Fucking great book.
Millennials come to crime fiction at last. Don Winslow takes a realist’s look at the drug war and crafts a stunning Shakespearean drama (Titus Andronicus) on both sides of the border. The less I say about the book, the better. The shrapnel of the Iraq War, American narcissism, human tribalism, and the latest generation all come together in a fantastic story full of rich characters. Winslow reminds us that the kids are all right. It’s the adults who are the problem.
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Thomas Pluck writes unflinching fiction with heart. His stories have appeared in Big Pulp, Needle, Stupefying Stories, The Utne Reader Burnt Bridge, [PANK] magazine, Crime Factory, Spinetingler, Beat to a Pulp, McSweeney's Internet Tendency and elsewhere. He edits the Lost Children charity anthologies to benefit PROTECT: The National Association to Protect Children, and writes The Big Eat, the burger and greasy spoon column for Devil Gourmet.
"The Story of O Street" in Oh Sandy: An Anthology of Humor for a Serious Cause***
"Kamikaze Death Burgers at the Ghost Town Cafe" in Feeding Kate
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"Acapulcolypse" in Nightfalls: Notes from the End of the World
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"The Rock Ridge Ringer" in Hills of Fire: Bare-Knuckle Yarns of Appalachia
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"Train" in Shotgun Honey Presents: Both Barrels
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"Garbage Man" in Beat to a Pulp: Superhero
"Six Feet Under God" in Grift #1
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"Free Bird" in Off the Record: A Charity Anthology; benefits children's literacy
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"short and mean and well-written." - James Reasoner
"Black-Eyed Susan" in Beat to a Pulp: Hardboiled
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The Lost Children: A Charity Anthology (Amazon Kindle & Paperback)
(editor) and story "Little Sister"
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Savages: A Novel
I haven’t seen any reviews of this book until yours. I’m so excited that you liked it so much and that you feel like it was an honest portrayal of things that are actually happening today. I wanted to read it before I saw the movie, but I hadn’t seen any reviews to let me know if it was worth it – I am pumped to red it now though, so thank you.
I generally only review books that I’m very excited about. I’m not a reviewer foremost. But this book affected me. It’s a crime thriller, but also great social commentary.
That’s completely fair enough. That makes it even better that you only review a select few – it has to be good then. I rarely read crime thrillers but I’ll give it a shot.