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Man Standing Behind
by
Pablo D'Stair (Goodreads Author)
Paperback, 112 pages
Published
May 9th 2011
by KUBOA Press
(first published 2011)
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After reading D'Stair's series about small-time con man Trevor English, I knew I needed to read more of him. Also, because he's apeshit bonkers, his books are free. (Go look him up on Smashwords.)
The latest one I read is Man Standing Behind, and damn if it isn't one tight piece of writing. The premise is genius and simple: Roger is waiting in line at an ATM when a dude with a gun comes up behind him. But it turns out this guy doesn't want money. He wants Roger to accompany him on a journey. The...more
The latest one I read is Man Standing Behind, and damn if it isn't one tight piece of writing. The premise is genius and simple: Roger is waiting in line at an ATM when a dude with a gun comes up behind him. But it turns out this guy doesn't want money. He wants Roger to accompany him on a journey. The...more
You’re standing alone at the ATM machine. Suddenly a man pulls a gun on you. He doesn’t want your money. He wants you to come with him. Where? For what reason? What’s coming next? Who is this man? What can you do?
That’s the startling beginning of this short and suspenseful novelette by D’Stair. It’s a great premise, like a classic noir film or novel or an especially good Twilight Zone episode. The book maintains the pace, the suspense, and the sense of dread throughout. The focus is on the prota...more
That’s the startling beginning of this short and suspenseful novelette by D’Stair. It’s a great premise, like a classic noir film or novel or an especially good Twilight Zone episode. The book maintains the pace, the suspense, and the sense of dread throughout. The focus is on the prota...more
This review originally appeared at Outsider Writers Collective
With Man Standing Behind, Pablo D’Stair completes his set of thematically linked “existential noir” novellas, collectively called They Say the Owl Was a Baker’s Daughter.
As with most of D’Stair’s work, plot has been loosened in favor of the conflicted protagonist’s internal dilemmas. In the case of Man Standing Behind, the loose plot involves our central character, Roger, being held at gun-point by Donald, a patient, self-assured (or...more
With Man Standing Behind, Pablo D’Stair completes his set of thematically linked “existential noir” novellas, collectively called They Say the Owl Was a Baker’s Daughter.
As with most of D’Stair’s work, plot has been loosened in favor of the conflicted protagonist’s internal dilemmas. In the case of Man Standing Behind, the loose plot involves our central character, Roger, being held at gun-point by Donald, a patient, self-assured (or...more
I liked this book a lot. The style was very interesting, a stream-of-conciousness type thing. I haven't read the other related novels, but I'm sure it would be even better after reading them. I received the book for free through Goodreads First Reads.
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Pablo D’Stair was born in 1981. He is the author of over forty books of fiction, several collections of poetry, and numerous essays and dialogues. He writes on cinema for the UK film site BRWC: Battle Royale With Cheese and was a regular contributor of fiction, interview, and essay for the Montage: Cultural Paradigm (Sri Lanka) from 2010-2012.
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