Caught Stealing: A Novel by Charlie Huston
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Book Summary Author: Charlie Huston Edition: Paperback Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published) Published: 2005-05-31 ISBN: 0345464788 Number of pages: 288 Publisher: Ballantine Books |
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Book Reviews of the Caught Stealing: A Novel
Customer Review: Do not read this if you're an animal lover...
Summary: 1 Stars
I first saw this book in the store and thought it might be interesting. 30 pages into the book, I was held captive; the prose and dialogue flowed well and kept my rapt attention. Though this book can be quite violent, I kept reading, my attention being held by the gripping story. But boy was I surprised at one part in the book where the main character Hank is attacked in his apartment by some thugs looking for his neighbor who he just happened to be cat-sitting for. The violence at this part of the book was pretty bad, describing how the attackers would rip out the staples from Hank's recent operation (having a kidney removed) and how they kept stuffing a blood and vomit-soaked sock in his mouth but not until they described the beating of the poor cat did I feel offended and disgusted. I willed myself to keep reading, hoping that the violence against the kitty would end, but it did not. Finally it got to the point where I could not take any more torture and I threw the book across my bedroom and wiped the tears from my eyes, not even realizing how much this had affected me. This part of the book was completely unnecessary and I found it almost to be gratuitous. If the author wanted to show the grittiness of the story, he had plenty of other times, but didn't have t bring the cat into it. If you're an animal lover like I am, don't read this book.