GMT
The new Linwood Barclay novel is another thriller getting a ton of praise. Sometimes I agree with the hoopla, other times I do not. So far, at around page fifty, Elevator Pitch is pretty good. Competent writing, interesting characters, a novel premise. I'm not super-impressed yet, the way I was with Ill Will, but I'll definitely keep reading. Hopefully it will pick up.
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Post by Mark Sieber on Nov 24, 2019 18:57:06 GMT
I'm around page one hundred. The plot of Elevator Pitch is riveting, but the characters are falling a little bit flat. Barclay is clearly a pro at the game and he knows how to weave a story. But so far the story feels a bit...soulless. I will finish it, and hopefully I will be impressed enough to read him again.
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Post by johnrlittle on Nov 25, 2019 0:05:40 GMT
I loved it. Barclay's characters are never really drawn that well, but his plotting is what keeps me reading. I've enjoyed all his books.
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Post by Mark Sieber on Nov 25, 2019 9:10:49 GMT
I'm halfway through and it is certainly picking up.
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Post by Mark Sieber on Nov 25, 2019 21:59:18 GMT
OK, I am really enjoying it now. So, John, would you consider Elevator Pitch to be one of Barclay's best books? What would you recommend as a followup read for me?
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Post by johnrlittle on Nov 26, 2019 12:18:10 GMT
I think this one is certainly one of his better ones. My own favorite is the Promise Falls trilogy, which starts with Broken Promise.
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Post by Mark Sieber on Nov 26, 2019 14:23:59 GMT
I'm almost finished. I have really been up and down with this one. Barclay can tell a story, and I love the depictions of the city dealing with the elevator crisis. The human elements are pretty over-the-top and heavy-handed. I do believe that Elevator Pitch could make a successful movie. It seems tailor made for the visual medium.
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Post by glenkrisch on Nov 26, 2019 21:23:30 GMT
I recently finished my first Barclay, No Time for Goodbye, and was really disappointed. The characters were flat and unlikeable, the plot ho-hum and predictable. Is this one an outlier? Should I try a different title of his?
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Post by Mark Sieber on Nov 26, 2019 21:28:25 GMT
I just reviewed Elevator Pitch for Horror Drive-In. I tried to link it here, but it wasn't working right. I had very mixed feelings about it.
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Post by Mark Sieber on Nov 26, 2019 21:29:00 GMT
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Post by johnrlittle on Nov 27, 2019 0:01:24 GMT
Good review, Mark!
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Post by Mark Sieber on Nov 27, 2019 8:59:23 GMT
Thanks John. I try to have fun with it.
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