sheldonleecompton's review
4.0
Brian Alan Ellis is writing with as much freedom as anyone out there.
kingjason's review
4.0
An interesting collection of short stories by Brian Alan Ellis, this is the first thing I've read by him and I think it is quite a good introduction to his work. I've not been blown away by them but I have enjoyed reading them. He has taken some pretty selfish and despicable characters and given each of them a voice in their own stories and because these characters are so horrible it does make it difficult to pick a favourite story...seeing as I wanted to give so many of the characters a slap. Easily the most hated character was Christopher from "Cutter" an excellent portrayal of a drunk who is a complete arse!
I enjoyed the very short stories, barely a page long as they almost felt poetic at times, "Drinking in bed with Zadie" is the best example of that. The most disappointing story in the book was the one the book was named after, that was a real shame because it is such a great title I was expecting something stunning.
This is a great intro into Brian's writing and I'll be checking out more of his stuff.
I enjoyed the very short stories, barely a page long as they almost felt poetic at times, "Drinking in bed with Zadie" is the best example of that. The most disappointing story in the book was the one the book was named after, that was a real shame because it is such a great title I was expecting something stunning.
This is a great intro into Brian's writing and I'll be checking out more of his stuff.
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