Advantages: Fast paced, and the title makes for a decent username... Disadvantages: Reads a little like Pulp Fiction watches
...of a film promotion company. Soho is his home. He knows the area well, and he knows exactly what goes on there, during the day and at night. Well, the film industry is open 24 hours. The problem is that he is a little too used to Soho. The general feeling you get is that he has grown tired of Soho, has seen too much of it, is bored with it. Most of Fowler’s other works are not rooted in a single spot, but have the freedom to move. Across the city ... ...to cover all aspects of Soho life within the novel. The end feeling is that he’s tried to be all things to all men, but has ended up as the proverbial “jack of all trades.” Master of none is entirely right. There are several stories, but none of them feel complete. Fowler writes in his traditional short chapters, which normally serve to keep the pace of his novels high. It achieves the same effect here but because it is rare that two chapters are ...
Soho_Black 04.11.2002
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Advantages: something new and different Disadvantages: needed concentration as could be a little daunting
Soho Black...where do you start? The walking career-minded corpse who isn't really dead? The prostitute and her God-like brother who doesn't really imprison people? The discovery of a new drug that only butterflies know where it comes from? Or the duos - the aging detectives and the slick criminals from the 'waterboard'? The difficulty with this review? I'd hate to give away too much as the beauty of the book lies in not having a clue what is going ... ...tell you the whole story anyway - or why bother to read the book?!
All I'll say is the book is deliciously captivating, unveiling one fast paced plot after another and carefully intertwining them all in a hilarious and macabre plot. Murder, drugs, strippers and transvestites sit beautifully against the background of a summer-boiled Soho.
If your ready for something different and want a little bit more from the books you read then this is the one ...
beccie777 10.10.2005
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