Trash : A Collection of Short Stories

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Summary: Edges and Slippery Slpes
Review: As I read Mr. Reed's collection, I saw how he kept hooking me to go willingly toward the next jolting surprise in the lives of my rough and raw fellow humans...I really cared what happened on the next page! Sometimes events gave me a slap in the face and I vowed not to go to the next story...but I also couldn't resist. It reminded me of the shocks I had with "The Painted Bird" so many decades ago...not to mention Abugrade prison in real world 2003. These are lives certainly below (or above? or beside?) my normal horizon. I considered the graded slope that I was on...I am just on the edge enough to read it...Mr. Reed's twisted enough to write it vividly and make me care...but this book makes it undeniable that there are those out there living these sometimes violent, often cruel, but strangely fascinating edges. Take a dive into the extremes of human choices. Can't wait for his next collection!

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Summary: Writing is somewhat uneven, but the characters sing
Review: Favorite story? About the lady bank robber. Or "Raucous Behavior". Or... I could go on. Some stories are better than others, but all are honest, raw and standouts in their genre.

Reed has a "way with words", to use a tired phrase. What's not tired is this collection - it's fresh, irreverent and a fun read.

Buy it!

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Summary: A Guilty Pleasure
Review: I have not, since engaging in an Irving Welsh/De Sade flu induced reading marathon, happened upon the kind of guilty pleasures F. Collyer Reed presents to us in his short story collection 'TRASH'
He has delivered to us a poisonous cast of characters, involved in grotesque relationships, played out within the confines of scenarios so disturbing it caused me to salivate.
Bravo!
I enjoyed these stories immensely, may many more follow.
Thankyou Mr. Reed,
Sincerely,
Mrs. Jed Keehan

Rating:
Summary: Good stuff.
Review: Straight up language. Great characters. Gritty detail. I like the sex, the fat people, the dirt, the dialogue. Everything!