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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 The Canarsie Flash Jan 22, 2009
By C. Ingerson
I read this book "The Canarsie Flash" and found it to be an interesting book with various twists in story line. I enjoyed it and would recommend it to others to read
1 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Clumsy and pretentious. Jan 18, 2010
By M. HALL
The plot, tough tennuous, would have been interesting enough had it not been entirely overshadowed by the convoluted and pretentious style, making the whole reading experience highly unenjoyable.
To elucidate, an analagy I can make in connection with this experience, is one I had recently together with my partner, who, inspired by the Twilight saga and being something of a gothic romance fan, invited me to accompany her to watch a rather more bleak film, entitled, 'Perfect Creature' about a race of vampires who have an accepted aliance with humans.
In this production, it was as if the screenwriter and/or director had given instructions to squeeze every available special effect and filmic style into one condensed vision, from the dark overtones and otherwordly style of Sin City, to the Matrix-style slow motion bullets, all topped off some poor acting in places, and very bad casting! After 5 minutes, I could hardly stand to watch any more, but my partner, ever the optimist, pesuaded me to watch another 10, before we both agreed that its almost childlike desire to impress us with a kind of clumsy profundity and sincerity most definitely left us both cold. But more than this, it was embarassing, and would have been laughable had it not been so cringe-inducing. Of course, these were only our impressions, and while others may disagree (the law of averages would suggest there must be one somewhere!) I'm sure you get the picture.
In the same way, this effort is 'full of sound and fury, signifying nothing'; and while this childlike pretentiousness may impress the less sensitive or worldly wise reader, it sadly lacks real heart and authenticity. Hence, my advice is, don't waste time persevering with this book. There are a million and one other good reads out there, many of which are already recommended by seasoned readers, and for my money, I would rather trust their opinions next time than waste mine on something which would only have any value to the more puerile-minded.
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