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The Rap Factor

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A fun and stylish read, that isn't meant to be taken seriously, just enjoyed! The story moves along quickly, and the characters are quirky and entertaining.

I started reading Delacorta in 1988, when I found a copy of Luna in the bargain bin at Waldenbooks. Collecting and reading and re-reading the rest of the books in that series was a pleasant hobby for a few years. Delacorta has what it takes to write a French swindler and his near-Lolita paramour in and around Paris.

He doesn't have any of what it takes to 1) write rap lyrics, 2) write American underworld characters, 3) write American metropolitan feel. I showed up giving him the benefit of every doubt, and he disappointed again and again. I don't know if this nadir of his career has led to retirement or not, but it wouldn't surprise me.

My sweet Lord, the rap lyrics were so awful that at first I thought he was satirizing them.

Slow moving because of simplistic plot and irrelevant libido of main character. Boring story line - reads like a cheap screenplay for a bad sitcom. Main character has unimaginative sex at least once a chapter - too bad these sex acts add nothing to character development or progression of the story as they ostensibly could have(a stretch), afforded the right artistic talent. Predictable in an unsatisfying way. Unoriginal. Kept reading, despite - hoped to find a fabulous twist to the ending, to great disappointment. This book goes straight into the recycling/trash bin. I wouldn't want anyone else in the world to waste their time reading it. Sorry, Delacorta, try again.