I read it quickly and it was really interesting, it was hard to put it down. But the end seemed rushed for some reason, it seems the author had a page count that he needed to adhere to and just quickly squeezed the Skinflick parts in the end and the ending itself. I would love to read some more a...
This book was pretty good; if 3.5 stars was an option, I'd give it that.The main points off are because of the writing itself and the ending. For the former: there are times he's crystal clear, and then there are times he drifts in to ambiguity. Ambiguity isn't necessarily a problem, but it made ...
Bazell's first novel, "Beat the Reaper," was a joy to read -- fast-paced, smart and smart-alecky, with a plot that showed the author constantly trying to top himself. His main character, a Mafia hitman gone straight who's now a doctor trying to hide from people trying to kill him, had a great voi...
What an odd book, and something of a Sophomore Slump by author Josh Bazell. "Wild Thing" is the follow up ("Peter Brown #2") to Mr. Bazell's wonderful "Beat the Reaper" (note: not a good choice for the weak of stomach, but still pretty hilarious through the gore). This latest, which finds our r...
Same as Beat the Reaper, in some places it feels too compressed, rushed maybe. I would love to read a bit more about Lionel and Violet, they seem like an interesting pair. Some other comments sum up the book nicely, to me in some places it seems a bit over the top with conspiracy theories and the...
I should be rounding on my patients, then getting the fuck out of the hospital. Or else forgetting about my patients, and going straight to the getting-the-fuck-out part.What I should not be doing is standing here trying to figure out who killed Squillante. I mean, who cares, and what difference ...