The Day Before You Came by Martin FreinerMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
The Day Before You Came: Bad Choices Make Good Stories by Martin Freiner is not for the fainthearted. This is not a whimsical retelling of a young man's youth. This is a grab you by the throat, force you to read the underbelly of society, with all of its flaws, evils, and torments kind of book. As a dark anthology of stories, the reader is exposed to the inner workings of the author's brain, and this book is the resulting memoir, albeit written in a seemingly messy fiction kind of way. There is simply nothing redeeming or positive in this rendering, however, that is part of the appeal. Dark and disturbing, Feiner creates worlds that on the surface seem implausible, but yet apparently these worlds and situations happened. They do exist, even if only on the periphery of society. Not for the meek or timid, with a ton of graphic sex and brutality, this book is recommended for something a whole lot of different, if you are up for it.
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