I have just finished reading this book which took me by
surprise. I had only previously read the three earliest DKA
novels and was expecting a similarly enjoyable read. With
Interface the tone and style is very different. It is one of
the darkest and most brutal books I have read in a while and
the Docker character cuts a grim swathe through the novel. It
is populated by a collection of characters who are either
fairly unsavoury or hopeless of at best hard and cynical.
Nobody is particularly likeable. Lots of foul language as
well. Then of course there is the twist which cannot be
discussed. Very clever. Anyway the book is recommended if you
are feeling strong.
Reading this book and reflecting on how different it was from
my memory of his style made me think of those other authors
whose style varies considerably - Block and Westlake for
example. Are the other Gores books in the same vein as either
DKA or Interface or does he do different styles as
well?
My other question is, how should his name by
pronounced?
Raymond
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