I don't remember the first chapter but I read the book about 4-5 months ago and enjoyed it. I really thought Simmons excelled in suffusing the novel with a dark and dank atmosphere that was a combination of the gritty London underbelly, drug-induced mania and the occult. I felt the novel was dripping with that grimy feeling and it played immensely well for the story.
It feels like he is holding up a sign that says "I read Edwin Drood! I did! Look! Oh, and I really don't like Wilkie Collins" while jumping up and down.
The narration seems confused at best. I suspect it is an attempt at an untrustworthy narrator, but it is just jarring. And the language leaves a lot to be desired.
But you are saying I should keep reading because it gets better?
*MySmiley*
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Does Simmons' Drood get any better?
- 14/05/2010 02:32:25 PM
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What did you dislike about it?
- 14/05/2010 03:16:25 PM
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Re: What did you dislike about it?
- 14/05/2010 03:19:34 PM
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Hmm.
- 14/05/2010 03:30:14 PM
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Oh no 
. I saw that in the bookstore and was planning on buying it at some point...
- 15/05/2010 05:46:02 AM
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. I saw that in the bookstore and was planning on buying it at some point...
- 15/05/2010 05:46:02 AM
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Re: Oh no . I saw that in the bookstore and was planning on buying it at some point...
- 15/05/2010 10:05:24 AM
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. I saw that in the bookstore and was planning on buying it at some point...
- 15/05/2010 10:05:24 AM
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Don't do it! Simmons will only betray you. This is a Custerd level No! *NM*
- 26/05/2010 09:03:44 PM
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*NM*