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james_desantis 's review for:
The Violent, Volume 1: Blood Like Tar
by Ed Brisson
Well...that was dark.
This is a simple story of two parents trying to get their shit straight. One was a thief who broke in to houses, and one was a druggie, but both stopped after having their daughter. Everything is going well, in terms of not acting on their impulses for a couple of years, but like all depressing stories one mistake snowballs into huge events about murder and loss.
I don't like to give any spoilers for this one because it's as dark as can be, but it works almost the whole time. The dialogue is tight and realistic, a sad portrayal of modern life and a struggle to do the right thing. Plenty of twist and turns on the way. It played it a little safe in terms of the twist for me but it was still well done.
This is a solid dark crime story. A 4 out of 5.
This is a simple story of two parents trying to get their shit straight. One was a thief who broke in to houses, and one was a druggie, but both stopped after having their daughter. Everything is going well, in terms of not acting on their impulses for a couple of years, but like all depressing stories one mistake snowballs into huge events about murder and loss.
I don't like to give any spoilers for this one because it's as dark as can be, but it works almost the whole time. The dialogue is tight and realistic, a sad portrayal of modern life and a struggle to do the right thing. Plenty of twist and turns on the way. It played it a little safe in terms of the twist for me but it was still well done.
This is a solid dark crime story. A 4 out of 5.