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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Definitely Recommended! Great characters but convoluted plot,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Horse Latitudes (Paperback)
I was hooked on this book about the third paragraph when the main characters frustration about his divorce is described as feeling like throwing a fat man through a plate glass window...just to hear the noiseThe perspective of Southern California's sub-culture as viewed by an ex drug dealer (pot only, thank-you) is fascinating as are some of the compelling characters who include: - the outwardly glamorous, successful ex-wife, whose true nature could make Charles Manson appear compassionate - the vietnam vet brother-in-law, formerly an alligator-sweater-wearing preppie college golf star, now enjoying a hermit-like high tech existence in the ground zero environment of an abandoned oil plant - Cubanito, a refugee from Castro's most horrifying prison camps, who now combines the lifestyle of a Rolex wearing Ferrari driving drug dealer with a Dale Carnegie type entrepenurial attidude that could only happen in America. The plot does become hard to both follow and believe, but the author's talent for character development as well as dialogue and observations that stick in a reader's mind more than compensate.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
2 1/2* Not His Best,
This review is from: The Horse Latitudes (Hardcover)
After reading the mostly excellent "Flinch," I turned to Robert Ferrigno's heralded debut novel and was very disappointed. Unlike "Flinch," the plot is sometimes unclear, he relies on clumsy stereotypes, and motivation is not always believable.Ferrigno throws in so many contrived oddball situations that it's almost like he doesn't really believe in the strength of the story itself. While humorous exaggeration is common to mysteries, Ferrigno doesn't balance this with enough realism to make this a credible story, and this lessens our involvement. There are some good scenes (especially with the jocular but intimidating "Cubanito"), clever dialogue, and genuine suspense (along with his usual graphic violence), but the book does not compare to his later efforts. Recommended only for completists who want to read all of his work.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of my favorite novels of all time,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Horse Latitudes (Paperback)
Engaging, clever, wittyEven the cliches are good Read this novel when it was first published, recommended it to everyone I knew and still do so.
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