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Acid Casuals (A Mask Noir Title)

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Hip-noir set in Manchester (England, not New-Hampshire) doesn't really live up to expectations. The premise of a transexual hit (wo)man coming back home to off a club owner amongst all the club kids and nutters sounds lively and promising. The devil is in the writing though, and although quick-reading, the prose doesn't quite deliver.

Acid Casuals is an exciting non-stop novel. Blincoe displays his talent for never letting the reader lose interest. The negative reviews that I have read do nothing but encourage me to read more of Blincoe's work. He knows the underground world of Britain, and he masterfully creates a novel to keep your head spinning. Transexuals, drugs, and sex are just some of the things that make this novel amazing. The way Blincoe melts them together is genius. If you want to pass the time, read a book. If you want to experience a world of entertainment, read Acid Casuals.

If any of you have watched the "New Order Story" about the fortunes and disorder witnessed by the famous Manchester band then you should read Acid Casuals. Not only does the author hail from Factory Records but this book covers the antics of a nightclub owner (aka Anthony Wilson, the New Order manager). Of course the names have been changed to protect the author but Wilson must be reeling after this gem of a book. Fantastic reading without this twist but if you're a fan of Manchester sub culture or New Order then this is a must. Oh how I laughed as here in the UK this book has recieved much acclaim as a result of Blincoe's slick, ultra-hip dialogue. Yet so few people know what this book is really all about! Tony Wilson finally gets what he deserved all along. Brilliant!

Do not give this author any more acid. Patently, he is well past his limit.

With every literary effort, Blincoe is digging himself a new hole. Not only does he not understand the subject he pitifully tries to write about, but he does it in such a yawn inducing way as to warrant an health warning; Do Not Read Blincoe Near Heavy Machinery. As many have said before, Blincoe is a poseur and charlatan and Acid Casuals goes further than any other of his projectile vomits to sustain this belief. God only knows how he manages to get into print. Don't buy it...It's a swindle!