Bleeding Edge - A Rolling Assessment

[David Morris]

Ah! But you digress.  Have you encountered beauty yet in BE?

On Monday, September 23, 2013, Rev'd Seventy-Six wrote:

> There are fewer fantastic tangents in BE & IV than the rest. No
> Byrons, no ninja acadamies, no priests romancing rats... That's the
> main diff. I perceive. The plot ain't exactly buried, compared to the
> rest. The main failing in re: th' newer two could be that the cultures
> P is panning for material are, well, to call 'em sorta shallow is a
> kindness. Surfer dropout society ain't my bag, for sure. Finance
> leaves me dry, too, but I at least know tech-heads & gamers, and
> having lived in Va. when Bush took office, I can relate to The Fear of
> waking one Sept. day to discover state troopers in the streets with
> shotguns. The drug & sex humor I find to be more whiffers than hits,
> which is a shame, but I ain't half done; he may rebound in that dept.
> yet. (I find Maxine's sexual attitudes smarter than Sportello's, thank
> fug.)
>
> Anyroad. Not being hypo- or hyper- critical regarding either. I always
> enjoy the ride, even if I'm not sure we ever quite arrived. Your
> mileage may, nay, will vary. But hey, it's okay!
>
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