Review: Interesting yet daunting - Great Book
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 16, 2013
Working the Hard side of the Street is refreshing yet quite daunting on my spirit. I did find the eight stories interesting. As someone not from the US, you tend to obtain a certain image of the cab drivers in America thanks to television. These stories were eye-openers as I have realized a cab driver must be a Counselor, Psychiatrist, Doctor, Cupid and seemingly insane themselves just to understand the people they encounter.Each story has its own thought provoking action. From being grateful as a woman not living the type of lives as those wanting to get to the top and what they will do to get there. Quite a few stories made me realize how lucky I am. We all know it is a tough World out there though within these stories is a different kind of being tough, being strong. It's not physical but entirely mentally and emotionally necessary.The details within are a tad bit grim for my personal taste though I would not have understood the impact of each story if described otherwise. All-in-all something different and I enjoyed it. Drama, mystery, horror and love all nicely packed into eight well written stories. If you want to know what a cab driver's life is like, be sure to want to know the answer... And enjoy the ride.