Stephen reviewed The dark end of the street by S. J. Rozan
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3 stars
I received this as an advanced reading copy. It was something in an area I don't typically read, but it seemed interesting so I figured I would give it a try. It is a collection of short stories in the crime/sex. Overall, the collection of stories were good - some better than others. There were only two stories in the collection which I did not like, "Dragon's Breath" and "Toytown Assorted". In fact the 2nd of those stories I had to fight my way to get through it. "Dragon's Breath" was the lead story in the book and it put me off hoping the rest of the stories were not like it. Happily, "Scenarios" the following story pulled me back and and set me to reading the rest of the stories.
Overall there were several good stories in the book, "Scenarios" as mentioned as well as "The Story of the …
I received this as an advanced reading copy. It was something in an area I don't typically read, but it seemed interesting so I figured I would give it a try. It is a collection of short stories in the crime/sex. Overall, the collection of stories were good - some better than others. There were only two stories in the collection which I did not like, "Dragon's Breath" and "Toytown Assorted". In fact the 2nd of those stories I had to fight my way to get through it. "Dragon's Breath" was the lead story in the book and it put me off hoping the rest of the stories were not like it. Happily, "Scenarios" the following story pulled me back and and set me to reading the rest of the stories.
Overall there were several good stories in the book, "Scenarios" as mentioned as well as "The Story of the Stabbing", among others.
I liked the collection because it exposed me to several different writing styles. The two short stories I did like like, I think more for the writing style employed in them, as opposed to the story they told. If you like this genre of writing, then you may enjoy this book