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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Moody noir stories
David Markson wrote two noir novellas, the first of which is the best: moody, dark, cynical, just what one wants in a Manhattan noir story.
Published on July 6, 2008 by Irma Wolfson
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3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Is this guy for real?
When I started reading this, I thought it must be a parody. Nobody but characters in bad TV shows and movies ever talked the tough-guy lingo the narrator and others in the book talk (I'm only reviewing "Tramp." Couldn't take any more.) But then I realized he intends for readers to take this silliness seriously. Swallowing his lumpy style is what I imagine it must be like...
Published on September 23, 2009 by Grumpy Reader
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Moody noir stories,
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This review is from: Epitaph for a Tramp and Epitaph for a Dead Beat: The Harry Fannin Detective Novels (Harry Fannin Mysteries) (Paperback)
David Markson wrote two noir novellas, the first of which is the best: moody, dark, cynical, just what one wants in a Manhattan noir story.
3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Is this guy for real?,
By Grumpy Reader "greader" (Spain) - See all my reviews
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Epitaph for a Tramp and Epitaph for a Dead Beat: The Harry Fannin Detective Novels (Harry Fannin Mysteries) (Paperback)
When I started reading this, I thought it must be a parody. Nobody but characters in bad TV shows and movies ever talked the tough-guy lingo the narrator and others in the book talk (I'm only reviewing "Tramp." Couldn't take any more.) But then I realized he intends for readers to take this silliness seriously. Swallowing his lumpy style is what I imagine it must be like to try to drink oatmeal. There's a detective story cliche (or 12) on every page, and at least one major plot twist in every chapter (and the chapters are short). And yet beneath it all throbs some kind of life that kept me reading to the end. However, I don't care to spend my reading time on more of this foolishness, even if it was a hoot when I first started.
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Epitaph for a Tramp and Epitaph for a Dead Beat: The Harry Fannin Detective Novels (Harry Fannin Mysteries) by David Markson (Paperback - November 15, 2006)
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