Genre: Satire
Description:
“When the government bans foods people crave, modern Chicago becomes
roaring, blasting 1920's Chicago. Speakeasies appear and gangsters war to
become king. And to battle the most dangerous gangster of them all, a group of
men assemble: The Unstoppables.”
Author:
In addition to this book, Demetrius Sherman is the author of three
other novels, all appear to be thrillers although at least one includes
vampires.
Appraisal:
I suspect a team of editors would have a lot of suggestions regarding
this book. They’d tighten up some of the prose, possibly suggest that a few
places were telling when maybe they should be showing instead. One of that team
might also express an opinion that a few spots in the story were possibly
expecting the reader to suspend disbelief a little too much although some might
feel given the premise of the story and the genre that this wasn’t an issue.
I’m sure a proofreader would spill a non-trivial amount of red ink for a book
of this size.
The premise, that unhealthy food, those that are high in fat or sugar
or other tasty ingredients like that, have been outlawed, is a good one. The
underlying story, imagining what might happen if this law were to be passed in
current times, satirizes the days of Chicago bootleggers during prohibition. It
has potential. Unfortunately, it’s lack of polish means it fell well short of that
potential.
FYI:
Some adult language.
Format/Typo
Issues:
Serious proofreading issues.
Rating: **
Two Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate
word count: 20-25,000 words
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