DNF'd @ 10% (Start of Chapter 6)

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This novel just wasn't for me! I'm not a huge adult crime fan, especially in novels, so I just didn't get into the story as much as I wanted to.

The writing style is definitely unique as is the world. The world itself reminded me of Sin City or Judge Dredd--dark, gritty and take no prisoners. The lead reminded me a bit of Sam Spade from the Maltese Falcon--a jaded man with a chip on his shoulder.

I stopped reading right when the main plot starts to unfold and while I'm curious to see how it all plays out, this story just couldn't keep my attention.

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Full Review:
Actual Rating: DNF

A wacky mystery that entertains by drawing readers in twisted story paths until they can’t quite believe what’s happening.

‘The bag’ has disappeared. Marvin had approached Ben and given him a large heavy bag to deliver to Marvin’s mother. Ben, unable to carry the bag stuffed it under the bench on which they sat. From there, it disappeared…and all hell broke loose in the town of Ostere.

To Ben, his homeless associates, his enemies and seemingly every homeless person, gang member, and misfit in town, that bag suddenly became top priority. To Ben, it became a simple matter of staying alive and sorting out an issue of sub-conscious importance to him-who killed Marvin? To the Black Hats, it was matter of maintaining their criminal enterprise. To Linda and her boyfriend, it was a matter of money, as it was to the Vicar, Weismann, and myriad other characters. But no one really knew, for sure. All they knew was that the contents of the bag were gathered by Cecil, Marvin’s father and that the contents belonged to the Black Hat Cartel who controlled the ‘Eastside’.

No More Heroes is an entertaining romp though a broken dystopian society characterized by street survival in groups that stake out turf and defend it against all others. A story of human obsession, imperfection and frailty, the characters are colorful caricatures of a cross-section of humanity who function in a dysfunctional world characterized by ineffective, corrupt, and somewhat incompetent police who are overseen by soldiers who never manage to have any great impact on the story.
It is narrated in the first person from Ben’s perspective, so readers have a good idea of what he is thinking; a good thing, since the rest of the characters seem a bit insane. ( )