Review: "Nothing" is actually "Something"...something strangely different.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 4, 2012
This short novella is an easy and quick read which has a noir flair and a chopped, script-like writing style. Set in L.A., the protagonist and his friend have come from Detroit, seeking revenge for the killing of the protagonist's sister. This is a dark tale with a twist, one which gets under your skin and has you gobbling up page after page to get to an ending which is, in my opinion, unsatisfying. The book portrays the dark side of hatred, revenge and rage and the title aptly describes the mindset of the protagonist...NOTHING is going to get in his way as he exacts his form of justice. He is nothing, he feels nothing, he fears nothing, he simply has a task to accomplish and he wades into it with brutal abandon. If you like your books DARK, you like hatred and venom spewing off each page, you like characters with no remorse and not a shred of humanity, you'll probably like this one. For me, on the other hand, I couple the subject and storyline with some editing errors and omissions and the lack of a satisfying ending to give it a solid 3 3/4 stars.