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anyarichards31's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
aira_reads's review against another edition
2.0
A tame version of the American Psycho . Bill’s life spirals more and more with his work and his relationship. He’s the definition of an unreliable narrator. A deluded unhappy man. It’s a short-ish story with a plot of no plot, if that makes sense
debumere's review against another edition
4.0
I liked this!
Bill Moss, stuck in a job he's not mad about, just to make ends meet. Lives with his fiancé, Julie, who grates on him, and dreams of returning to his former life
as an Advertising executive.
Ends up bumping off his boss and a hooker and almost gets away with it except his fiancé is a little pissed about it and stabs him in the neck. He doesn't die but he doesn't have his old life back either.
A good read for sure!
Bill Moss, stuck in a job he's not mad about, just to make ends meet. Lives with his fiancé, Julie, who grates on him, and dreams of returning to his former life
as an Advertising executive.
Ends up bumping off his boss and a hooker and almost gets away with it except his fiancé is a little pissed about it and stabs him in the neck. He doesn't die but he doesn't have his old life back either.
A good read for sure!
dutts_87's review
2.0
A bit of a weird one this! I received a random add from a verified author on Twitter, and so browsed some of his stuff. This book seemed short enough, with a decent enough concept to hook me in.
Unfortunately, this book is just a bit too ridiculous to be deemed good. For a start, the cited plot concept only occurs half way through the book, meaning the first half is pointless preamble. Not only this, the characters were all so wooden and often cliche. I also maintain that using racism to make the reader hate a character is a cheap niche, used too readily here. And finally, the protagonist is just too delusional to be considered credible.
But, with that said, the second half of the book (I’d say the last 100 pages) reads very quickly and you are intrigued to see what happens next. To be frank, the ending is simply ridiculous.
Was I entertained? Yes. Would I recommend? No. But for a 50p book, I’m not too disappointed with this one!
jessica_sim's review
3.0
It's good realistic, fast paced, do-not think too much about it, crime book.
Very effective if you want to mentally shield yourself from feeling guilty when you're very abrupt with telemarketers over the phone.
I picked it up when I found myself without a book on me but with a train ride to go, it did what I wanted from it: it was a fast read, not too involving, not too demanding on the brain. Now I can move on to other things.
Very effective if you want to mentally shield yourself from feeling guilty when you're very abrupt with telemarketers over the phone.
I picked it up when I found myself without a book on me but with a train ride to go, it did what I wanted from it: it was a fast read, not too involving, not too demanding on the brain. Now I can move on to other things.
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