Review: Slang & Stereotypes Ruined a Great Story
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 1, 2013
This could've been an amazing book. Could've been 5 stars. But the authors used the most ridiculous stereotypes when portraying each and every character that the story was lost. The EDUCATED main character, who attended a private secondary school and an Ivy League College, annoyed me the most. His dialogue was peppered with "Fo'rizzy," "Foshizzle," "My nizzle, no diggity," among others. No exaggeration. Seriously, NO ONE talks like that. Unless they're impersonating Snoop Dogg on SNL. Outside of that, the setting descriptions were incredibly detailed, the police protocols were completely on point (I think one of the authors was a cop), and the story geared up for an amazing twist. Such a well-written whodunnit that it pains me to only give this three stars. But it doesn't pain me as much as reading through all that faux slang did.