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Followup to HOLLYWOOD STATION
“After HOLLYWOOD STATION by Joseph Wambaugh, HOLLYWOOD CROWS is the next novel in Wambaugh's HOLLYWOOD series.
An amazon user wrote this on 2009-08-29.
HOLLYWOOD CROWS is a continuation of Wambaugh's authentic depiction of the lives of some police officers at the Hollywood Division of the Los Angeles Police Department, post-Rodney King, post-9/11. Several of the same characters (police officers) appear in both books. But HOLLYWOOD CROWS centers on the Hollywood Division Community Relations Office (CRO, pronounced "crow"). The officers working there are often called "crows."
As in HOLLYWOOD STATION, Wambaugh gives us such authentic-sounding dialog in HOLLYWOOD CROWS you'd think he lived among those people. He did as a long-time LA cop himself. But even the druggies and the street people along Hollywood and Sunset Boulevards sound like the real thing.
HOLLYWOOD CROWS differs from HOLLYWOOD STATION in its ability to really grab the reader throughout. That is, HOLLYWOOD CROWS is better.
In HOLLYWOOD CROWS, there's a gorgeous woman. She's divorcing her rich husband who owns toppless nightclubs in LA. They have a 5-year-old son, and neither thinks the other is an appropriate parent. Each of them has a plot to remedy the situation. The gorgeous woman's plot involves the husband, one of his nightclubs' dancers, and some policemen (crows) who have gone all gaga over the woman. The husband's plot involves the wife, a drug-addict criminal who will go only so far, and (surprise) one of his nightclubs' dancers (the same one).
All save one pay consequences for the choices they make.
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Hollywood Crows....
“Classic Wambaugh cop story..having read all of his books but one (Hollywood Station: I am reading it now), I can say Joe Wambaugh does cop stories better than anyone...in my opinion. Good plane ride read.”
An amazon user wrote this on 2009-04-01. -
0 of 1 members found this review helpful.
Disappointing
“I found this book very disjointed and would not recommend it. It was comprised mainly of vignettes from a various group of L.A. police characters. There was a bit of storyline which came together about two thirds of the way through the book. Predictable ending... I struggled to even finish it. There were a few humorous situations but definitely not worth the time to read the book.”
An amazon user wrote this on 2009-03-20. -
1 of 1 members found this review helpful.
wambaugh is the best
“if you enjoyed wambaugh's other books, you will enjoy this one as well. wambaugh is just the best at writting police stories. i'm from an LAPD Family and can tell you he writes true to life. he has a way of writting that really makes the story come alive. you feel like you're right there in the story.”
An amazon user wrote this on 2009-02-09. -
1 of 1 members found this review helpful.
I didn't want it to end
“I wish it were 1000 pages. I want to keep reading about all these wonderful characters. Some good and some bad. Keep writing Joe, you are the best.”
An amazon user wrote this on 2009-02-03.
