It is fiction unleashed. It is lyrical madness. This? This is not a book. This is literature. Thank you, Shandra Torbett, for this stunning 5-star review of the first book in my SUICIDE RIDE series, THE PLATINUM MAN. ***** What is someone supposed to say when theyve read the best of a genre? Somehow OMG! I LOVED IT! feels paltry and weak in comparison to how rich the experience was for me as a reader. It took me a long time to come up with words to describe how I feel about Suicide Ride: The Platinum Man since I wanted to put it out there from the perspective of someone who genuinely, truly, honestly loved every decadent detail involved in the work. I was stunned when I found this was a debut novel. Thats a place to start. Debut novels typically have a variety of issues which plague them; I forgive almost all of those since they are debut novels. Everyone starts somewhere. Even the best writers had a first book---and it most likely was not their best work ... The moment I started reading it I was there. I was rolling along with Johnny Gellis as he traded in one life for another, no idea where the road was really leading but not willing to stop to ask for directions because men dont do that, right? Men go in guns blazing, shooting first, asking questions after, and it was as if I were doing the same thing while reading this book. I was hooked. It was decadent reading in a way I havent experienced in so long I cant fully describe how it felt to finally feel as if I were reading real prose again. Some people dont want that style. Some people prefer fade-to-black or simplicity in action. Me? I want it all. I want it as rich, as thick, as heavy, and as hard as you can give it to me because I want to feel raw all over when the ride is over otherwise? There are other books I could be reading. I read this one and then I read it again. Thats how good this ride was for me. I wanted Norman to fall in lust/love with me. I wanted Johnny to be a man whod do anything to change, to get his dream, to ride the ride. I never wanted it to end. If Quentin Tarantino didnt write his own scripts? Id personally petition him to hire E. Llewellyn to do his next movie because hes the only director on the planet who could handle her and thats questionable. This work makes his movies look tame. It is fiction unleashed. It is lyrical madness. This? This is not a book. This is literature. E. Llewellyn can keep writing forever as far as Im concerned because shell always have a fan in me. I think shes an unstoppable force of nature and Im the kind of madwoman who wants to say she lived through the experience of having taken the Suicide Ride with her. ~ Shandra Torbett, Reviewer, This Redhead LOVES Books Read the full review here:
Posted on: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 20:18:35 +0000
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