Spencer Kope
Author of Collecting the Dead
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I didn't particularly like any of the characters. Steps (aside from that horrible nickname I couldn't take seriously) spent too much time navel-gazing and pitying his lot in life. Jimmy's only distinctive character trait was his loyalty, which made him a one-dimensional friend/husband/father/agent. As for the women in the novel, they were either victims or scheming romantics plotting to either date Steps or set him up with someone to date.
The plot also had a weird sense of pacing, especially at the end. The book's climax (as anti-climactic as it was) took place about 50 pages before the actual end of the story. All the suspense drained out of the last few chapter sand I found myself bored and eager to get to the last page already.
Collecting The Dead feels very much like the setup for a new series (which it is), but it's not a series I'll be continuing to read.… (more)