Review: The Mike Hammer Collection: Volume I

The Mike Hammer Collection: Volume I by Mickey Spillane

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Final novel in the collection is "Vengeance Is Mine!" Spillane's voice is really developed in this one, although I wasn't as enamored with the plot, which seemed unnecessarily complicated. 4/5

Overall, I really enjoyed this collection and am looking forward to getting into the subsequent collections as well.




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Review: The Death of Bunny Munro: A Novel

The Death of Bunny Munro: A Novel by Nick Cave

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



If I could, I probably would bump this up to 3.5/5 stars. After traveling cosmetics salesman Bunny's wife commits suicide, he takes his son on the road with him, but has a difficult time keeping things together.

This was an audio book both written and narrated by Nick Cave. It gets a little weird and metaphysical in places, but overall was an enjoyable listen if you don't have a problem with a lecherous drunkard trying to deal with raising a son and the battle against his own pride. The ending was very touching, though.




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Review: Hard Time: 50 to Life

Hard Time: 50 to Life by Steve Gerber

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



I'm usually a big fan of Mr. Gerber's, but this one, while not bad, wasn't one of his better tales. I haven't gotten around to reading the rest of the series yet, so I'm hoping the story gels more in future TPBs of the series.



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