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     Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.253.77 |
Apologies in advance for pimping this here, but this morning I'm a very happy horror writer... Today's issue of The Guardian has given my novel Pretty Little Dead Things a stellar review. You can see it in full here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/jan/08/pretty-little-dead-things-review?INT CMP=SRCH Great pull-quote: "Not so much hard-boiled as hard-nuked, this novel puts McMahon firmly in the front ranks of the new wave of British horror."  | ||
| Gary Fry (Gary_fry) Username: Gary_fry Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 82.26.202.244 |
Nice work, sir. | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.253.77 |
Cheers, mate, Given the context (mainstream syndicated newspaper) it's probably the best - and most useful, according to my agent - review I've ever had. I'm actually rather gobsmacked. Anyway...I'm off to clean the bog now. Reality bites. | ||
| Frank (Frank) Username: Frank Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 85.222.86.21 |
Zed - it's well deserved, mate. Fantastic review. All the best to you, and further success. Chuffed for ya.  | ||
| Paul_finch (Paul_finch) Username: Paul_finch Registered: 11-2009 Posted From: 92.9.16.50 |
Excellent work, Gary. Well done. | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.253.77 |
Thanks, chaps, that means a lot. | ||
| Simon Bestwick (Simon_b) Username: Simon_b Registered: 10-2008 Posted From: 86.24.209.217 |
Congratulations, mate. Very, very well-deserved. | ||
| Des (Des) Username: Des Registered: 09-2010 Posted From: 86.143.98.68 |
Hubba Jubba! | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 88.111.142.151 |
Well done, Zed! | ||
| Mark_lynch (Mark_lynch) Username: Mark_lynch Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 217.171.129.72 |
That's good news, indeed. Mind, they're a bunch of lefties at the Guardian... Surprised you'd have anything to do with em! ;-) | ||
| Matthew Fryer (Matthew_fryer) Username: Matthew_fryer Registered: 08-2009 Posted From: 90.195.182.42 |
Excellent. Very pleased for you fella. Whenever anybody mentions the book, I get an immediate and spooky vision of Usher's landing. And I must confess to keeping my eye out for faceless hoodies when in town at night. | ||
| Joel (Joel) Username: Joel Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 91.110.176.38 |
Well done, Zed! Sorry to report the Birmingham Waterstone's still does not have the book in stock. (Unless they maybe put it in the paranormal romance section, based on its title.) | ||
| Mark_lynch (Mark_lynch) Username: Mark_lynch Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 217.171.129.72 |
Actually, that may explain why I've not seen it either. Checked both Waterstones in Huddersfield, both in Canterbury, one in Ashford and one in Leeds. No sign of the book. Never thought to check the Paranormal Romance section. Incidentally, Hungry Hearts is being heavily promoted in Ashford and Canterbury in a 3 for 2 offer, along with a bunch of other zombie novels (including Mr Finch's) and anthologies. | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.253.77 |
Thanks, folks. Much appreciated. Joel, some bookshops are putting it in the crime section. Mark, Leeds Waterstones certainly had copies when I was in there a few weeks ago - maybe they sold 'em. | ||
| Mbfg (Mbfg) Username: Mbfg Registered: 09-2010 Posted From: 82.6.90.22 |
Well deserved Gary. It's fantastic when one of our own makes good. Cheers Terry | ||
| Mark_lynch (Mark_lynch) Username: Mark_lynch Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 217.171.129.72 |
Must've sold, Zed. Even better news, then! | ||
| Mick Curtis (Mick) Username: Mick Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.182.24.98 |
Great review Zed - well deserved. | ||
| Degsy (Degsy) Username: Degsy Registered: 08-2010 Posted From: 86.134.41.189 |
Excellent news! Restores my faith that Quality will out. | ||
| Mark West (Mark_west) Username: Mark_west Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.135.7.209 |
Great news, Gary, great review! | ||
| Thomasb (Thomasb) Username: Thomasb Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 69.236.168.107 |
Congratulations, Gary! | ||
| Gary Fry (Gary_fry) Username: Gary_fry Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 82.26.202.244 |
Mind you, let me just remind you of one thing: Notts County. | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.253.77 |
I'm glad we're out of the cup, mate - it means we can concentrate on getting into Europe.  Thanks again, folks. Your kind words mean a lot. | ||
| Gary Fry (Gary_fry) Username: Gary_fry Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 82.26.202.244 |
Getting into Europe? It's easy. They could use Jet.com. But tell them not to use Teeside Airport. It's rubbish. | ||
| John Llewellyn Probert (John_l_probert) Username: John_l_probert Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 76.238.190.27 |
Gary that's splendid news - very well done my good sir! | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 61.216.44.13 |
Great to see such a positive review of Pretty Little Dead Things in The Guardian, Zed. Well done! | ||
| Steve Bacon (Stevebacon) Username: Stevebacon Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 90.209.220.6 |
Congratulations, Gary. Well deserved. | ||
| Chris_morris (Chris_morris) Username: Chris_morris Registered: 04-2008 Posted From: 98.220.97.79 |
Well done, Gary! | ||
| Craig (Craig) Username: Craig Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 99.126.164.88 |
Cool! | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 194.32.31.1 |
Congratulations, sir! I'll still never own a Kindle though lol. Really enjoying 'Rain Dogs', though my reading, and online activity, has been seriously curtailed by recent events! |