- Paperback: 340 pages
- Publisher: Avon Books; Reprint edition (31 Dec 1991)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0380708698
- ISBN-13: 978-0380708697
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.4 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,178,182 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Not having read one of Robert Ferrigno's books before and having heard them compared to those of Elmore Leonard I was disappointed. True,the relaxed style of writing is similar but for me that is as far as it goes. The plot of this book did not grab me and the characters were too quirky to be believable. Maybe this was because it was Ferrigno's first novel in which he had not yet got into his stride. I shall try a more recent one and see.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Definitely Recommended! Great characters but convoluted plot
4 Jun 1998
Format:Paperback
I was hooked on this book about the third paragraph when the main characters frustration about his divorce is described as feeling like throwing a fat man through a plate glass window...just to hear the noise
The perspective of Southern California's sub-culture as viewed by an ex drug dealer (pot only, thank-you) is fascinating as are some of the compelling characters who include:
- the outwardly glamorous, successful ex-wife, whose true nature could make Charles Manson appear compassionate - the vietnam vet brother-in-law, formerly an alligator-sweater-wearing preppie college golf star, now enjoying a hermit-like high tech existence in the ground zero environment of an abandoned oil plant - Cubanito, a refugee from Castro's most horrifying prison camps, who now combines the lifestyle of a Rolex wearing Ferrari driving drug dealer with a Dale Carnegie type entrepenurial attidude that could only happen in America.
The plot does become hard to both follow and believe, but the author's talent for character development as well as dialogue and observations that stick in a reader's mind more than compensate.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
2 1/2* Not His Best
16 April 2003
Format:Hardcover
After reading the mostly excellent "Flinch," I turned to Robert Ferrigno's heralded debut novel and was very disappointed. Unlike "Flinch," the plot is sometimes unclear, he relies on clumsy stereotypes, and motivation is not always believable.
Ferrigno throws in so many contrived oddball situations that it's almost like he doesn't really believe in the strength of the story itself. While humorous exaggeration is common to mysteries, Ferrigno doesn't balance this with enough realism to make this a credible story, and this lessens our involvement.
There are some good scenes (especially with the jocular but intimidating "Cubanito"), clever dialogue, and genuine suspense (along with his usual graphic violence), but the book does not compare to his later efforts. Recommended only for completists who want to read all of his work.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
One of my favorite novels of all time
18 Jan 1999
Format:Paperback
Engaging, clever, witty
Even the cliches are good
Read this novel when it was first published, recommended it to everyone I knew and still do so.
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