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A review by hazazel
Sweet Nothing by Richard Lange
1.0
I semi-liked Sweet Nothing, with its brutal reality and gutty characters, stuck in the middle between right and wrong like we really are, not like those fictitious, flawless protagonists. The writing was all right, I suppose, lyrical sometimes and staccato at others but nothing remarkably beautiful.
These short stories, however, did not strike me as anything special. I got bored during some of them; they were all too similar and it's almost like you read one and you've read them all. I guess another issue I had with this book is simply that the endings didn't hit me. Nor did the middle, or beginnings. It's more or less just a general reflection on life in the slums of L.A., offering a realistic portrayal of those who haven't done much good in their lives.
I wasn't ecstatic over this book, but it appears I am in the minority. So give it a shot, but if you're interested in short stories, there's plenty of better ones out there.
2 stars | 9 Mar. 2015
These short stories, however, did not strike me as anything special. I got bored during some of them; they were all too similar and it's almost like you read one and you've read them all. I guess another issue I had with this book is simply that the endings didn't hit me. Nor did the middle, or beginnings. It's more or less just a general reflection on life in the slums of L.A., offering a realistic portrayal of those who haven't done much good in their lives.
I wasn't ecstatic over this book, but it appears I am in the minority. So give it a shot, but if you're interested in short stories, there's plenty of better ones out there.
2 stars | 9 Mar. 2015