The characters, though over-the-top, where relatively believable and the interaction/dialogue was excellent! Lots of laughs - I definitely dove into the story quickly and got lost - read it in 2 days. Almost read like an old Dick Tracy, or private eye B movie, but with a vulgar, despicable edge. The style is fluid, cheeky, edgy and at times, truly offensive. Again, I'm no expert on this writing style, but it seems you must stay in the moment and if you are going to move back or forward, you'd be do it quickly. No fluff - I don't think present tense could support a bunch of description and tangents. At 55k words, it was on the light side.Īgain, I'm certainly not saying that as a negative- Just the opposite. It didn't let off the gas until the last sentence, which for a horror book (This is not a mobster/Mafia book btw, regardless of how it's billed.) is rare these days - I think going forward I'll be more inclined to read shorter novels like this one. Odd at first, but the story gains speed quickly and goes full throttle by chapter 8.
It's the first book (I can remember) I've read in current tense. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.Fun stuff - Truly original - reading up on this author and his style, the book does read like a movie. I liked the first-person narrative the author used - it made the emotional response of the protagonist more personal." He said it felt like he was actually transported back in time to 1979. The descriptions in the book were really vivid and made it easy to picture what was happening. He really identified with the characters and found it hard to put down with the suspenseful parts (which made it difficult for me to keep pace with him - I had to read it after he went to bed). Although it had some adult language, it was right up his alley. Had to in order to eat and sleep!" "My 12-year-old son and I read it together. Every chapter ended on a cliff hanger and made me want to read the next chapter. Took me in its arms and held me tight throughout the night." "This book is an 11 out of 10.
It rocked me and I cannot believe how it unfolded. I cannot express how deep this book touched me. Has kept me up many nights thinking of it.
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