Review: Caution - May Be Habit Forming
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 3, 2013
This is a freebie 1 episode tease; a longer version of 6 episodes is also available,(Greens: Season One), but not for free. When you think about it, what they're doing is offering a little taste to get you to buy some read. So, is it good stuff? Yes.This Green's store, a sordid cesspool abandoned by the otherwise high end Green's chain, is a great setting. We have a slacker hero, a cute fellow check out girl, a doofus straight man checker, a burned out grown up checker, an insane janitor, and a self-loathing manager. We have a completely lunatic ensemble of regular and one shot customers and hangers-on. There are no rules, no boundaries, no restraints, and no regard for propriety.And all of that is fine, but it still has to be sharp and funny, or it's just all setup with no payoff. Well, this has some very deftly constructed set pieces, some great throwaway lines, sharp bits of dialogue, sly observations, raucous humor seasoned with some wry and rueful bits, and, despite being blue and occasionally raw, an underlying generous good-heartedness. It's hard to be bawdy without just being crude, but the authors are restrained and cheerful enough to pull it off. The result is a very funny, fast paced and entertaining tale.Please note that I found this book while browsing Amazon Kindle goodies. I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.