Title: Edges and Slippery Slpes
Product review: As I read Mr. Reed's collection, I saw how he kept hooking me to go willingly toward the next jolting surprise in the lives of my rough and raw fellow humans...I really cared what happened on the next page! Sometimes events gave me a slap in the face and I vowed not to go to the next story...but I also couldn't resist. It reminded me of the shocks I had with "The Painted Bird" so many decades ago...not to mention Abugrade prison in real world 2003. These are lives certainly below (or above? or beside?) my normal horizon. I considered the graded slope that I was on...I am just on the edge enough to read it...Mr. Reed's twisted enough to write it vividly and make me care...but this book makes it undeniable that there are those out there living these sometimes violent, often cruel, but strangely fascinating edges. Take a dive into the extremes of human choices. Can't wait for his next collection!
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