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Summary: I hated this book! It sucked!
Review: Barrett tries to go for the Carl Hiassen-esque quirkiness and fails big time. The main character,Wiley Moss, was so cold-hearted that I was rooting for the bad guys! And what's with the super-strange characters? A blind woman who drives a truck with the help of her son? Puh-leeze! I couldn't wait to finish this book so I could get rid of it and try to put the whole painful experience behind me.
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Summary: Painful, but a learning experience.
Review: Don't bother with this one unless you're a fan of truly bizarre, illogically constructed, yet somehow random plot lines. The wild characters and the occasional poetic turn of phrase serve to (somewhat)redeem the randomness. Perhaps the author's most insteresting device is his use of a first person protagonist who is entirely unsympathetic--but the interest doesn't last. I frankly didn't care what happened to the guy and was glad when he got out of my life.
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Summary: Don't let the people who don't get it scare you off
Review: Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and Neal Barrett is certainly not for everyone, but this, and the other books in the "Blues" series, are top-notch writing and storytelling. Few do it better than Neal Barrett, and frankly Carl Hiassen does not even compete in the same league as Barrett (although fans of Hiassen might find a new friend in Barrett). As evidenced by the previous reviewers who did not like the book, this is not for the faint of heart, nor is it for those who do not appreciate the bizzare and the off-color.
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Summary: Great fun to read! Another "road movie" book of Barrett!
Review: Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and Neal Barrett is certainly not for everyone, but this, and the other books in the "Blues" series, are top-notch writing and storytelling. Few do it better than Neal Barrett, and frankly Carl Hiassen does not even compete in the same league as Barrett (although fans of Hiassen might find a new friend in Barrett). As evidenced by the previous reviewers who did not like the book, this is not for the faint of heart, nor is it for those who do not appreciate the bizzare and the off-color.
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Summary: Great fun to read! Another "road movie" book of Barrett!
Review: It is a while ago since I read this book. I had a lot of fun reading it and the book did not last me a week. I felt like I have to cheer in to compensate for the dissapointed readers! Yes, the charakters are overdrawn and nothing in Barretts book happens just normal. But this is what makes the story so exciting! The author describes things very visual and for example I really felt that Texas heat! This book is something that you either like or dislike. Don't we say that about many great books or movies? I highly recommend all books in Barretts "blues" series!
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