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Hectic Ethics

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If nothing else,this was an interesting compilation of short stories. It was a very quick read (one night), but it left me thinking about the characters for a long time. Hinojosa uses a lot of symbolism throughout each story and ties them to different aspects in society. My favorite story was "damn kids" because it was so morbidly entertaining. This story gave me a stomach ache, and that was what made it so wonderful! I love to read literature that gives me a strong physical reaction. "Damn kids" also was great because it showed the contrast of adult behavior to child behavior and resoning. As a current high school student, I found this to be a very interesting approach. Anyone should read this book if they are interested in something a little less traditional.

It's been about a year since I read this book, but seeing no customer reviews, I thought I'd toss something in.....This collection of short stories are among the best I've ever read. Hinojosa gets in your face and lays it all on the line in a very intelligent and often funny way. He's a very agressive storyteller, cutting out the tripe and delivering the meat. I thought two of the stories rose above the others....the first was about little kids out on a killing spree (can't recall the title)and the other "You Need To Read Some Kant..." about a marital spat had me busting a gut. We read this one aloud a couple of times and just kept cracking up....line after line. This book is definately worth the money!