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Still Life Las Vegas by James Sie

Still Life Las Vegas

by James Sie

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  • Aug 2015, 368 pages
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  • Barbara C. (Fountain hills, AZ)
    Clever and Dark Still Life Las Vegas
    Still Life Las Vegas is a compelling book to read because James Sie has a good comedic way with words. He is clever, concise and nails images and situations with spot-on delivery. The book, however, changes direction when it comes to the "still life". The section of Walter's life with his parents and his escape to Las Vegas are intriguing and I read them with relish. Learning about the Greek "stiff life" development was also interesting, however, when Walter realizes his "sexual awakening", I was ready to put the book down. This part was just too unrealistic and creepy. The drawings were definitely fun to decipher and added to the strangeness of the book. It was both fun to read and dark in its contents. Not sure I would recommend this book to my bookclub. They are a lot more mainstream than Still Life Las Vegas.
  • Diane M. (Walden, NY)
    Still Life Vegas
    I found this to be a slight strange book. It started off well about a search by a son whose life seems to be consumed by the mother who deserted him at age 5 and dealing with a mentally ill father who seems to have give up on life. Mixed in are comic book-like illustrations. Just couldn't get into this book; I finished it but I wouldn't recommend it.

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