Wordwright

Rating:
Summary: Worse than the previous two
Review: This one was very disappointing for me. While I think Deitz'streatment of Ron Dillon's crafting of the oracular Head was great inits detail and humor, that was about the only thing I liked.

Itwas the little things. For instance, Deitz's treatment of Gil, one ofRon's uncles is very negligent. Gil, we find out, has been releasedfrom prison where he did time for a rape charge. Dion, Ron's otheruncle, makes joking references to Gil's lechery. Since Deitz didn'tbother to come up with an excuse for Gil's incarceration (like,perhaps, he was convicted on a false charge), the reader is left toassume that Gil is in fact a perpetrator of violence towards women.When the Welches and Dillons are assembled to witness the passing of arelative, Gil's crime is not an issue and everyone happily hugshim.

Another thing that bothered me was Ron and Lew's criminallyinsane sister, who wants to be the new Master. While she could havebeen a great villian, the intimate relationship that develops betweenher and Lew isn't so much gripping as nauseating.

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Too bad.This trilogy could have been really spectacular.

Rating:
Summary: Worse than the previous two
Review: This one was very disappointing for me. While I think Deitz'streatment of Ron Dillon's crafting of the oracular Head was great inits detail and humor, that was about the only thing I liked.

Itwas the little things. For instance, Deitz's treatment of Gil, one ofRon's uncles is very negligent. Gil, we find out, has been releasedfrom prison where he did time for a rape charge. Dion, Ron's otheruncle, makes joking references to Gil's lechery. Since Deitz didn'tbother to come up with an excuse for Gil's incarceration (like,perhaps, he was convicted on a false charge), the reader is left toassume that Gil is in fact a perpetrator of violence towards women.When the Welches and Dillons are assembled to witness the passing of arelative, Gil's crime is not an issue and everyone happily hugshim.

Another thing that bothered me was Ron and Lew's criminallyinsane sister, who wants to be the new Master. While she could havebeen a great villian, the intimate relationship that develops betweenher and Lew isn't so much gripping as nauseating.

...

Too bad.This trilogy could have been really spectacular.

Rating:
Summary: another entertaining tale from Tom Deitz
Review: Wordwright is the final of the trilogy of Ronny Dillon. Enough twist and turns to keep me interested. While at the same time, since not having read the previous two books gives good character descriptions and believable personalities that this is not a disadvantage....more an incentive to find copies of earlier books.

Novel with great characters, plenty of pace and the ability to not want to put it down. Well worth the read, as Ron deals with his past, and the potential of the future.