Seedling reviewed King of the Mississippi by Freedman, Mike
Review of 'King of the Mississippi' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
The upside - a strong setting.
The downside - a painful series of interactions between two examples of self important asshats. A vapid, shallow, selfish jerk vs a hyper masculine, self righteous self appointed fixer. This is the one the author calls "a real hero".
After getting halfway through I realized there are zero characters in this book I like so threw it aside.
Kudos for Houston setting. As a Houstonian for the entire 80s and then some I enjoyed that. That's why 2 stars instead of 1.
I hope the book ended with both main characters doing the world a favor and killing each other.
The upside - a strong setting.
The downside - a painful series of interactions between two examples of self important asshats. A vapid, shallow, selfish jerk vs a hyper masculine, self righteous self appointed fixer. This is the one the author calls "a real hero".
After getting halfway through I realized there are zero characters in this book I like so threw it aside.
Kudos for Houston setting. As a Houstonian for the entire 80s and then some I enjoyed that. That's why 2 stars instead of 1.
I hope the book ended with both main characters doing the world a favor and killing each other.