Thursday, October 27, 2005

Dark Star

The title seems like something George Lucas would write - a merging of the Dark Side and the Death Star. And Creston Mapes' main character is the lead singer in a rock band called Death Stroke.

While Dark Star does contain an epic struggle between good and evil, I'm unsure of other similarites between the novel and Star Wars, as I haven't read it yet. Yes, I hear the collective gasp. Honestly, I haven't purchased a book in quite a while - the $5 Brandilyn Collins one mentioned in my meme post was the latest, I believe. Yep, back in April. If I wasn't reviewing, I'd probably go crazy (of course, I may have gotten a lot more novel writing done and finished the unread books on my shelves). Poverty is the curse of the struggling writer. But I must admit, this book's premise has me wishing I could splurge. For more in-depth reviews and info on this book, visit the Blogging Alliance members' sites.

I haven't had much time for reading anyhow with the revisions I'm hoping to complete this month. I still have 5,000 words to add to Winter, and only 5 days to do it. Ha. I realized that's one-ninth of my target length, and I don't want that much of the book to be description. I did come up with another subplot, so I should be working on that today.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Katie,

I wanted to drop a note of thanks for your post about Dark Star. That is so cool, and much appreciated. Have a great weekend. Your friend, Creston.

Galatians 2: 20

M. C. Pearson said...

Hi, stopping by through the Blogger Alliance. You really do need to read this novel. It is superb! Hope you get your writing done.

Illuminating Fiction said...

Okay, it's been a couple of months. Have you read the book yet? :-)

Do. It's excellent. One of my best reads for 2005. FULL TILT is also a must read. Watch out for it.

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