Depraved Indifference

Rating:
Summary: Scathing in an Artful Way
Review: With his name literally on the map and deservedly so, the author has written one of the most scathing yet artful commentaries on sociopathology, greed and corruption I've come across. The characters he creates are convincing and deceptively gratutious in a con artist sort of way. Indiana has a talent for describing his characters's inner states unlike any novelist I've come across in recent years. I first started reading Gary's work back in the 80's and have been an admirer ever since. His descriptions of the gutter/penthouse denizens of Los Angeles, Hawaii, Las Vegas Puerto Vallarta and New York are unmatched/outstanding. The metaphor he manages to pull off with this work makes reading this thing all the way through worth the effort.

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