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Reviewing this book is pretty tricky, since it's essentially 3 individual novels slapped together as a trilogy. Each novel however, blends seamlessly into the last, and each one is every bit as enjoyable as the one before it.
This is a soul crushing and bleak set of books, filled with deeply flawed characters whose lives seem like nothing but misery and suffering. The best way to describe these books, is to say that Woodrell is descriptive to a point of it being almost heartbreaking.
This is a soul crushing and bleak set of books, filled with deeply flawed characters whose lives seem like nothing but misery and suffering. The best way to describe these books, is to say that Woodrell is descriptive to a point of it being almost heartbreaking.
"Comprehension made Duncan rigid, and he let his important eye flap shut, choosing not the view the most glamorous occurrence, the straight-razor finale, to this his gaudy, but already forgotten life."
Despite the original publishing date, these novels never once felt dated, each of them had a modernized noir flair to them, making them feel like books that could have been published 2 or 3 years ago. This comes, in large part from Woodrell's distinctive writing style which gives him a voice that so few authors can emulate.