Drive Me Crazy

Rating:
Summary: Better luck next time
Review: After Naughty or Nice, I was expecting this book to be the greatest thing. It was very confusing, jumped around too much and had too much unnecessary drama. I did not connect with any of the characters because there was too much mystery surrounding them. The book did not convey anything to me at all, I usually read his books in a couple hours, but I found myself struggling to keep this one open. I think the characters should have been developed a little more, and the true meaning of the book shoud have come out in the end. When I was finished reading it, I just did not know what I had read. Better luck next time.

Rating:
Summary: Gritty, Witty and Fully Satisfying
Review: Eric Jerome Dickey's 10th novel truly delivers like he's done with all his books. Excellently written, with sharp wit, and unforgettable characters, "Drive me crazy" shows that Dickey is a talented, masterful writer who writes some of the "realest" characters of the genre.
The characters are fully developed and even though they are gritty and different from the characters Dickey wrote about in "Naughty or Nice" he serves them with compassion and great diction that you find yourself sympathyzing with them, and understanding their journey.This novel also dishes out great laugh-out-loud one liners that will definitely leave your stomach hurting. The novel also transcends different cultures, and offers insight into current day politics without sounding preachy.
Also, the authors use of imagery left me feeling like I was right there with every scene, could smell anything in the air, and hear everything that was going on.
Also appreciated are the literary references and the effortless use of metaphors, and similes that make this part-mystery, part-crime novel, part-relationship novel totally enjoyable. Simply put, worth every penny spent buying it. :)