Review: Gritty little story about a muscle man
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 10, 2012
Do you ever watch shows where there are paid goons standing around waiting for trouble while some kind of illegal deal or nefarious meeting is going down? Ever wonder what those muscle men's life is like? What kind of pay do they get? Do they have health insurance? Dental? Retirement? This is a tough, gritty look into the life of paid muscle for a small time drug dealer. His girl friend is a stripper (of course, she would be). His friends are all low life, untrustworthy scum. But he has a "good" job, so life maybe on the up tick for once. What happens when it all goes wrong? A quick change in career arc is indicated. But can he pull it off? Nice fast paced short story. It contains rough language and violent images but in the context of the story that is to be expected. I thought it was a credible, compelling read and I liked it. I don't read much in this genre, so it was a nice diversion from my normal reading.