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'Inventive, existential take on the psychological thriller by a rising LA-based talent.' --Daily Mirror
'If it's gritty noir and psychological drama that you are craving, then be sure that you check out Low Life . . . a gripping, adrenalin-filled page-turner.' --Sunday Herald
'This twisting psychological mystery is a smarter-than-average crime thriller that seeks to challenge the reader at every turn.' --Waterstone's Book Quarterly
'Fancy a thiller? Acts of Violence and Low Life will keep you turning the pages through complex but rewarding plots.' --Sunday Post
'Fans of tales of paranoia by the likes of Gil Brewer and David Goodis will enjoy the Kafkaesque twists and doom-laden tone.' --Irish Times
'If it's gritty noir and psychological drama that you are craving, then be sure that you check out Low Life . . . a gripping, adrenalin-filled page-turner.' --Sunday Herald
'This twisting psychological mystery is a smarter-than-average crime thriller that seeks to challenge the reader at every turn.' --Waterstone's Book Quarterly
'Fancy a thiller? Acts of Violence and Low Life will keep you turning the pages through complex but rewarding plots.' --Sunday Post
'Fans of tales of paranoia by the likes of Gil Brewer and David Goodis will enjoy the Kafkaesque twists and doom-laden tone.' --Irish Times
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Everyone has their own low life
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Forceful, intelligent page turner -- for more mature readers...,
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RDJ's first book, Acts of Violence, promised much and it was a delight to discover that his next novel, Low Life, lives up to that promise. This is a gritty, well written, occasionally bewildering and utterly compelling thriller. It wasn't quite 'unputdownable' but I had to finish it in two huge sittings, entranced by the plot twists and the unfolding, bitter mystery.The first couple of chapters really exploits RDJ's writing prowess, establishing the core character in his seedy, literally low life existance in LA. You can almost smell the sour nylon socks and mouthwash/whisky rinse. In fact the opening, descriptive chapter is about the slowest in the whole book -- once the doppelganger appears and violent murder is committed, it all gets out of hand very quickly. And the murder itself is graphic and quite detailed. RDJ doesn't pretty it up for fiction: you get the feeling that this is how real life violent death would go down with all its gory interludes and unpleasant consequences. RDJ is something of a stunt writer. His earlier book interweaved the threads of several lives and played with the timeline so we could see how they intersected in one awful moment. He plays a similar game with Low Life -- but even if you spot what is happening as the plot unfolds it is still extremely rewarding to follow the action through to the end. I really didn't know what the final outcome would be, although it loomed large throughout the last few chapters. So if you enjoy fast-paced thrillers of the bleak and gory sort then you should love this. If your tastes tend more towards mainstream action-adventure romps then Low Life may be a little dark and violent for your tastes. For me, it's delightful to read such excellent writing in a 'genre' publication -- RDJ isn't doing anything particularly new, but he puts a great spin onto a subject that's as old as time. 9/10
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A solid read,
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A harrowing and twisted psychological mystery. Following the complete mental breakdown of a person society would classify as a 'nobody'. This 'nobody' is Simon Johnson, who becomes conviced he has murdered someone physically identical to himself when they break in. This mind-bending event in itself is typical of the whole book, as the book hurtles through a world imploding. It will leave you reeling in a mess of your own knowledge and understanding of what is right and wrong. Are you really the sane person? So clever, it will make your head hurt.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Weird,
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Low Life is one weird novel. It's a pacy, well written novel which has the reader eager to turn the pages - sadly it means the novel slips through the fingers all too fast.We meet Simon, a bit of a loner who has crummy job, lives in a crummy apartment and a coupe of friends who don't like him. He comes home one night and finds an intruder in his apartment who seems hell bent on killing him. For someone whose life is as sad as Simon's, the temptation would have been to go along with the plan and allow himself to be put out of his misery. Instead, though, Simon kills the intruder and sets about finding out who he was and why he wanted to kill Simon. This all starts out in a pretty straightforward fashion, but things get progressively weirder. It would spoil things to reveal exactly how the weirdness happens, but the reward for rolling with it is a clever little twist. Whether it will satisfy readers of the grittily realistic Acts Of Violence (Jahn's first novel) remains to be seen. Perhaps it is just a little bit too short; a little bit too gimmicky for its own good.
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