Crooked Little Vein
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Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Audio CD
Author:
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Audio CD
I stand by my original reiview of Crooked Little Vein (hereafter CLV because that's easier to type). And it will form the basis for my review of the unabridged audio book.
In summary tt was amusing. I heard a lot from Bad Signal, Strange Kisses, Transmetropolitan, Come In Alone and From the Desk Of. I don't think Warren Ellis throws anything away - CLV recycles lines and bits from his previous works all over the place.
I'll admit some of it made me want to reach for the brain bleach, but boy can he turn a phrase. The CD drives this home and makes it clear. It also shows that Ellis can do 21st century noir pretty darn well.
The CD made clear a recurring theme - what happens when what used to be extreme is now mainstream? Ellis does this with Mike McGill's encounters with the sexual 'underground,' from megaherpetophilia, to saline infusion fetishists and at least two very disturbing encounters on planes. One with a serial killer, the other with a detective. Anyway, with the theme becoming clearer in this medium, I liked his resolution with it.
Finally, a word of warning - the language is pretty blue. Mike, Trix and others use the f-bomb as a noun, verb, adjective and adverb. Its not every other word, but it could be enough to make someone uncomfortable. However, I've heard people talk like this in real life, especially as they get stressed. Take it as you will.
Likes: Using Mike as the viewpoint for his mostly white middle class audience; Making sure both Mike and Trix have good points; Recycling bits from his earlier works in new ways; Humor - once the adventure starts moving away from New York, it gets bizarre and funny.
Dislikes: Having to reach for the brain bleach periodically.
In summary tt was amusing. I heard a lot from Bad Signal, Strange Kisses, Transmetropolitan, Come In Alone and From the Desk Of. I don't think Warren Ellis throws anything away - CLV recycles lines and bits from his previous works all over the place.
I'll admit some of it made me want to reach for the brain bleach, but boy can he turn a phrase. The CD drives this home and makes it clear. It also shows that Ellis can do 21st century noir pretty darn well.
The CD made clear a recurring theme - what happens when what used to be extreme is now mainstream? Ellis does this with Mike McGill's encounters with the sexual 'underground,' from megaherpetophilia, to saline infusion fetishists and at least two very disturbing encounters on planes. One with a serial killer, the other with a detective. Anyway, with the theme becoming clearer in this medium, I liked his resolution with it.
Finally, a word of warning - the language is pretty blue. Mike, Trix and others use the f-bomb as a noun, verb, adjective and adverb. Its not every other word, but it could be enough to make someone uncomfortable. However, I've heard people talk like this in real life, especially as they get stressed. Take it as you will.
Likes: Using Mike as the viewpoint for his mostly white middle class audience; Making sure both Mike and Trix have good points; Recycling bits from his earlier works in new ways; Humor - once the adventure starts moving away from New York, it gets bizarre and funny.
Dislikes: Having to reach for the brain bleach periodically.
