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High Life (Little House on the Bowery)
High Life - Little House on the Bowery
Author: Matthew Stokoe
Hollywood, the City of Dreams. Jack had come here with one ambition: to become famous, a star-in exactly what way, he didn't care. Matthew Stokoe proves himself a worthy heir to the great tradition of California noir. Brutal and unflinching in its depiction of violence and sex, his book is like an unholy hybrid of Raymond Chandler's best work an...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781888451320
ISBN-10: 1888451327
Publication Date: 7/2002
Pages: 326
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3 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Akashic Books
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 1
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Jack, an English transplant to Los Angeles, is totally immersed not only in bodily fluids but also in the mythos of Hollywood. He gains sustenance from obsessing about the lives of every Tom, Brad, and Leonardo in Hollywood - which comes at the expense of what passes for his real life. For about a year, he's been married to a practicing prostitute who has recently sold one of her kidneys. When she goes missing, he goes out to find her (or her body), an attempt that plops him amid a cast of kinky characters, including porn-star Rex and police officer Ryan, who leaves a trail of slime in his wake. Above all, though, are Bella and Powell, who give new meaning to the concept of keeping their marriage fresh.
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esjro avatar reviewed High Life (Little House on the Bowery) on + 937 more book reviews
The mystery aspect of the story was actually pretty good, but man..... there is some serious depravity going on. Any trigger warning you could think of applies here.
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Easily one of the most twisted books I've ever read. It's all here. Murder, incest, necrophilia, drug abuse.


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