I’m reading
Crime & Punishment, a graphic novel based on the Dostoevsky classic. Alain Korkos and David Zane Mairowitz vividly update this psychological thriller to present day Russia. Two lines:
You think I’m depraved. But there’s something eternal in depravity, a fire burning in the blood, which can’t be extinguished.
Straight from a rough draft of mine:
Only seconds before, her face glowed in deep pleasure, and now, it twisted into a grimace of pain as bullets plunged into her back. Ethan quickly cleared his weapon from its holster and pegged Doig in his left shoulder.
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I’m reading Crime & Punishment, a graphic novel based on the Dostoevsky classic. Alain Korkos and David Zane Mairowitz vividly update this psychological thriller to present day Russia. Two lines:
Your snippets from your rough draft always leaves me perpetually intrigued.
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dude, you got me man. You had me at "a fire burning in blood."
ReplyDeleteI hadn't heard about a C&P graphic novel. I'm new to your blog (so you've probably been doing it), but I like your 2 sentence Tuesday.
ReplyDeletePoor Doig ...
Georgie B, Thanks. Now I just need to complete these stories and get them out there.
ReplyDeleteJosh, All the credit goes to a dude named Fyodor Dostoevsky who was way ahead of his time.
D.A., Gracias. Don't feel sorry for Doig because he may just deserve it. I'm glad you stopped by and I will zip over to your blog later today.
I'm so glad you put your two lines up today. I feel bad for the woman, pleasure to pain isn't a good thing.
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Crystal, She's the catalyst that propels my protagonist along in this story. So pain is bad for her but good for me.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure I can get into Dostoevsky but I am looking forward to reading the rest of your story. Is it a noir?
ReplyDelete-Don Ward
"fire" in the first 2-liner and "glowed" in yours....very interesting...
ReplyDeleteWell, David, as long as the pain is good for you....
ReplyDeleteSorry, I couldn't resist! Have a great day!
BTW, I forgot to say thanks for the name idea... Cole could work.
ReplyDeletePersonally, for laundering reasins alone, I absolutely loathe when the horizontal bop ends in a danse macabre. And yet, I am compelled to know more.
ReplyDeleteI like both examples. I didn't know about the Crime and punishment graphic. Looks worth checking out.
ReplyDeleteDon, Nope this is the oft mentioned western I'm slugging away at. It does have noirish elements though and I'm glad they are shining through.
ReplyDeleteBarrie, I'm glad to see I'm keeping up with this Russian hack.
Crystal, Ha! I'm not sure how to respond to that one and maybe I better not... for now :)
Clare, I should have known you would have left the comment that wins the door prize--where do I send it?
Charles, So far, a great read that I picked up at Barnes and Noble. My education of the classics through graphic novels continue.
Depravity has been known to be carried in genes.
ReplyDeleteIntriguing two sentences, David. Maybe Ethan goes in for the slow kill, one bullet at a time in sensitive places.
Barbara, Can't do that because Doig is the villain and I need to leave him around to the end. Maybe I can slowly kill him one bullet at a time in the final chapter.
ReplyDeleteJust found time to scoot over here. Those lines from C&P are so true. And I so love the verb "plunged" when describing a bullet diving into the wetness that is the human body. You know, the more you tease us with twofers here and there, we'll going to rush out and buy your book when it's published. Oh, wait. That's the point, isn't it? ;-)
ReplyDeleteI guessed that was from your western, dude.
ReplyDeleteScott, Ha! I'm not sure I have any plan at all. Just trying to contribute to the twofers.
ReplyDeleteArchavist, Yes it is the western I'm hammering away at. Going good so far.