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An American film editor is caught up in Europe's drug underworld in a "spare and cinematic" character study by the award-winning author of Soldier's Joy (Time). Tracy Bateman eeks out a meager existence as a freelance film editor. Other than alcohol, his closest companion is a dog dying of cancer. And his wife, Lauren, is off with his friend Kevin, who's also his occasional employer. Prospects are grim, but on the day Tracy decides to relieve his dog of his misery, Kevin calls with a job offer. The pay is double what it should be and would take him to Rome. Tracy suspects there's a side job involving drugs, something he and Kevin have dabbled in before with minimal success. But when Lauren shows up with a suitcase full of cash, he sends her home and decides to finish the job on his own. It will take all of his skill to not end up on the cutting floor. Praised by Walker Percy as "not only high entertainment, but high pleasure to read," Straight Cut is a "winning novel" that further cements Bell's acclaimed literary reputation (Time).… (meer)
The story begins with a man named Tracy who has to put his dog to sleep. Quite a bummer. Then he gets a call to fly to Italy to edit a film. But first, a stop in NYC. And a bizarre love triangle between him, his 'good' friend Kevin, and his ex-wife(or actual wife...) Lauren. The film editing in Italy bored me to tears. As did all of the text dedicated to Tracy walking around, eating, and drinking booze. Boring. That story fills Parts I and II of the book, about 135 pages! Almost 60% of the book! Then there is a heroin sub-plot, complete with a skin-diving maneuver?!?? It's not a very good read, in my opinion. ( )
The Hard Case Crime series offers pulp noir at its finest. They re-publish classics; give a voice to new talent; and wrangle bug names to stretch a little (Stephen King has penned two books for them). They're not high-minded, life-changing literature. But if you're looking for fun quick reads, I recommend them. At one point, I was getting 2 paperbacks a month direct from the publisher for $8/month. Great deal! Don't know if it's still out there. But seek them out regardless. You'll be happy you did.
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Ainsi, le papillon a complètement oublié qu'il a été chenille. Peut-être oubliera-t-il qu'il a été chenille. Peut-être oubliera-t-il encore qu'il a été papillon, et si complètement qu'il pourra devenir poisson. Les natures profondes ne perdent jamais le souvenir d'elles-mêmes, et ne deviennent jamais que ce qu'elles ont été. Sören Kierkegaard, Crainte et tremblement.
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The dog was suffering, mainly from old age.
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What child will be born of this union, I do not know.
An American film editor is caught up in Europe's drug underworld in a "spare and cinematic" character study by the award-winning author of Soldier's Joy (Time). Tracy Bateman eeks out a meager existence as a freelance film editor. Other than alcohol, his closest companion is a dog dying of cancer. And his wife, Lauren, is off with his friend Kevin, who's also his occasional employer. Prospects are grim, but on the day Tracy decides to relieve his dog of his misery, Kevin calls with a job offer. The pay is double what it should be and would take him to Rome. Tracy suspects there's a side job involving drugs, something he and Kevin have dabbled in before with minimal success. But when Lauren shows up with a suitcase full of cash, he sends her home and decides to finish the job on his own. It will take all of his skill to not end up on the cutting floor. Praised by Walker Percy as "not only high entertainment, but high pleasure to read," Straight Cut is a "winning novel" that further cements Bell's acclaimed literary reputation (Time).
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That story fills Parts I and II of the book, about 135 pages! Almost 60% of the book!
Then there is a heroin sub-plot, complete with a skin-diving maneuver?!??
It's not a very good read, in my opinion. (