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A review by egumeny
Grudge Punk by John McNee
5.0
Grudge Punk, by John McNee, is the perfect blend of noir and bizarro. It's Sin City with soul-devouring hallways, Blade Runner if the replicants were made of spare parts and trash.
The stories in Grudge Punk take place in Grudgehaven, a city collapsing under the weight of its own filth and corruption, and caught in a gang war that could never end well. Each story chronicles a different character with a different narrative -- some more tied into the overarching plot than others, other characters criss-crossing between stories -- but all very firmly rooted in the same world, the same city. It's a city populated by broken-down gangsters, corrupt cops, and lost girls. There's murder, there's monsters, there's mayhem, and there's more than enough to keep you hooked straight through to the final story.
If you're into crime stories, and you don't mind the occasional dismembered hand on a quest or serial-killing skeleton, you should pick up Grudge Punk. If you're into bizarro, but you feel like most stories don't have enough hard-boiled foreboding, you should pick up Grudge Punk. If you've never read either genre, but you've been thinking about it, you should pick up Grudge Punk.
The stories in Grudge Punk take place in Grudgehaven, a city collapsing under the weight of its own filth and corruption, and caught in a gang war that could never end well. Each story chronicles a different character with a different narrative -- some more tied into the overarching plot than others, other characters criss-crossing between stories -- but all very firmly rooted in the same world, the same city. It's a city populated by broken-down gangsters, corrupt cops, and lost girls. There's murder, there's monsters, there's mayhem, and there's more than enough to keep you hooked straight through to the final story.
If you're into crime stories, and you don't mind the occasional dismembered hand on a quest or serial-killing skeleton, you should pick up Grudge Punk. If you're into bizarro, but you feel like most stories don't have enough hard-boiled foreboding, you should pick up Grudge Punk. If you've never read either genre, but you've been thinking about it, you should pick up Grudge Punk.