Homicide by David Simon Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Homicide
Book Review: Good Stuff
Summary: 5 Stars
Beats the pants off the old TV series, even though the series was good for TV....The Book is waaay better.Book Review: Good book
Summary: 4 Stars
Good book, very interesting view into the workings of the Baltimore PD. It has many interesting stories and insights. The thing that keeps it from being a five-star book are that it is somewhat disjointed, which means that it remains on the edge of being gripping without quite crossing the line. Solid 4 stars.Book Review: Hilarious and unsettling
Summary: 5 Stars
Of course, I came to this book through The Wire: The Complete Series. I knew that this book and The Corner was the basis for at least the first season. But I didn't know how much I'd enjoy the thing. Beyond the moments that I recognize from The Wire ("you gotta man, this is America" and the photocopier lie detector) there are great moments throughout this book. David Simon captures all aspects of homicide detective work including the gallow's humor, the frustration, the interrogation room, the courthouse shenanigans and the daily grind. Along the way he brings in the racial factors and the way the city of Baltimore. He even manages to bring up that old bugaboo of the way some murders are more "important" than others in a way that makes it understandable (as opposed to an easy sermon.)
All in all this is an amazing book that should be read by anyone interested in criminal justice and police procedurial. But be warned - like The Wire, this book may ruin you for all police procedurial shows like Ultimate CSI: Crime Scene Investigation or Criminal Minds: The Complete Third Season. When the reality is so entertaining, there really is no reason to waste your time with the attempts at "relevancy" that pervade these shows.
Book Review: Homicide
Summary: 5 Stars
great book - heard David Simon on NPR and he knows the streets of BMoreBook Review: Impossible to put down.
Summary: 5 Stars
An engrossing real-life book about Baltimore homicide detectives. It's an excellent book, and if you watch the show, then it's a great book to read. Even if you don't, you'll enjoy it.