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I'm not much for bodice-rippers, but an interest in jazz history and the photography of E.J. Bellocq lead me to pick this one up. The writing is decent enough, but the main problem here is the plot. In short, it's a disaster. As a previous reviewer said, the thing seems to rush to its ending -- almost as if the author wanted to get it over and be done with it. My main reason for writing this review is to direct readers to Al Rose' wonderful non-fiction work of the same title. Having read that book first, it was obvious that Ms. Battle had gotten much of her material from that work (incidentally, the movie 'Babyface,' which was Brook Shield's film debut, was also derived from from a… Read more
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A page-turner all the way. I had to force myself to put it down at times. It's a masterful piece of story-telling, for sure, but much more: a complex portrait of a serial killer which is also remarkable lyric poetry. It's this juxtaposition which is so disturbing: a cold-blooded killer with the mind of a poet. Dickey's ability to "paint with words" is incredible. I don't know what else I can add to what other reviewers have already said. I was disappointed to discover (as I should have expected) that this novel is probably going to be made into a movie. No, no no! I don't care who does it or how good it supposedly is; it can't achieve what the novel did, which is told in… Read more
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This is not really a movie. It's a cartoon. You know: where Wily Coyote gets a 500 lb weight dropped on him or gets flattened out by steam roller and then gets up and goes on to the next episode. Okay, it's a pirate movie, an entertainment so I wasn't expecting "realism" or believability throughout. However, there's a limit to the suspension of disbelief. When the stunts get too ridiculously outlandish, as in the carriage chase scene when Geena Davis goes over the awning and lands perfectly back in the driver's seat, the movie ceases to entertain. Also ridiculous: when Mathew Modine pulls a bullet out of Geena Davis' midsection and they immediately indulge in a bit of kissy face… Read more
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