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Just one NONFICTION book completed in September—but it likely would have been the winner anyway. This is the kind of narrative nonfiction that really grabs me.
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THIS is what narrative nonfiction should be. David Simon‘s classic account of a year in the Baltimore Police Dept.‘s homicide unit, it became the basis for the award-winning TV series “Homicide: Life in the Streets” and “The Wire.” It‘s dark, it‘s dreary, it‘s gritty —and it‘s incredibly compelling. I am in awe of Simon‘s prose —he has a gift for putting words together.

When you try to sneak in reading anywhere and any time you can. Including at physical therapy for post-op knee rehab. 😄

A villain I love to hate isn‘t from a book but from a TV series. Luther Mahoney was a neighborhood drug kingpin who was always one step ahead of the Baltimore police force…until he wasn‘t. He only appeared in a handful of episodes but cast a long shadow. Great acting by Erik Dellums.

Meanwhile, I was out being social for much of the evening and only got in a little bit of reading so no #hyggehourreadathon this week.

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Enjoyable isn't the right word for this one, so I'll just say it was compelling. Gruesome and gritty and all to real, it was an uncomfortable read to be sure. But it was also impossible to put down. I finished it in one go, and my only complaint is that I don't know how long I'll have to wait for part two. I think fans of The Wire will love it.

Book 4 done #rushathon
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Trying to decide which mood I'm in today. Both are #ARCs. Decisions are the worst.

I get that this book is supposed to be the dark side of the police force, particularly homicide in 1988 in Baltimore. It starts with a dead guy in the street and all the homicide cops talking above him and it‘s very reminiscent of an 80s style cop show or movie. It‘s just dark and every other word is F this, F that, calling people hoes, making fun of trans street walkers. While I know this is realistic to 1988, I don‘t have to read it or enjoy it

RIP Richard Belzer (Detective John Munch)

The episode that touched me most was the one in which he investigated the death of a former girlfriend.

(I know he was also on Law and Order SVU…)

I loved the TV show Homicide: Life on the Street, and was reminded of it when I got a GR recommendation earlier today. When I went into town for what should be last-minute Xmas shopping, but is actually the 1st I've done, I nipped into a charity shop, as you do, & synchronistically saw a copy of the very book for £1, so that's 646 more pages to read!
The yellow disc in the centre of the picture is the full moon rising as I came out of the shop 🌕