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The back blurb of my copy of this book calls it the best B-movie read in awhile, and I have to agree with that description. Which is funny because normally I don't like B-movies. Actually, this book managed to overcome a lot of my "normally likes" -- I normally like clever protagonists but while Stark might not have been passed the idiot ball, most of the other characters, good and bad, are a step ahead of him each time. I normally lose interest when the concept of angels are introduced (give me
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Harry Potter -- gone bad, gone Hollywood, all grown-up -- meets Sam Spade (meets Scarface), with lines like:
The good news is that I have a few hours to get cleaned up and pull myself together. I want a cigarette and a drink, but I can't smoke in the shower (trust me, I've tried), and if I started drinking now, I'm fairly certain that my brain would finally give up, get a new roommate, and move to Redondo Beach without me. This is a fast, entertaining read. Funny, in a roll-your-eyes way. But I'm ...more
The good news is that I have a few hours to get cleaned up and pull myself together. I want a cigarette and a drink, but I can't smoke in the shower (trust me, I've tried), and if I started drinking now, I'm fairly certain that my brain would finally give up, get a new roommate, and move to Redondo Beach without me. This is a fast, entertaining read. Funny, in a roll-your-eyes way. But I'm ...more
Fun, entertaining and great use of humor. I am continuing my reads of "likable" anti-heros.
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