The Serialist Audiobook

" sarcastic, witty, humorous, and a little bit scary! i loved it. "

" LOVED this book! After I finished it, I felt not unlike the way I did after I saw "Pulp Fiction" for the first time. It was exhilarating, freaky, and enormously entertaining. Sensational read! "

" I was afraid this rather meta-literary meta-pulp mystery would be too fey, too clever for its own good, but author is aware of this trap and thus far has avoided it successfully. I'm digging this!....Now done with it: could be called pulp literariness, and it's done well. Reminds me of the movie _Adaptation_ in that at a certain point plot HAS to come into the forefront and yet the piece doesn't want to back down from its self-awareness. It's a fine line to walk but Gordon manages it well. It's worth reading others' reviews to get a sense of what the plot is all about; I'm too lazy to retell! A fun read and a smart one, too. (I'd actually give this 3.5 stars.) "

" Well written. Not exactly a thriller as its billed. "

" A nice, albeit raunchy, murder mystery book. Some of the supporting cast could have used some fleshing out but the narrator was a good character. "

" Great book. It was his first novel. I loved the fact that the protagonist was not some machismo infused gun nut. The protagonist could be anyone of us. The dark comedy sealed the deal for me. If you're in for a good mystery and dark humor check it out. "

" I think Gordon has enormous talent, but I was not the biggest fan of this book. It moves somewhat abruptly from dime novel to philosophical meditation on violence and evil. Perhaps if i knew what I was in for, it would have been a bit easier to digest. "

" A great surprise. A serial-killer book with a sense of humor? I guess that's how I'd categorize it. "

" I wish I could give this more than 5 stars--it's brilliant. Very funny, very dark, very smart, very well-written. It's one of those books I wanted to start again as soon as I'd finished it. I can see how it's not for everyone, but I thought is was fantastic. "

" Wonderful writing, terrific protagonist, clever idea. Really enjoyed this one. So many wonderful things to say about writing! "

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" It started off well and progressed nicely, but I really felt the 3rd act was a letdown. Plus I didn't like the fake novel chapters interspersed throughout the book. "

" There's quite some heart in this book as it mixes together metafiction and themes of art and life. "

" This was a fun book to read, except for the last chapter which made very little sense and didn't add anything interesting. "

" I read about 60 pages of this book and wondered why it was published. "

" A most interesting twist on a writer's story. Very different, very fresh. Excellent writing, excellent pace and great characters. "

" Pretty good & cheesy, would classify as vacation reading. "

" A story within a story? Harry Bloch is a writer of pulp: pornography, pronographic sci-fi, vampires, etc. A death row inmate contacts him to write his story. Harry is now inmeshed into the mystery of current murders. "

" Nominated for best original paperback for the Edgars. I liked it but man it is pretty bloody. Interesting take on the typical mystery I have to say. "

" Absorbing page turner about a serial killer who's locked behind bars when the murders begin anew. 3 1/2 stars, yo.... getyousome "

" I enjoyed this book up to about page 300. That is when the serial killer makes a detailed, very gory cheerful confession of multiple murders and disembowlments. "

" Started off very funny and ended up a little gruesome. "

" Well written. Not exactly a thriller as its billed. "

" A most interesting twist on a writer's story. Very different, very fresh. Excellent writing, excellent pace and great characters. "

" Hands down the best mystery I've read in ages. Smart, witty and spot-on, this manages to invoke the genre classics without seeming cliche. "