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Emotionless Souls by David Grant
 In this book about jerk offs, ex cons, new cons, pranksters, one hit wonders, and homeless entrepreneurs, you'll find twenty stories that are sure to leave you wondering about the hope for society in general. Emotionless Souls by David Grant takes ordinary people and places them into the strangest of circumstances--circumstances that are probably all too real. There's Mervin who stages emergencies so that he can be a hero. Earvin who likes to play pranks at the office. Of course, those pranks end up in one guy getting fired, then blaming some innocent party with fatal results. But what the hell...that's all in a day's work. Hansel spends his time at the Christmas party searching for his lost bag of coke. And then there's the nameless guy who finds out exactly what it means to officially become a member of the team. Grant has a fresh voice and unique style. I polished off this 100-page collection in one evening, as the stories flowed smoothly one to another. And while each offering fit in perfectly with the theme, each story was diverse in its approach and circumstances. I can't say this is a book I would read over again. I'm much more partial to a happy, feel good story--of which there are none. But there are moments when you must laugh at the plight of these characters...like the time where Karina tosses a cup of coffee all over Bernie's shirt so that she can be the one giving a presentation or when Jake and Pete are discussing what girl would cause the biggest stir if she were to appear in a porn movie. Emotionless Souls by David Grant is a truly fresh and unique work of literature. Title: Emotionless Souls Author: David Grant Publisher: Brown Paper Publishing ISBN: 978-1-43484-828-4 U.S. Price: $13.00 Labels: book reviews, David Grant, Emotionless Souls, literary short story collection, online book promotion, Pump Up Your Book Promotion, trangression fiction |
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