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Title: A good story deteriorates into a splatter film
Review: Adam Stemple has the makings of a good writer. He has a fertile imagination and a quirky sense of humor. His descriptions of people, places and events have a feeling of authenticity. At times he's capable of working some real magic with language. However, like many fledgling writers, he has trouble distinuishing the voices of his muse and his inner demons. As the story progresses, the demons get the upper hand, and a novel that begins as a charming mystery degenerates into a neausating bloodletting. Mr. Stemple seems to have chosen the worst possible ending for this unfortunate book, resolving all conflict with an ugly adolescent power fantasy.Adam, you can do better than this. Don't let your demons write the ending of your next book. Let them have their say, then put their pages through the shredder and give your muse some breathing room.
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