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Dec 12, 2014
3 stars: Perhaps like you, I read this book because I saw it recommended in the Portland Mercury News in November 2014. The first half reads like William Gibson, with terse descriptions and fast action. Then, the author (or editor) lost control of the rudder. Pages of dialog, sans who said what, leaving you to backtrack or scratch your head over who's saying what. Also, inexplicable jumps forward in plot. Perhaps, Johnson wanted to convey the confusing sense of what it's like to be a shadow figure immersed in African global intrigue. What I got was a half-baked story, and scared away from further Denis Johnson adventures.