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3.25 AVERAGE
3.25 AVERAGE
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is one intense book. Extremely graphic for a late 40s crime novel. Closer to what came out in the late '50s (and that's only with Jim Thompson) and even later.
UPDATE, June 22, 2010: It's intense in terms of content matter, but it's kind of pretentious, and now getting a little annoying.
UPDATE, June 22, 2010: It's intense in terms of content matter, but it's kind of pretentious, and now getting a little annoying.
Well, it did get more interesting toward the end, and I definitely didn't see the ending coming. Overall, it wasn't an enjoyable read. I like an unreliable narrator, but not an entirely unlikable one. This one is painfully pretentious, without its being tempered by any self-doubt. His psychic depths make the ending so odd, and must provide fodder for some more analytical reads, but I don't think I'll bother with any more McCoy.