As I read my Kindle, I highlight intriguing or beautifully descriptive passages from the novel. Here are a few recent . . .
“Most people don’t want to fight, especially when evenly matched. A mob will tear an individual to pieces and a man with a gun and a noble cause is happy to kill ever so many women and children, but risking a fair fight—not so easy…That’s why you see those pissed young men doing the dance of ‘don’t hold me back’ while desperately hoping someone likes them enough to hold them back.”
“I had a sudden bank holiday memory of holding my father’s hand in one fist and clutching a precious handful of pound coins in the other. Never enough and quickly gone.”
“I saw his shoulders tense and I swear the sun went behind a cloud—although that could have been a coincidence.”
If you’ve not read any Ben Aaronovitch, I’d definitely recommend his Rivers of London Series! Clever, funny, magical, and mysterious Contemporary Fiction. Check him out in goodreads.
Dann is an educator, Media & Design Guru, Author, and Public Speaker. He currently serves as Media and Design Specialist at an impressive little Midwestern College where he works directly with faculty to develop effective instructional videos. He has an MFA in Digital Cinema from California's National University, a BSED in English and Theatre Education from the University of South Dakota, and a certificate in Online Education from UW Stout. He was founder and principle owner of Little Prompter, LLC, a teleprompter design and manufacturing company until he sold the company in 2020. Prior to joining Carleton's staff, he taught communication, theatre, and video production for approximately 15 years while working as a professional actor and director--appearing in over forty national and regional commercials and directing and editing dozens of videos and musicals.
Dann’s MFA thesis project involved writing and directing an original, full-length musical, filming the entire development and production process, and editing it into an educational DVD entitled How to Write and Produce Your Own High School Musical. His DVD is currently being distributed by Films Media Group.
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