Title: Uneven Collection of Approaches to the Noir Literary Genre
Product review: Granted, this isn't the kind of fiction I usually read. I prefer classic literature. But I was given this book by a friend because I love film noir and live in DC. It's a very uneven collection of stories. Some are well-written, a few are terrible, and most are mediocre. The most evident problems were cliche plot devices and characters, implausible character motivations, and a lack of insightful or meaningful themes. A few of the stories make good use of DC as a location, but many of them could have been located in any city. The best that I could say about this collection is that it afforded me an opportunity to explore a variety of writing styles and approaches to the noir literary genre.
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