Reviews for Crumbtown

The average rating for Crumbtown based on 2 reviews is 2 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-01-07 00:00:00 Danielle Way This is completely insane, thoroughly ridiculous crime story that is a lot of fun to read. Set in a quasi dystopian America just slightly worse than ours (think RoboCop), Crumbtown is a decaying metropolis and cultural slum where reality TV has taken over. A host of crazy characters live in Crumbtown but the story revolves around two primary narrators. The first is Rob Landetta, a down on his luck screenwriter/director (who I found the more original character). He's miserable and desperate like the city itself. Until he runs into (literally) a damsel in distress that leads him to his next great screenplay. The screenplay Rob writes and the TV show he directs are based on the life of Don Reedy, a bank robber with a heart of gold. He's a familiar anti-hero in an unfamiliar world. The plot hums along nicely and gets tied up neatly. But it's the writing that really shines. It jumps and jives with a rhythm that reminds you of a crime noir meets an Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. It doesn't make sense, but it doesn't really matter. It feels familiar and fresh at the same time.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-01-10 00:00:00 Desiree Heathman A chore to get through from the start. The characters were tough to follow, some were just not memorable at all, and the plot was so convoluted it was insane. I just felt the author was trying too hard the whole time. Good thing I picked this up in the dollar bin at the grocery store and didn't spend a lot of money. I hear good things about his first book, but I am hesitant to pick it up...