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A review by levitybooks
The Left Bank Gang by Jason
4.0
*Spoiler-free review*
I've read most of Jason's work now and I think this is the most family-friendly, funniest and least depressing of them all. It feels more complete and very well-structured scenes in terms of pacing and plot than most of his other works.
However, that's why it doesn't get 5* from me, for where Jason really excels is at unfunny depressing cartoons ('Hey, Wait' or 'Why Are You Doing This').
As an aside, Jason clearly is a bigger fan of Hemingway than the others, as the back cover mentions 'his favorite novel by Hemingway is The Sun Also Rises' (Jason also references Hemingway's death in 'Why Are You Doing This').
I'd recommend this as an especially good introduction for newcomers to Jason who are more interested in the 'crime thriller' angle of his work without the 'noir' emotional baggage that usually (and quite rightly, in my opinion) accompanies it.
I've read most of Jason's work now and I think this is the most family-friendly, funniest and least depressing of them all. It feels more complete and very well-structured scenes in terms of pacing and plot than most of his other works.
However, that's why it doesn't get 5* from me, for where Jason really excels is at unfunny depressing cartoons ('Hey, Wait' or 'Why Are You Doing This').
As an aside, Jason clearly is a bigger fan of Hemingway than the others, as the back cover mentions 'his favorite novel by Hemingway is The Sun Also Rises' (Jason also references Hemingway's death in 'Why Are You Doing This').
I'd recommend this as an especially good introduction for newcomers to Jason who are more interested in the 'crime thriller' angle of his work without the 'noir' emotional baggage that usually (and quite rightly, in my opinion) accompanies it.