I'm sure the next person will like this one but for me I didn't care for it at all!
This takes place in Scotland and believe me the dialogue/language are terrible along with the spelling your not used to
Takes place in 1973 so there are no cell phones etc.
The story was just confusing and jumbled up for me but it was the different language and phases that I just muddled through, I thought the story very slow and hard to follow, the language is awful with so much profanity it was hard to keep reading, I finally skipped to the end and that was enough for me
I won't be reading anymore by Parks
This takes place in Scotland and believe me the dialogue/language are terrible along with the spelling your not used to
Takes place in 1973 so there are no cell phones etc.
The story was just confusing and jumbled up for me but it was the different language and phases that I just muddled through, I thought the story very slow and hard to follow, the language is awful with so much profanity it was hard to keep reading, I finally skipped to the end and that was enough for me
I won't be reading anymore by Parks
This book is brilliant. It's not quite McIlvanney (the father of Tartan Noir) but it's very close. Like the Laidlaw trilogy, it takes place in Glasgow in the early 70s and it was, by all accounts, pretty bleak.
It is quite violent. You won't like it if you want heroes and villains because the good guys aren't 100% good and the overt bad guys aren't 100% bad although the covert bad guys are evil through and through.
Parks isn't quite as funny as McIlvanney and he certainly isn't as skilled a writer but this book is a must for anyone who likes British police procedurals and particularly for those who like Rankin or MacBride.
Highly recommended.
It is quite violent. You won't like it if you want heroes and villains because the good guys aren't 100% good and the overt bad guys aren't 100% bad although the covert bad guys are evil through and through.
Parks isn't quite as funny as McIlvanney and he certainly isn't as skilled a writer but this book is a must for anyone who likes British police procedurals and particularly for those who like Rankin or MacBride.
Highly recommended.
