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short stories about cocaine (sellers, dealers and for one story... zombies!)good read all talented contributors
Horrible. This book should be used for toilet paper. It had such a striking cover but the stories are dull and make no sense. I cant believe that some of the author who wrote stories for this book have won awards. I thought I was reading a collection of works from a bunch of 7th graders
Some of the stories were alright but a lot of them I found myself skimming through. I figured with a book about cocaine there would be some better stories.
Any short story collection will have stories ranging from very good to so-so. This collection is an exception in that most of the stories are seriously so-so. Here's the plot for 80% of the collection: Things were not good. I/we/they did coke. Things got much worse. For me, the standout exception was CAMARO BLUE, which could fit in almost any collection. SERVING MONSTER, although rambling, had its moments. If you're a zombie fan, and it seems that includes everyone on the planet, the collection
A lot of people say it was bad or not worth reading and I would disagree.. I found one or two of the stories almost impossible to follow because it was clear the authors were writing to achieve a 'drug induced' perspective and I just couldn't figure them out. Some of the stories endings are shocking and others just sad. It gives a good variety of perspective from different people. I read quite a bit of drug related or addiction books and I won't say it was a favorite but I'm not sorry I read it
As with most short story collections some are better than others. Gives an interesting perspective as to what an author can do when given such a broad subject that generally seems to be so narrowed down automatically.
I was hoping it would be more interesting. The stories were dry and I only found about two or three readable. The other stories seemed to be going nowhere and frankly, were boring.
With a topic as dynamic and dramatic as cocaine, one would imagine limitless possibilities for short stories. But apparently that wasn't the case for the writers of this short story anthology. The majority of the stories are stale stereotypical ramblings by writers who obviously have no experience with the drug and are unable to imagine anything beyond the same media fueled drivel. Violence, sex and paranoia may be a part of the cocaine experience for some, but there is so much more to the drug
Weird. And good. But mostly weird.
Slightly more upbeat than Speed, but not by a whole lot. Anal intake was eye-opening, for sure.
Of the 17 short stories, only 4 or 5 were good.
Have you ever been on a night out with friends and your not drinking or maybe your the designated driver, well this book is a bit like that. The night starts off well and everyone is having fun, then the more alcohol that is consumed the more the conversations and behavior of your once composed friends start to go down the toilet in a swirl quicker than the toilet flush!I have always observed that the conversations of people when drunk or high start to take on a bit of the fantastic and the ridi...
A wide and bouncing array. Many authors really stepped out of themselves.
Read the Lee Child short story, Ten Keys for Octavian.
There were a couple stories that I sort of glossed over because they didn't grab me but such is the case with any anthology. Otherwise I adored this.
some of the stories I loved, some were OK, some I couldn't get past the 2nd page. interesting mix of shorts with only one common thread.
