A Gay/campy chronicling of daily life in NYC,with individual kernels of human truth. copyright 2011 by The Raving Queen
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
And So, The Series Comes To A Close!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When the Yorkshire Ripper was finally caught, at the end of "Nineteen Eighty," I thought, "With one more book to go, what else can David Peace do?"
Well, I found out soon enough! "Nineteen Eighty-Three," which concludes his "Red Riding Quartet," brings it all together--the juxtaposition of Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf, the rest of the monstrous and murderous conspiracy, that includes a corrupt police detective, a deranged rent boy (British for male prostitute) and an equally deranged preacher, mixed in with a series of child murders and abuse, resulting in a compelling recipe that capably brings everything to a close.
Even those two evil Brits, Ian Brady and Myra Hindley (whom many consider the Most Evil Woman Of All Time!!!!!!!!!!) get a mention!!!!!!!!!!!! All I can say is, look what Peace did in fictionalizing the Yorkshire Ripper. Imagine what he could do with Brady and Hindley!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
I have seldom been so sad to end a book series. Do I want to read more David Peace! You bet! But, once again, girls, be warned--he gets down to the graphic depravity of human sickness at its worst, so, if unable to handle it, stay away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I loved every delicious page!!!!!!!!!!!! And I learned so much, darlings!!!!!!!!!!!!
Like to stay out of Yorkshire and Leeds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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