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javajunco
javajunco rated it 13 years ago
it's not like i didn't enjoy it, but it was just a western. a don knotts western, but a western nonetheless.
Kaethe
Kaethe rated it 15 years ago
"Best horror novel in a decade"
A Man With An Agenda
A Man With An Agenda rated it 15 years ago
Need I write anything at all? Simply look at the authors collected here - the variety and quality is astounding. Tbe best of what the English language had to offer in literary short fiction from 1970 to 1999. Are all the stories life-changing works of art that will stay with you forever? No, but I g...
Dantastic Book Reviews
Dantastic Book Reviews rated it 15 years ago
Tracy Bateman, a former film editor, goes to Italy to cut a film for a friend. Throw in his ex-ish-wife Lauren and a mysterious briefcase and the ensuing chaos, and you have Straight Cut.First of all, there were things I liked about this book. The writing was good and I liked some of the ideas, li...
Another fine mess
Another fine mess rated it 16 years ago
While this book never dazzled, or developed much reach beyond the straight-line semi-pulp of its alcohol-soaked narrator's voice, I was drawn in and along by Bell's clear, engaging writing. A film editor is called out of retirement by an old sort-of, shady friend, sent on a mission to cut away and ...
Uncertain, Fugitive, Half-fabulous
Uncertain, Fugitive, Half-fabulous rated it 17 years ago
The only disappointment that Hard Case Crime has handed me yet.
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