Great fight scenes without the gore

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Great fight scenes without the gore

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One thing that struck me about this book was how well-written the fight scenes were. I like supernatural action stories and movies, like Underworld and Blade. This felt similar. I usually find action as written in books hard to visualize, but I thought this writer was spot on. I also appreciated that there wasn't gratuitous blood. When I read books with lots of gory descriptions, it makes me feel rather voyeuristic.
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I absolutely agree! The entire work action oriented but not bogged down. I loved how concise his writing was and easy to read without sacrificing overall details and enjoyment. Have you read any of the sequels yet?
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I agree with the comparison with the mentioned films; out of the different thematic, it faces the action and even the concept of the "secret organizations" in a similar way. The fight scenes are quite fluid and pretty well described, but sometimes I feel that the plot ends up secondary to them, as if the author had in mind the battles/chase scenes along with the characters and the backstory, but that the rest of the plot were nothing but minor lines to connect those dots.
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AnnaKathleen wrote: 27 Mar 2018, 19:30 I absolutely agree! The entire work action oriented but not bogged down. I loved how concise his writing was and easy to read without sacrificing overall details and enjoyment. Have you read any of the sequels yet?
No, but have downloaded both. Plan on #2 being next. Have you?
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Irishmom wrote: 28 Mar 2018, 12:58
AnnaKathleen wrote: 27 Mar 2018, 19:30 I absolutely agree! The entire work action oriented but not bogged down. I loved how concise his writing was and easy to read without sacrificing overall details and enjoyment. Have you read any of the sequels yet?
No, but have downloaded both. Plan on #2 being next. Have you?
I have them downloaded but haven't started them yet. I hope to get to them soon :)
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I agree. The fight scenes were one of the best parts of this book.
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I concur with you, it is generally very difficult to write action scenes but in this book, I could picture the action scene and what is even better is that the scenes are not overly gruesome!
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I really liked the way the author described the action scenes. The could easily be imagined. I felt like it was all happening around me.
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I think you’re right. When an author can convey the seriousness of a fight without the blood and death, it’s a plus and not necessary. Other times I kind of enjoy it.
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Give me more time to decide and settle
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Great descriptive ability. The fight scenes were literally playing before me as I read them.
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