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discomagpie's review against another edition
3.0
I gave this book 3/5 stars at InsatiableBooksluts.com. My co-reviewer, Rob, gave the book 4/5 stars.
We often do discussion-style reviews at IB. Here's an excerpt:
"Susie: What did you think about it?
Rob: I liked it muchly. It was definitely my kind of book–loved all the music references.
Susie: I hoped at least one of us would like it. I found it easy to read, but I developed a distinct dislike of every character in the book by the time it was over.
Rob: Yeah, they weren’t a lovable bunch, but I liked all the flaws. It portrayed the music business very well; most of the people in that business tend to be selfish f**ks. I liked his writing style too… no frills.
Susie: Uh huh. You know I have no love for selfish f**ks.
Rob: The seediness of it reminded me very much of [a:Ryu Murakami|5481829|Ryū Murakami|http://www.goodreads.com/assets/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg]; [b:Almost Transparent Blue|14287|Almost Transparent Blue|Ryū Murakami|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586116s/14287.jpg|816635] came vividly to mind. Merle was such a damn wreck at the end, which also put me in mind of [a:Carl Hiaasen|8178|Carl Hiaasen|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1208367876p2/8178.jpg]–he tends to put his characters through the wringer, especially the selfish f**ks.
Susie: He did remind me of Hiaasen, but not as funny. And after Smith started talking about Merle’s relationship with Beth, I wanted to crawl into the pages and pimp slap Merle.
Susie: Talking about Beth: “I had to kill Merle Johnson and split town, I wanted this woman, every part of her, before I left.” (groan)"
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We often do discussion-style reviews at IB. Here's an excerpt:
"Susie: What did you think about it?
Rob: I liked it muchly. It was definitely my kind of book–loved all the music references.
Susie: I hoped at least one of us would like it. I found it easy to read, but I developed a distinct dislike of every character in the book by the time it was over.
Rob: Yeah, they weren’t a lovable bunch, but I liked all the flaws. It portrayed the music business very well; most of the people in that business tend to be selfish f**ks. I liked his writing style too… no frills.
Susie: Uh huh. You know I have no love for selfish f**ks.
Rob: The seediness of it reminded me very much of [a:Ryu Murakami|5481829|Ryū Murakami|http://www.goodreads.com/assets/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg]; [b:Almost Transparent Blue|14287|Almost Transparent Blue|Ryū Murakami|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586116s/14287.jpg|816635] came vividly to mind. Merle was such a damn wreck at the end, which also put me in mind of [a:Carl Hiaasen|8178|Carl Hiaasen|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1208367876p2/8178.jpg]–he tends to put his characters through the wringer, especially the selfish f**ks.
Susie: He did remind me of Hiaasen, but not as funny. And after Smith started talking about Merle’s relationship with Beth, I wanted to crawl into the pages and pimp slap Merle.
Susie: Talking about Beth: “I had to kill Merle Johnson and split town, I wanted this woman, every part of her, before I left.” (groan)"
Read the full discussion at our site.
writermattphillips's review against another edition
5.0
Great book and a unique take on the noir genre... Good stuff!
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