The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel291 reviews Michael Chabon HarperCollins, 2007 Ghetto Mentality Retrogression + Chabon's best to date + Bittersweet like woodsmoke The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon: Ghetto Mentality Retrogression Review by Arthur L. Finkle Mr. Chabon writes a masterpiece of a "what-if" portion of history. In this case, what if the Jews lost their War on Independence on 1948? The solution was one proffered at that time, ...             The Castle in the Forest: A Novel67 reviews Norman Mailer Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007 Insight on Good and Evil + Insight on Good and Evil + Insight on Good and Evil + Diary of a Madman             The Shotgun Rule: A Novel24 reviews Charlie Huston Ballantine Books, 2007 Brilliant! + Do you really have to see it - to call it? First, I must say Charlie Huston is one of the most provocative, creating, and brilliant and thought provoking authors of our time. He doesn't scare away from difficult topics like racism, drugs, alcoholism, violence, sexual abuse and parental relationships. The latest Huston novel examines the ...             Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey121 reviews Chuck Palahniuk Doubleday, 2007 An Amazing Book! + Great + Thanks + Go Chuck Go! + Like I told you, I didn't really meet Rant Casey until after he was dead             The Blade Itself: A Novel49 reviews Marcus Sakey St. Martin's Minotaur, 2007 pulp fiction + Bad Guys from the Neighborhood It was an entertaining read, no question about it. Seemed Elmore Leonard influenced. Perhaps the ending was a little tidy, and there was another scene or two that seemed a little pat, but I appreciate a book that can keep me glued to it and after mid-way I pretty much was. Not that the beginning ...             American Skin12 reviews Ken Bruen Justin, Charles & Co., 2007 One Solid Rip + Do you like Tarantino or Guy Ritchie films? + entertaining Irish visitor Noir This one, in spots, is as brutal as they get. In other spots, it's equally insightful and melancholy. The references come in torrents -- poets, musicians, authors. I've never seen a book reference Rory Gallagher before so Bruen gets extra bonus points for that, right there. The mix of Irish ...             The Fighter6 reviews Craig Davidson Soho Press, 2007 This book is fantastic... + Hard Fought Book + Fight on I do not know how to even begin my review. The Fighter by Craig Davidson is a masterpiece work of fiction. It is not for the weak, this book will disturb you. Any book that makes me feel uncomfortable is worth my money. Boxing gives these characters something to live for, it makes them who they ...             The Pleasures of the Damned: Poems, 1951-19938 reviews Charles Bukowski Ecco, 2007 there are really people like this + Henry Chinaski's Greatest Writings Ever Conceived. + Bukowski Collection + Great for those new to Bukowski             Songs of Innocence (Hard Case)19 reviews Richard Aleas Hard Case Crime, 2007 Groundbreaking. + Songs of Darkness + The deeply, dark mind of Richard Aleas Richard Aleas' second John Blake mystery, Songs of Innocence, follows the same formula as the first, Little Girl Lost. In Little Girl Lost, Blake undertakes a quixotic mission to find out who killed his ex-girlfriend, a stripper named Miranda Sugarman. In Songs of Innocence, he again investigates ...             The Blonde24 reviews Duane Swierczynski St. Martin's Griffin, 2007 The Life of an Assassin Isn't As Easy As You Think + The Kiss of Death + Cool Book + Pulp Fiction is Alive and Well with Swierczynski + Explosive first half, loses steam toward the end.             The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel291 reviews Michael Chabon HarperCollins, 2007 Ghetto Mentality Retrogression + Chabon's best to date + Bittersweet like woodsmoke The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon: Ghetto Mentality Retrogression Review by Arthur L. Finkle Mr. Chabon writes a masterpiece of a "what-if" portion of history. In this case, what if the Jews lost their War on Independence on 1948? The solution was one proffered at that time, ...             The Blonde24 reviews Duane Swierczynski St. Martin's Griffin, 2007 The Life of an Assassin Isn't As Easy As You Think + The Kiss of Death + Cool Book + Pulp Fiction is Alive and Well with Swierczynski + Explosive first half, loses steam toward the end.             The Blade Itself: A Novel49 reviews Marcus Sakey St. Martin's Minotaur, 2007 pulp fiction + Bad Guys from the Neighborhood It was an entertaining read, no question about it. Seemed Elmore Leonard influenced. Perhaps the ending was a little tidy, and there was another scene or two that seemed a little pat, but I appreciate a book that can keep me glued to it and after mid-way I pretty much was. Not that the beginning ...             The Pleasures of the Damned: Poems, 1951-19938 reviews Charles Bukowski Ecco, 2007 there are really people like this + Henry Chinaski's Greatest Writings Ever Conceived. + Bukowski Collection + Great for those new to Bukowski             American Skin12 reviews Ken Bruen Justin, Charles & Co., 2007 One Solid Rip + Do you like Tarantino or Guy Ritchie films? + entertaining Irish visitor Noir This one, in spots, is as brutal as they get. In other spots, it's equally insightful and melancholy. The references come in torrents -- poets, musicians, authors. I've never seen a book reference Rory Gallagher before so Bruen gets extra bonus points for that, right there. The mix of Irish ...             The Fighter6 reviews Craig Davidson Soho Press, 2007 This book is fantastic... + Hard Fought Book + Fight on I do not know how to even begin my review. The Fighter by Craig Davidson is a masterpiece work of fiction. It is not for the weak, this book will disturb you. Any book that makes me feel uncomfortable is worth my money. Boxing gives these characters something to live for, it makes them who they ...             Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey121 reviews Chuck Palahniuk Doubleday, 2007 An Amazing Book! + Great + Thanks + Go Chuck Go! + Like I told you, I didn't really meet Rant Casey until after he was dead             The Castle in the Forest: A Novel67 reviews Norman Mailer Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007 Insight on Good and Evil + Insight on Good and Evil + Insight on Good and Evil + Diary of a Madman             Songs of Innocence (Hard Case)19 reviews Richard Aleas Hard Case Crime, 2007 Groundbreaking. + Songs of Darkness + The deeply, dark mind of Richard Aleas Richard Aleas' second John Blake mystery, Songs of Innocence, follows the same formula as the first, Little Girl Lost. In Little Girl Lost, Blake undertakes a quixotic mission to find out who killed his ex-girlfriend, a stripper named Miranda Sugarman. In Songs of Innocence, he again investigates ...             The Shotgun Rule: A Novel24 reviews Charlie Huston Ballantine Books, 2007 Brilliant! + Do you really have to see it - to call it? First, I must say Charlie Huston is one of the most provocative, creating, and brilliant and thought provoking authors of our time. He doesn't scare away from difficult topics like racism, drugs, alcoholism, violence, sexual abuse and parental relationships. The latest Huston novel examines the ...