Secret Matter
by Toby Johnson
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Author: Toby JohnsonAfterword: Mark Jordan
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-11-01
ISBN: 1590210174
Number of pages: 252
Publisher: Lethe Press
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Book Review: Flaws Leave Amateurish Flavor
Summary: 2 Stars
The storyline in Secret Matter wasn't what compelled me to slog through it past the second chapter. It was the long list of glowing reviews. While, I do admit, it took a while to develop any character sympathy, the writing style is quite painful. Toby Johnson's lack of writing experience take what would otherwise be a compelling and amazingly original story, and populates it with shallow cliche unbelievable characters and plot points.
His characters uniformly suffer from the inability to distinguish from adjectives and adverbs, from the President down to the average person. And, when a government facility was assumed to have relocated from San Francisco, CA to Riverside, CA to reduce the likelihood of earthquakes, it showed how sloppy the author truly was. (Riverside, CA is near the southern end of the San Andreas Fault, and has nearly the same risk for a catastrophic seismic event as does San Francisco.) The characters seemed to exist in a world where there were no consequences to their actions. (Usually, shooting a gun at the president lands one in jail.) And, were seemed to be more convenient puppets of the author than believable personas.
I had seriously hoped that Secret Matter would deliver. I was able to finish the novel, but, then again, I managed to sit through Bio-Dome when I was sick in bed. And, an illness shouldn't decide your entertainment choices. Ever.
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