Slide (Hard Case Crime #36)
by Ken Bruen, Jason Starr
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Read in December, 2007
Didn't know this was the sequel to "Bust" until I started reading it. We catch up with the 2 scumbags that made it out of the last dog pile, this time they're hooking up with a new cast of human trash, or getting dirtier themselves. Based on the last book, I thought someone would go down a water slide, or go to a wedding reception to do the electric slide, or maybe solve math problems without a calculator using a slide rule. None such thing, thankfully. The attempts at black humor were...more
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Read in November, 2007
I don't know what to say...this is a really crappy book. It felt throughout as if it were written by 9th grade boys. I enjoy noir fiction because , at its worst, gives the impression of depth, if not actual depth. This book was a flat surface of childish pop culture references, often without a point at all. At times, one feels as if the writers must have had some sort of quota to work with, like maybe their publisher forced them to mention one not-so-obscure cultural figure per page. Bleagh...more
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Read in October, 2007
This is the sequel to Bust, which I really enjoyed.
But, it takes the most loathsome character - Max Fisher, self-centred-businessman-turned-drug-dealer - and centres the story around him. There are a few instances where the writers inside jokes (both authors appear as characters along with a reference to the HCC series itself) pulled me right out of the action, and for that reason alone I didn't enjoy it as much. Still decent, but a big step dow
But, it takes the most loathsome character - Max Fisher, self-centred-businessman-turned-drug-dealer - and centres the story around him. There are a few instances where the writers inside jokes (both authors appear as characters along with a reference to the HCC series itself) pulled me right out of the action, and for that reason alone I didn't enjoy it as much. Still decent, but a big step dow
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Read in May, 2008
Ken Bruen and Jason Starr's first collaboration, BUST, was a trashy and quick read. Like a sleazier Elmore Leonard novel. This is their second book together and it's trashier. It served it's purpose but I can't give it the third star to suggest I actually liked. BUST made me want to read more by Bruen and Starr. Now I feel like I've had my fill.
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Read in November, 2007
recommends it for:
Irishmen that dig the word "shite"
Rubbish, absolute rubbish. One of those books where the psycho killer is some cool hipster with a kinky sex scene going on. The best thing about this book was that I managed to sell it to some old dusty bookstore where it shall stay for the rest of its useless years.
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Read in May, 2008
Short, but not worth many more pages. The story was interesting, but not as good as Out. Quick read with a lot of action.
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