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Title: The Losers' Club by Richard Perez ISBN: 0-9713415-9-1 Publisher: Ludlow Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.46 (28 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Underground View of the World
Comment: This is an odd little book. It definitely has an underground feel to it. The story takes place in New York City pre-9/11 and follows the exploits of a unpublished writer as he attempts to hook up through the personal ads and find meaning in his life. It's strange to read this novel and recall how different things were even 10 years ago. Few people had cell phones, no e-mail, no online dating...just quaint little details that make this book seem from a very different world. Anyway, this is certainly a fun book, one that I enjoyed and laughed out loud reading. Part romantic comedy, part New York City travelogue, part bohemian tale, I recommend this book to those looking for something a little off the beaten path. The Losers' Club is certainly unique. If you're not afraid to try something different, check it out!
I also recommend: Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris, High Fidelity by Nick Hornsby
Rating: 4
Summary: Fast and Furious - Or Love & the Personals
Comment: Martin Sierra lives in Queens, but he hangs in the East Village where all the troubled souls of the city gather when the sun goes down. (...)
This darkly humorous novel tracks Martin and his day-to-day life in the city and frequent calls to try to find a friend for those off hours when he wants to knock back a few, listen to some music, dance, and hopefully find love.
Perez's writing style is breezy and punchy. Don't expect long, drawn-out descriptions. This is more like reading with a TV remote control in your hand. Dialogue and boom-boom information on the clubs, bands, and characters-on-the-side are used to advance the story.
The "voice" in this novel is fresh, trendy, and today--or yesterday since it focuses on the 90s. The pace does lend a certain charm and immediacy to the story. It's never slow or boring, and that is a good thing.
This book would probably appeal more to younger readers than to older readers. Some of the language and sexual descriptions are pretty hardcore. Certainly, I would not pass this on to my mom, but I'm sure many of my students would enjoy this lively story about life in the multi lane highway that defines our culture today.
Rating: 5
Summary: Welcome All Lost Souls
Comment: Welcome to "THE LOSERS CLUB." You may not want to be a
member, but it makes for entertaining reading.
Written by Richard Perez, "THE LOSERS CLUB" is not
about events (as with "THE DA VINCI CODE" type titles).
This is a book about people - very odd, damaged,
eccentric people.
It is the search of these "losers" to find a somebody
to validate their worth that makes this such an
excellent book.
Pure and simple, the detail with which Perez creates
his club of eccentrics is what makes "THE LOSERS CLUB"
shine on the same scale as "MY FRACTURED LIFE" by Rikki
Lee Travolta.
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