I've read two so far and have more in the TBR ... there's
nothing more nauseating than a preacher of the obvious. I
don't need to be told by someone that child abuse is bad
especially not by an observer. As far as politically correct,
Burke is the poster child for liberal tripe. He's a victim.
Life was hard and it's societies fault. It doesn't sit well
or even realistic from a guy who has worked in the prison
system ... it's like that scene in Shawshank's Redemption ...
what are you in for? I didn't do it. Burke is a scumbag.
Casing the house of a client while he watches over her son is
not an honorable act and with all the self-righteous bravado
to boot. It's like Vachss can't make up his mind whether
Burke's supposed to an antihero or a hero. If he thinks he's
coming off with some sort of complex character then he's
failing cause the contridictions make him unbelievable even
as fiction in the end.
But I'll still read his books ... at least for now.
-- Anthony Dauer Alexandria, VA
Judas ... a stretch of the mean streets on the web
http://www.adau.net/judas_ezine/
----- Original Message ----- From: Mario Taboada Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 11:42 PM
> On Vachss: his books have disappointed me totally. He > preaches. That's the kiss of death for a work of fiction.
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