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Title: Bullets of Rain by David J. Schow ISBN: 0-06-053667-5 Publisher: Dark Alley Pub. Date: 23 September, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: This Is The Reason Print Is Dead
Comment: There is a difference between ambition and avarice. And this, friends, is avarice.
The prose goes so far out of its way to be "unconventional" and avante guarde, that it becomes entirely unwieldy and forced. In the process, it becomes worse than the pop fiction style it is trying to transcend and loses pop fiction clarity in the process.
The story is something about something. I'm certain it's in there somewhere beneath the mountains of abstract, incomprehensible atmosphere, and characters who are "out-there", "Post moder", and generally sadistic-zany.
When are publishing houses going to stop churning out this filler nonsense and stop contributing to the death of the alphabet?
Rating: 5
Summary: DJS returns with a Streetsweeper....
Comment: First off, David is a major talent with a vicious intelligence. With that in mind, do yourself a favor and pick up Bullets of Rain. The expanse of this novel is mindblowing, whether it be the complexities and intimacies of his characters, the atomic action, or the jaw dropping denouement. Imagine a literary Palahniuk, a violent and depraved Delillo...California's answer to Harry Crews. Drugs, guns, sex, and storms! And that's only the beginning of this face-punching novel. David's the real deal, the original Bad Guy Hat. So lock the doors, crack the seal on that fifth of whiskey, put on some Slayer, and jump into Bullets of Rain.
Rating: 5
Summary: WARNING: Don't Read the Booklist Review!
Comment: As a selective reader of dark fiction, I was looking forward to Schow's return to the full length novel. I normally nurse his prose, absorb the characters, and take the time to speculate where this dark path goes. I've never been disappointed, and rejoice in his logical twists.
With BULLETS OF RAIN, I was captivated by the rich detail, character complexity, and storyline. Adding yet another facet to the scope of his expertise (a suspense novel), Schow skillfully transcends his genre reputation and hopefully will attract a broader audience with this offering.
I found myself reading this novel at a frantic pace.Unfortunately, the one break I took was to see if any reviews were posted on Amazon.
Lo and behold, the sole review (Elliott Swanson/Booklist), blew the twist while summing it up as a trite attempt only to be possibly appreciated by Schow's loyal following. I call it RETARD STRENGTH from a reviewer who just wants to drop something into a little slot, with the obligatory cross reference. Perhaps he should consider pitching sit-coms, or maybe he was frightened at a young age by an original idea.
Read the book, not the review.
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Title: Sunset and Sawdust (LANSDALE, JOE R) by JOE R. LANSDALE ISBN: 0375414533 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 16 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: Rage by Steve Gerlach ISBN: 084395311X Publisher: Leisure Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title:Wrong Turn ASIN: B00005JMDZ Publisher: Twentieth Century Fox Home Video Pub. Date: 14 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $25.18 |
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Title: The Dark: New Ghost Stories by Ellen Datlow ISBN: 0765304449 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 24 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, Vol. 14 by Stephen Jones ISBN: 0786712376 Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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