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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The story is cheap, but is reasonally well written. It titilates with hard sex and sometimes unbelievable violence. There is no heart and soul in this, no resonation. By the end you feel sleezy, like you've been reading Hustler. Empty, vulgar thrills.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I really have no idea what some of the reviewers mean when they refer to the voyeuristic nature of the writing. The style adopted ensures that the horrific things that happen are viewed in a very objective way and are in no way exploitative. And quite where the 'hard sex' features I have no idea.
Essentially, this is a really well constructed novel in the trailer trash noir genre. The writing is concise, telling the story of one man's descent into his own personal hell as a result of one (very tragic) error.
Similarities with the excellent Daniel Woodrell( who writes in the same genre and wrote the foreword of this edition)will be rightly drawn. The book really warrants a wide audience-yes it deals with a very hard and difficult series of events, but it does so in a way that enables the story to take front stage(as it should) rather than exploiting the violent incidents to their full.
The reader is left with a sense of inevitability and great sadness and a feeling that we are all the victims of the trail of outcomes from a single event-for the same theme in less extreme circumstances try 'The Slap' or 'Eleven'. This holds up very well by comparison with both.
Essentially, this is a really well constructed novel in the trailer trash noir genre. The writing is concise, telling the story of one man's descent into his own personal hell as a result of one (very tragic) error.
Similarities with the excellent Daniel Woodrell( who writes in the same genre and wrote the foreword of this edition)will be rightly drawn. The book really warrants a wide audience-yes it deals with a very hard and difficult series of events, but it does so in a way that enables the story to take front stage(as it should) rather than exploiting the violent incidents to their full.
The reader is left with a sense of inevitability and great sadness and a feeling that we are all the victims of the trail of outcomes from a single event-for the same theme in less extreme circumstances try 'The Slap' or 'Eleven'. This holds up very well by comparison with both.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I fell into the trap of judging a book by its cover, and was sorely disappointed. Twice, I threw the book across the room, disgusted. Twice, I picked it back up and continued to read, morbidly fascinated. It was like rubbernecking at a terrible car accident, not wanting to see the devastation but not able to drag your glance away....With a stronger stomach, I am sure I could have appreciated the quality of the author's writing. However, I mainly found myself repulsed by the book's content. Strictly personal. I'll hang on to it and give it another read someday to see if I was wrong.
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A US Classic brought to the UK market
Mulholland continue to go from strength to strength as this release proves. Whilst a well-known US classic, this title is one that many in the UK may not have heard of let alone... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Gareth Wilson - Falcata Times Blog
Matthew F. Jones flat out is one of America's best writers
I can't believe I hadn't heard of this author before a friend convinced me to read A SINGLE SHOT. The book is a masterpiece, one of those rare novels that stays in your head... Read more
Published on 28 July 1999
A hell of a read
I still haven't got John Moon or his unraveling out of my head. SHOT is taut and edgy with real characters you can care about. The L.A. Read more
Published on 4 Feb 1999
voyeuristic violence
Teeters between taut writing (though there's a definite limit to the present tense, and this novel far exceeds it) and the pornography of voyeuristic violence. Read more
Published on 25 Jan 1999
Well written, but not for everyone
This is an interesting story and is very well written without a lot of fluff, but I wouldn't recommend it for most readers, because it won't satisfy entertainment demands. Read more
Published on 7 April 1998
A fun, fast read
This is a taut, economical little thriller well worth the short time it'll take you to read it. John Moon is a compelling character with many flaws, and it's a it's a gripping... Read more
Published on 29 Dec 1997
Alas, poor Mutt! - We knew him not.
This is another boonie dog book review from Wolfie and Kansas. In the opening paragraph of "A Single Shot", a suspenseful novel by Matthew F. Read more
Published on 19 Oct 1997
bad book
filled with sex and vivid discriptions of body parts.....it's wierd....does have a plot though.
ok book I guess.
ok book I guess.
Published on 31 Aug 1997
A richly textured tragedy.
The reader may not like the world of pathos and failure that he/she is pulled into, but it is hard to deny the raw power of this novel. Read more
Published on 29 July 1997
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