The Calling by Neil Cross5/24/2023 ![]() Neil Cross unpacks his characters’ thoughts by what they say and what they do, less by the introspective window he throws open. It’s heavy on dialogue, the insights into his characters are to the point and brief, but not without depth. His way of constructing the narrative relies heavily on imagery and painting the scene the way a screenwriter would instruct the camera to, which does interesting things for the cinema in your head. Neil Cross’s style is different from what one might expect of a novel, that’s for sure, but I don’t see that as a bad thing. Of course, it’s a matter of taste, but since we’re talking about it, I must say that I wildly disagree. In a book journal review of the German translation I read a few months back, the reviewer said that the novel’s use of the present tense and Neil Cross’s “screenwriting style” made it practically unreadable. It’s been over a year since I read it, but it’s still fresh in my mind as one of the best novelisations/backstories of a TV character I’ve ever read. ![]() ![]() ![]() Seeing as my reviews of Series 3 of Luther have garnered a good bit of attention, I thought I should round it off by plucking this off my shelves and reviewing it properly. ![]() Cover design by S&S Art Dept/Matt Johnson ![]()
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