tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093536802037605978.post6118599547141105397..comments2023-09-04T20:56:33.623+12:00Comments on Island Drafts: ManifestationsJames Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06520550562480161207noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093536802037605978.post-74518138912312702552012-05-28T14:45:26.752+12:002012-05-28T14:45:26.752+12:00I struggle to separate Reacher from the comic book...I struggle to separate Reacher from the comic book superheroes. Shows though how the avenging stranger meme is still so potent, almost a hundred years after the William S Hart westerns. Really only the level of violence has changed. <br /><br />Vulnerability and warmth - good idea. Even thinking about it opens up space in a writer's perception of a character.James Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06520550562480161207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093536802037605978.post-48783215588920586792012-05-24T10:07:40.858+12:002012-05-24T10:07:40.858+12:00nice post James, Read the Killing floor myself rec...nice post James, Read the Killing floor myself recently, and as you say, he keeps it rolling along but Reacher doesn't feel real. After finishing the book, i found myself delving into my own lead character, and finding places where I could give him more vunerability and warmth. <br />John GreetJohn Greet.noreply@blogger.com