{"id":438,"date":"2010-02-04T04:37:22","date_gmt":"2010-02-04T04:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2010\/02\/04\/the-so-so-depression-i-review-mr-shivers\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T05:18:45","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:18:45","slug":"the-so-so-depression-i-review-mr-shivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2010\/02\/04\/the-so-so-depression-i-review-mr-shivers\/","title":{"rendered":"The so-so depression : I review Mr. Shivers"},"content":{"rendered":"

My review<\/a> of Robert Jackson Bennett\u2019s Mr. Shivers<\/span><\/a> appears in the Feb 3rd San Antonio Current<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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In Robert Jackson Bennett\u2019s lackluster debut novel, Mr. Shivers, Marcus Connelly rides the rails seeking vengeance for the murder of his daughter. Joining up with similarly driven individuals, Connelly searches Depression-era America for a killer, the mysterious title character recognizable by distinctive facial scars. To further denigrate his already clich\u00e9-ridden tale, Bennett adds a fallen preacher, hobos with hearts of gold, a carnival fortune teller, and a corrupt small town sheriff to the mix.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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As you probably gathered I didn’t think too highly of Mr. Bennet’s effort. Though…<\/p>\n

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Not all of it is terrible. There are flashes on panache as Bennett skillfully produces several exciting action sequences. He even manages to insert a surprise or two in the otherwise largely by-the-numbers story.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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Visit the San Antonio Current<\/span> site to check out what else I had to say<\/a> about Mr. Shivers<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My review of Robert Jackson Bennett\u2019s Mr. Shivers appears in the Feb 3rd San Antonio Current. Quote: In Robert Jackson Bennett\u2019s lackluster debut novel, Mr. Shivers, Marcus Connelly rides the rails seeking vengeance for the murder of his daughter. Joining … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n