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Liked It “I really enjoyed this one. I'll be looking for others by this author.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “I much prefer Andrew Vachss' non-fiction writing. I know this was his first novel, but it didn't interest me enough to want to come back to find out more about Burke, his life, or his "family".” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Really well written with awesome characters and atmosphere”
Danny A wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I much prefer Andrew Vachss' non-fiction writing. I know this was his first novel, but it didn't interest me enough to want to come back to find out more about Burke, his life, or his "family".”
Alan B wrote this review Monday, September 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“great book”
karen m wrote this review Saturday, March 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I really enjoyed this one. I'll be looking for others by this author.”
ted wrote this review Friday, January 2 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It's funny how as a librarian many of the same books will come across your desk repeatedly. I finally looked into one of Vachss novels. I worked my way back to 'Flood' to get closer to the beginning. He has a series of novels about an ex-con named Burke. Burke is the protagonist; anti-hero, who is a victim of child abuse. His world view is built on revenge, money, and unswerving loyalty to the few people and occassional dog he can trust.
Kelly P wrote this review Saturday, January 5 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Vachss has a cool site called The Zero, dedicated to exposing the evil of child porn and sexual abuse. In the real world he's apparently a lawyer who works exclusively to protect children (though he's been a tide of other things) One of the original and effective ideas off The Zero is matching abused children with huge, well trained, protective dogs to accompany them when they have to walk the guantlet and confront their abuser in court. How brilliant is that? A dog makes no judgements, he/she just exhibits the stellar qualities of the canine: affection, loyalty and willingness to defend against all odds. What better companion could a six year old have when walking into a courtroom than a big stalwart beast who's devotion is undoubted?”
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