Vicki Hendricks
Paperback | Pages: 224 pages Rating: 3.19 | 662 Users | 14 Reviews
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| Title | : | Voluntary Madness |
| Author | : | Vicki Hendricks |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 224 pages |
| Published | : | June 20th 2002 by Serpent's Tail (first published May 1st 2000) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Mystery. Crime |
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Punch is a beautiful man in his forties, slowly dying from alcohol abuse and diabetes. Juliette is his young, naive and adoring girlfriend, willing to do absolutely anything for him. Together they have made a twisted pact: to live a wild life in Key West, collecting material for the book Punch wants to write before they end it all a year later. Punch and Juliette?s craziness quickly accelerates. She flashes at strangers; he pretends to be blind in public; they break into Hemingway?s house to have sex. But the games quickly turn dangerous when a guard at the house interrupts them and dies in the assault. With money running out, Punch and Juliette get a gun and stage a series of restaurant heists in elaborate disguises. They?re known and loved by the restaurants, whose customers thrill to the safe danger of the notorious duo?s antics. But finally the danger escalates, and Juliette has to decide whether she?ll keep her part of the pact.Point Books Supposing Voluntary Madness
| Original Title: | Voluntary Madness (A Five Star Title) |
| ISBN: | 1852427515 (ISBN13: 9781852427511) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 3.19 From 662 Users | 14 ReviewsDiscuss Of Books Voluntary Madness
I've read this book twice already, and there will be more. What an amazing story! It's funny, dark, sad, disrespectful and loving. Punch is such a bastard, a selfish crazy man that drags Juliette into his sad life. A woman as crazy as him, stupidly in love and a nihilist too. It's the depction of a perfectly toxic relationship full of erotism and fun.Another kinky Floridian neo-noir from Vicki Hendricks. Some great moments in this one, and some of her most believable characters. Still, some parts fall flat. Despite the occasional lull, it's still a very compelling read!
Having enjoyed Iguana Love, I still rather surprised myself by immediately picking out another offering by the same author. There was something about my introduction to this writers world of sun, sea and (yes) quite a lot of sex that drew me back rather more quickly than Id planned.Juliette and her boyfriend Punch are planning on living wild on Key West, funded by an inheritance from her late father. Punch is writing a book and while he finishes it they're looking to see out twelve months - and
Having enjoyed Iguana Love, I still rather surprised myself by immediately picking out another offering by the same author. There was something about my introduction to this writers world of sun, sea and (yes) quite a lot of sex that drew me back rather more quickly than Id planned.Juliette and her boyfriend Punch are planning on living wild on Key West, funded by an inheritance from her late father. Punch is writing a book and while he finishes it they're looking to see out twelve months - and
Punch and Juliette are living a care-free life, spending big, taking risks and engaging in criminal activity with little regard for the ramifications of their actions. Juliette continuously pits herself against fate, throwing her body at the mercy of predators in Key West - gambling with such a precious commodity with a breezy facade' that borders on a deeper need to succumbs to the perils of her vice. It's an interesting dynamic that feel organic, a devil without a care. Yet, there is method to
Other than the fact that this is a romance, this not a typical book for me to read. Hendricks is known for her noir writing and edgy characters, but after meeting the author and listening to her discuss her work, I became curious. Granted, this tends to be a rated "R" type book when it comes to description, and some of the sex scenes were a little more descriptive than I felt comfortable reading, but I quickly got pulled into the story. The primary reason for this was because of the main
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