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Spring Street A Story of Los Angeles
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264 pages, Paperback
First published March 23, 2011
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August 2, 2026
An unrealistic look at early 20th century Los Angeles. We can guess with reasonable accuracy that no town was like this, certainly not a major city. But if you like ridiculous scenarios and unlikely outcomes, then this book is for you.
I got the impression that this book was going to be about the gritty underbelly of up and coming boxers in early Los Angeles. Well, the first chapter was, anyway. Then the character embarked on an entirely different career. The MC, John, loses his father and now has to provide for his mother. He uses the only assets he has: his fists. After getting his ass kicked in a boxing match where the qualifications apparently were just having the nerve to ask, he is showered with kudos and money for his effort (he was knocked out). He also received a job offer. Of course, when I see a battered, amateur boxer, the first thing I think of is job offer.
Now he’s a cub reporter, despite having no experience at all in the business. He gets sent on an assignment where he meets the girl of his dreams and a notorious scumbag that hoodwinks the entire city. First assignment! The girl falls for his creepy demeanor and wants to see him again, despite being attached to scumbag. He’s taken under the wing of some grizzled veteran reporters, and within days goes on assignment and gets involved in a police shootout—that makes scumbag guy look like a hero. Apparently the cops didn’t mind that the reporters were firing off a few rounds themselves. Anyway, they get the scoop on the story and John’s legend begins.
Well the girl can’t leave him alone, and no experience boxer guy ends up with the hot actress—despite her being attached to scumbag guy, and their friendship grows, creepy statements and all. She even gives him a brief history of a few Los Angeles streets in the form of an info dump, and before you know it, he’s meeting the family. Not sure if scumbag guy actually met the family, but John did.
When John talked to his mother, it seemed like maybe somebody else wrote those parts. Just sounded odd. But she, and the nosy neighbor across the street were minor characters and didn’t actually need to be in the story. Yet there they were.
John embarks on his adventure as a cub reporter—apparently, there weren’t any other cub reporters working a a major newspaper in Los Angeles, and in the end, it the was honest reporters that brought down scumbag and his minions. Because reporters are honest and that’s what they do.
The ending concocts a scenario so it can be used to concoct the final scenario to wrap up the story. Maybe the author was in a hurry or just ran out of material. Be that as it may, there was a story in there. Leave credulity at the door.
I got the impression that this book was going to be about the gritty underbelly of up and coming boxers in early Los Angeles. Well, the first chapter was, anyway. Then the character embarked on an entirely different career. The MC, John, loses his father and now has to provide for his mother. He uses the only assets he has: his fists. After getting his ass kicked in a boxing match where the qualifications apparently were just having the nerve to ask, he is showered with kudos and money for his effort (he was knocked out). He also received a job offer. Of course, when I see a battered, amateur boxer, the first thing I think of is job offer.
Now he’s a cub reporter, despite having no experience at all in the business. He gets sent on an assignment where he meets the girl of his dreams and a notorious scumbag that hoodwinks the entire city. First assignment! The girl falls for his creepy demeanor and wants to see him again, despite being attached to scumbag. He’s taken under the wing of some grizzled veteran reporters, and within days goes on assignment and gets involved in a police shootout—that makes scumbag guy look like a hero. Apparently the cops didn’t mind that the reporters were firing off a few rounds themselves. Anyway, they get the scoop on the story and John’s legend begins.
Well the girl can’t leave him alone, and no experience boxer guy ends up with the hot actress—despite her being attached to scumbag guy, and their friendship grows, creepy statements and all. She even gives him a brief history of a few Los Angeles streets in the form of an info dump, and before you know it, he’s meeting the family. Not sure if scumbag guy actually met the family, but John did.
When John talked to his mother, it seemed like maybe somebody else wrote those parts. Just sounded odd. But she, and the nosy neighbor across the street were minor characters and didn’t actually need to be in the story. Yet there they were.
John embarks on his adventure as a cub reporter—apparently, there weren’t any other cub reporters working a a major newspaper in Los Angeles, and in the end, it the was honest reporters that brought down scumbag and his minions. Because reporters are honest and that’s what they do.
The ending concocts a scenario so it can be used to concoct the final scenario to wrap up the story. Maybe the author was in a hurry or just ran out of material. Be that as it may, there was a story in there. Leave credulity at the door.
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