by Lit Lover (California): A perceptive writer, reporter does not necessarily make a great fictional novelist.
Journalists are addicted to facts and horrific news as the book is evidence of that. Great. But do all readers have to be bashed with the worst part of life to get a kick out of a novel?
Where is the purpose? These kinds of books, like Stephen Kings, take agony and make a diabolical glimpse into the dark sides of folks psyches seem like a contest to see who can paint th...