Title: Too much gross out, not enough substance.
Product review: While I enjoyed Little's novel "The Store" and thought his short stories in "The Collection" were okay, I was not really impressed with this book.In my opinion, Little goes for the gross out factor far more then he should. It seems like that's all there is to the story and it just becomes too much. I think he's kills off too many of the main character's friends and allies too. Again, too much.There's also a problem with the main character himself. I was halfway thru the book and was still asking myself why I should care what happens to the main character and his wife. Little just didn't do enough to get the reader emotionally invested in the story.Little definitely has skill as a writer and comes up with some original ideas. However, his execution of those ideas still leaves a lot to be desired. "The Store" shows that he's done it well once. It remains to be seen whether he can do it again. He definitely didn't pull it off with this book.
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