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Bumbling Criminals and Rednecks, January 8, 2011
This was a highly entertaining book that had me shaking my head at times at the sheer idiocy of the characters as they bumbled their way through their criminal endeavors. I think most of the characters would fit in well with those named on the year-end "dumbest criminals" lists. I loved the comparisons to "The Walmarts" in Chapter 3...all I could think of was the "People of Walmart" website. The way the characters re-appear in subsequent chapters is well thought out and overall I found it a very satisfying read. Even though these are interconnected stories, the chapters all read well on their own making it easy to read a chapter at a time without feeling like I had to dedicate a whole day to reading a whole book. For me--that is a huge plus.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Dark twisted humor is so much different than sick and twisted humor, and this book has a bit of both!, October 22, 2010
This review is from: Follow The Money (Paperback)
A review e-book copy was provided for review by the author. This book was hilarious, right from the dedication through to the end. I still hate to admit that I have a sick and dark sense of humor, but the fact that I laughed through most of this book I think just sets that even more in stone... The stories were so weird. They all seemed to revolve around, what most people would consider, "trash". Sadly though there were a few characters that when I started reading them I thought to myself "This is just like ..." It was both a frightening and liberating, it meant I could laugh at it because I was part of it. For being short stories the characters are very well developed. The fact that some of them carry through one or two of the stories helps build them even more. I think the ability to create such developed characters within the limitations of a short story is a sign of a great author. The stories are well written. Sometimes it took me a minute to find the "connection" to the previous stories, but once I figured it out it all really started to make sense. Again I have to mention the humor that was so well-placed in the stories. I don't want to give anything away but my favorite bit of humor is the toe/thumb... (That's got you thinking doesn't it???) Like I said, it's kind of dark twisted humor. While I didn't get lost in the story, and the characters were all fairly despicable I do have to say that I really enjoyed myself while reading this book. I really hope Cavins writes something else because I think I'm going to have to read this a few times. Not only to pick up some of the things I may have missed but also because I enjoyed it so much.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
So much fun!, October 9, 2010
This review is from: Follow The Money (Paperback)
I love it! So funny! Before I talk about the actual stories, I have to say that I think this book is a "men's romance". hehe This is what I mean... Usually in romances the woman is a regular gal, with flaws and everything, who could be just like me. She meets a sexy, hard-bodied, perfect man to have sex with and live happily ever after. So, alternately, a men's romance would be about an average dude who finds a young, tiny, tight-bodied woman with big, bouncy boobs. To look at and have sex with. If I learned anything from this book, wait.. I don't read to learn, I read for entertainment. Well, I think I understand men a little better now. Oh, and now I know every slang word for penis. haha This book is exactly the kind of movie that I love to watch (Crash, Valentine's Day) where the characters stories are separate from each other, but they cross paths. It was so much fun to "follow the money" that I didn't want it to end. At least not until the money landed in my lap. I really liked Sammy and wished that there was more of him in the stories. My favorite story was Have Fun Tonight. It was so outrageous and I loved how the EMTs responded to Richard's condition. But, my very favorite character would have to be Wally. Every time he said anything, I laughed out loud!
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