Review: Swamp Donkey
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 7, 2012
Swamp Donkey by Thad Staffall is a book filled with gambling, drugs, sex and political sabotage, all set in Las Vegas. The story begins with Beans being interrogated by the police for the murder of a prostitute. He constantly declares his innocence while having the attitude of a self-proclaimed genius. He believes that he is intellectually superior to everyone else and is living in a society of mediocrity. The story takes us through Beans accounts of his actions prior to the murder. He takes us back to a night of gambling, drinking, and cavorting with unsavory characters. We find out that Beans is in Vegas celebrating a bachelor party with some unlikely friends. One of his friends in particular is crude and obnoxious and out of control. As the story continues we find that his current predicament was brought about by an innocent chance of mistaken identity. There are a lot or twists and turns in the stories' plot and the book is full of surprises. It shows you that things are not always as they seem. The language in the book is sometimes very crude but it adds to the personality of the characters.