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Summary: True Lindsay Fan
Review: This is the third book by Mr. Lindsay that I've read, and I must say he never fails to disappoint. Mr. Lindsay has a rare talent that enables him to take the grittiest of street characters and depict their essence in a way that evokes an impartial reader to feel compassion for them. I like the way he always uses urban characters and settings to not only create a compelling tale, but to also include an important social statement. In Chasin' It, Mr. Lindsay once again does just that. So far this is my favorite, but One Dead Preacher and Prayer of Prey were good too. Mr. Lindsay is truly an extraordinary and gifted storyteller.
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Summary: A Brave and Very Talented Author!
Review: Tony Lindsay is a gifted writer. This is the first of his books I have read, but if CHASIN' IT is any indication of what this man can write, then he deserves our attention. Brave, he is, taking on an entire novel about the underbelly of society and creating a novel so engrossing that it is almost impossible to put it down once started.While many other very fine authors have written about street life and made credible characters, few have pushed that genre as close to the edge as Tony Lindsay. Terri, the main character, is male who has always perceived himself as a female. He just happens to have been born to a drug addicted prostitute who in turn was mothered by another drug addicted prostitute and Madame, and all along his fascinating life of being a street whore, an 'exotic dancer', a crack head, a thief, a prison inmate, and a murderer, Terri is a survivor. Chicago's mean streets are the background for this story and Lindsay writes so vividly that he must have done extensive research into not only places, atmospheres, lighting, streets, houses, etc, but also the street types and gangsters that run the grunge locale. Lindsay tells his story of the life of Terri in wholly believable flash backs and forward sequences in a style that is the equal of the best writers. In novels of this sort the tendency is to allow them to become picaresque pulp fiction, each page challenging the reader's ability to stomach more grit. But somehow Lindsay tells it all with such natural candor that the story just propels along, 'chasing it'! Every one of his characters is completely three-dimensional: they become people we would recognize if we met them on a night street in the surly neighborhoods of any big city. But another big difference in Lindsay's gift as a writer is that he can create a main character who is a cross-dressing black male and never even come close to making him vulgar or repulsive or used or off the wall. No matter your previous perceptions of transgender people, gays, blacks of the Down Low, addicts, pimps, etc, Lindsay will take you on a ride you will not want to end. This is a motion picture waiting to be made. If only there were film directors with the courage of Tony Lindsay..... This book is an exciting piece, even if you happen to shy away from the darker side of life. Lindsay lets us understand and respect a culture we have never before known! Bravo!
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