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Sweet Dream, Silver Screen
by
Moxie Mezcal (Goodreads Author)
A young woman searches for her missing twin sister in a foreign country called America. On the road, she encounters a series of strangers who help her navigate its topography, including a cowboy in a pink Cadillac, a sadistic law enforcement agent, a pulp fiction novelist, the regulars at a nuclear bomb-themed dive bar, and a man who befriends mannequins.
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(first published August 1st 2009)
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Moxie Mezcal, Sweet Dream, Silver Screen (Moxie Mezcal Publishing, 2009)
Moxie Mezcal. Two drinks that, mixed, would probably combine to form the worst taste you've ever had in your mouth. Thankfully, you don't have to drink it to want to read it. Tough, literate (if amateur at times), fun slice of neo-noir reminiscent more than once of what might have happened had Kathy Acker decided to try and write Raymond Chandler. I should probably take points off for the meta, but I'd just end up adding the...more
Moxie Mezcal. Two drinks that, mixed, would probably combine to form the worst taste you've ever had in your mouth. Thankfully, you don't have to drink it to want to read it. Tough, literate (if amateur at times), fun slice of neo-noir reminiscent more than once of what might have happened had Kathy Acker decided to try and write Raymond Chandler. I should probably take points off for the meta, but I'd just end up adding the...more
I found this title to be "okay", not bad but not great. Flaws in the editing and formatting seemed to be at a higher level than CONCRETE UNDERGROUND, and at least one inconsistency jumped out at me as I was reading. It was a great set-up and once again, the characters were pretty interesting, but in the end, I wasn't sure what "really" happened. This time the strengths of the book weren't enough to overcome the weaknesses for me.
If you're into explicit mysteries, you might want to read this short story. If you can get pass the multiple use of the F-bomb, the drugs, and the sex, you might enjoy this mystery and be shocked by its ending.
Not as good a Concrete Underground. The story lacked depth and left many questions unanswered.
Good plot, it just should of been longer. When I was starting to get into it....it was over.
Weird book. I didn't know when here sister is talking and when is she.
Well written bizarre short story about looking for......
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