The Sweet Forever
by George P. Pelecanos
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Author: George P. PelecanosEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1999-08-10
ISBN: 044023493X
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Dell
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Book Review: Sweet talking look at a city going to Hell.
Summary: 4 Stars
American novels have an ear for conversation that British ones lack - as converted to celluloid by Tarantino. If George V Higgins is the master then Pelicanos is coming up fast. Set in Washington DC in 1986 - a city not facing up to a rising tide of drugs - this novel tells the tale of one block. A Vietnam vet has opened his 4th record store in a downtown area where drug peddlers command the respect given a generation before to the police. One car crash and a foolish move by a white boy out of his territory sparks off a tale that takes in the BIG 3 subjects - sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll - with plenty of violence to boot. At times the 80's references seem as forced as in "The Wedding Singer" - but the flow of the voices and the spiralling plot demand your attention.
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