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Born Bad: Stories (Vintage Crime) (Paperback)

by A. Vachss (Author)
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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage (Aug 1994)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0679753362
  • ISBN-13: 978-0679753360
  • Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.3 x 1.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 907,820 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Stories depict crime and the dark side of American life.
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5.0 out of 5 stars multiple punches to the gut and heart at once, 16 Sep 1998
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If you have read any of Vachss' novels with criminal-cum-savior Burke as protagonist, you should allow yourself the honor of feasting on his short stories. The title is a play on the world's take of how children are bad seeds, i.e., born with a bad streak, prone to be losers, and addled with overripe genes for destruction; this book is a one-man treatise on why that is, summarily, not true and it's done with the usual minimalist and spare style prose Vachss is by now famous for. My preference is for his short stories, and the why of that is simple: it's a shorter, more rapid, and much more heart-wrenching path to the much-welcomed truth that only Vachss seems willing to tell. For me, he is the male counterpart of the Greek mythological character Cassandra--he comes bearing the truth that no one really wants to hear, but the fact is, once heard, you can't take your eyes or ears off of him. For a nonstop, nonpareil ride into the gloom and doom of what child abuse is, where it emanates from, and possibly the solutions to fix its ugly cast upon the world, read these stories; you will weep and you will cry with joy at the sheer simplicity of it, right along with the cutting-edge prose that digs in and plants its tentacles into your heart.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A killer collection of short stories., 31 Aug 1997
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You'd have to have knocked yourself in the head repeatedly with a ball peen hammer to _not_ appreciate this collection. The taut writing style makes for rapid-fire prose-it's action that moves as fast as you can read. I wouldn't recommend this as a starting point to Vachss' writing-I think his novels provide a deeper message than could possibly be covered in a short story-but once you've read one of the novels, this should be the _next_ book you get.
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5.0 out of 5 stars what's with the "ball peen hammer" references???, 17 Jun 1999
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Is there something particularly painful about a ball peen hammer versus, say, a claw hammer? I don't work at Home Depot, but I'd guess that they'd probably do about the same amount of damage to one's head... although the claw portion appears more menacing than the "peen" (or is it the "ball"???).
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5.0 out of 5 stars A powerfully written collection of noir!!!
In his Born Bad collection of short stories, and three plays, Andrew Vachss takes the reader through an underworld which can be found in every major city, around the world. Read more
Published on 14 Jun 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars This book hurt. Period.
Born Bad was a book ripped from the pain of Vachss' soul. This book and the stories had to be painful to write, but they were true. Read more
Published on 12 Jun 1997

5.0 out of 5 stars Some people write as therapy

Born Bad is a collection of short stories and plays and works-in-progress. In his introduction, Vachss tells us, "I may not be a good writer, but I write for a good... Read more

Published on 11 Feb 1997

5.0 out of 5 stars Possibly the best collection of crime stories by one author.
Putting aside Lawrence Block's incredible collections, this collection of crime and suspense shorts by Andrew Vachss is one of the best collections I've read. Read more
Published on 1 Jan 1997

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, one of vachss best,
If you like Vachss "Burk Books" you will definitly like Born Bad. Verry descriptive and right on target about what life is really like out there.
Published on 27 Dec 1996

1.0 out of 5 stars Truly Horrible
There are few books worse than this one. Not a single original idea, the descriptions are confusing, and the plots are contrived. Read more
Published on 29 Oct 1996

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