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Oct 30, 2015PearlyBaker rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
David Spade's old, snarky reviews on SNL played in my head the entire time I read this piece. He once said, "Casino? Caseenit the first time when it was called Goodfellas." I too like this book better the first time when Oliver Stone called it Natural Born Killers. At least Woody H. made a powerful speech to Wayne Gayle about how we all murder only we label it industry or defense. There were savage parts about the book that I admired for their sick, originality. However crucified dogs, graphic sexual serial murder and pedophelia are not really my cup of tea. It's one of the scariest propositions of parenthood knowing how powerless you are to protect these innocent souls from the dangers of the world. I remember when shock and tragedy and the cruel reality of life turned me form a naive Mormon into a pessimistic, emo-brooding-stoner almost overnight. I try to protect my kids from the dark side of the force but know ultimately just how powerless we all really are. I would give this 3.5 stars and probably read more of his works and if nothing else I read where Mr. Pollock was compared to Flannery O'Connor so I have yet one more author to explore. I will never get through all these books before I die but at least I won't be bored waiting at doctors offices or sitting through weddings and funerals.