Review: The early glimpses' at Mr. Cramner's extraordinary talent.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 26, 2012
David Cranmer says himself in the foreword that all these stories date from years ago and that it took him great effort not to go over them again. I won't lie and say it showed in two or three entries, but for most shorts, you can see what makes David Cranmer such a special writer. Entries like BLUBBER, CLOUDS IN A BUNKER and MINNOW ESCAPE put a deep, unique perspective on criminal actions, not unlike what his contemporary Keith Rawson does. THE EDUCATION OF A PULP WRITER works surprisingly well, for an early-period collection and it's mostly due to the great cohesive nature of David Cranmer's world. Even if the stories take place in different era's, they make you feel like they inhabit the same world, like members of the same, cursed family.