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I kinda don't even know what to say about this book? Big twisty end that would have paid off more if the rest of the book had presaged it a bit...? The magic/voodoo/devil worshipping bits are...? There's a lot of hard boiled detective writing that I enjoy, but I am very, very over male writers acting like relationships between 17 yos and adult men are nbd.

watsy17's review against another edition

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dark tense slow-paced

3.5

brisamar's review against another edition

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4.0

Muy entretenido y al final la vuelta de tuerca no la vi llegar, cada capítulo quedaba en suspenso lo que motivaba a seguir leyendo.

aluminumbird's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

When I was in high school, I remember there was a news cycle about Angel Heart being an x-rated film with explicit sex. Surprisingly, I never thought about it again. Then recently I watched it on a streaming service for the first time and really liked it. Which led me to this book.

I really like the NYC landscape in the book. I think he spans Harlem to Coney Island?

Feels like an old Raymond Chandler shaggy dog mystery - kinda pulpy and self-consciously trashy - but more focused and literary.

I basically picked this up to fill in the world of the movie, but I ended up liking the book on its own. Very fun read!

vandermeer's review against another edition

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1.0

Kann auch nach 17% kein Interesse aufbringen.

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