"This novel is pretty standard thriller fare...This vicious
circle is
embedded in a dark cult world of drugs, pornography and
violence. Cyrus
is a Charles Manson-like guru with a band of drugged-out,
bloodthirsty
followers who pursue the satanic Left-Hand Path. This gives
Teran an
excuse to focus on graphic violence, depraved sex, and
gross
obscenities, demonstrating his "toughness". But he often
pushes a
metaphor too hard (describing Bob's truck as a "tin-sided
garden of
agony cruising in second gear") and sounds ridiculous instead
of
hard-bitten. At once silly and distasteful. Not
recommended."
Librarians relying on LJ for their purchases are unlikely to
buy after
this.
Andrew
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