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Strange and darkly magical, this wonderful novel begins where most pulp fiction usually ends, with the vivid episode of the terrible crime itself. Three years later, Luce Lemay, out on parole for the awful tragedy, does his best to find hope: in a new job at the local Gas-N-Go; in his companion and fellow ex-con Junior Breen; and finally in the arms of the lovely but reckless Charlene. |A wonderful accomplishment. The power is in the writing. Mr. Meno is a superb craftsman.| - Hubert Selby, Jr.
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Lyrical, Poetic Neo-Noir
9 Oct 2005
Format:Paperback
HTHGS is a lyrical, poetic chronicle of a recently paroled felon's return to small town America. Mr. Meno writes with a dark, terse voice which captures the reader's attention. This trip inside a off-kilter, violent and sometimes insane world left me wanting more. A pure and thoughtful exploration of guilt and love in a world with little room for either.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
You should really read this book
1 Nov 2001
Format:Hardcover
What can I say? This is just an excellent read. Meno combines the quick, tight story movement of a pulp novel with a poet's view of the world. The language is simple but moving. Combine all that with some solid, fascinating, very human characters, finish it up with a powerhouse ending and you know what you got? One hell of a book.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
dissatisfaction
16 May 2006
Format:Paperback
I seem to be the lone voice on this, but I found this book to be a real disappointment. The dialogue was often too elaborate and misplaced, making the conversations unrealistic. Other parts, such as the sheriff "calling a doctor" and telling the characters to escape town, rather than take them to a hospital and try arresting the offenders, just got me plain mad because of the implausibility. However, the thing that really capped off my dislike for the book was Meno's constant repetition in description.
"No dainty gloom could make a body feel more lonesome than missing a tooth. It made me feel improper to smile. Losing that molar over a girl who wouldn't even spare me a kiss made me feel like the imperial king of all fools. Nothing else could make me feel so low."
After reading iterative writing like that, extended to 209 pages, I felt like taking a thesaurus and bashing the author in the head with it.
This book, every component of it, was a disgrace to the literary accomplishments Meno created in Hairstyles of the Damned.
"No dainty gloom could make a body feel more lonesome than missing a tooth. It made me feel improper to smile. Losing that molar over a girl who wouldn't even spare me a kiss made me feel like the imperial king of all fools. Nothing else could make me feel so low."
After reading iterative writing like that, extended to 209 pages, I felt like taking a thesaurus and bashing the author in the head with it.
This book, every component of it, was a disgrace to the literary accomplishments Meno created in Hairstyles of the Damned.
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