Stragella - Saturday, December 15, 2007 3:09:30 PM

Dec 15, 2007 at 2:59 PM
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Last night I finished reading Santa Steps Out by Robert Devereaux. I have to say I was disappointed. Halfway through the novel I was rating it maybe 3 stars, but after I read the ending. I am fighting with two stars. Damn did I hate the ending. The one I have read from him was Deadweight, which I liked except for the writing style. To me he doesn't have good character development in the two books I have read and that is extremely important to me. I also didn't care for the writing style in Santa Steps Out. Sometimes I caught myself rereading a passages because I couldn't tell who was talking or who it was about.

The good about this novel, the idea was fucked up. Like all his books. Santa humping the Tooth Fairy every few pages. Easter Bunny is a peeping tom, and Mrs Claus gets her revenge by having a massive orgy. It sounds great right, but it just leave you saying so.

Yes, the story is original but that is all it has.

I really hate to trash writers. Its an art form that is very hard to please. Especially in this day in age where people don't read as much.