Leni Zumas's writing crackles. Her books are sharp, bleak, funny, and possibly dangerous. When her collection of short stories, Farewell Navigator,...
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I do not hesitate in calling this novel, or whatever it is, a masterpiece. It is briliant, indescribable, page-turning, anxious, and so forceful you feel like you've been slammed by a truck! I have not "checked the facts" but I really don't care because I believe it captures LA and it's energy.
Wow! So powerful and poignant at the same time, the book touched every nerve of my being. I read where the LA Times had trashed it. Whoever the reviewer was, I wouldn't want to have him/her as a dinner guest, because I think my appetite would suffer by evening's end. How one could read this book and not be moved or effected is beyond me, but that's why we have opinions.
I heartily recommend this to anyone who wants to better understand LA and more importantly, our country and why...
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I do not hesitate in calling this novel, or whatever it is, a masterpiece. It is briliant, indescribable, page-turning, anxious, and so forceful you feel like you've been slammed by a truck! I have not "checked the facts" but I really don't care because I believe it captures LA and it's energy.Wow! So powerful and poignant at the same time, the book touched every nerve of my being. I read where the LA Times had trashed it. Whoever the reviewer was, I wouldn't want to have him/her as a dinner guest, because I think my appetite would suffer by evening's end. How one could read this book and not be moved or effected is beyond me, but that's why we have opinions.
I heartily recommend this to anyone who wants to better understand LA and more importantly, our country and why...