... of their release, the floor that now revealed it’s dirt and ick factor. Yes, he had probably dreamed about taking Matt down and doing all kinds of things to him, however the reality that he just had and the seediness it revealed only made him cringe. “Matt?” He whispered, nuzzling his face against the back of Matt’s neck. “I’m sorry….I didn’t…I don’t…please don’t be mad at me.” Matt sat up ...
...this skyscraper development at dawn while too drunk to walk or talk straight. The next few are from Tongren lu, Shanghai's center of seediness. Balding expats, prostitutes and shabby neon. Alas, last week the whole street closed (presumably thanks to the development opposite); all the bars...
...excellent writing here. The depiction of Katrina’s murder is chilling without ever being overblown, Frank’s back story is told economically in a way that evokes sympathy and Jahn does well in conveying the seediness of Peter’s swinging experience and his confusion about his marriage. Jahn is a talent to watch with a flair for the dark. I look forward to reading his next work. The Verdict: ...
...excellent writing here. The depiction of Katrina’s murder is chilling without ever being overblown, Frank’s back story is told economically in a way that evokes sympathy and Jahn does well in conveying the seediness of Peter’s swinging experience and his confusion about his marriage. Jahn is a talent to watch with a flair for the dark. I look forward to reading his next work. The Verdict: ...
... like this? It wasn't natural. What right had any male to be so pretty, so sweet? Wasn't normal. George's soft fluid movements, his dreamy countenance and gentle smile stood out in stark contrast to the harsh seediness around him. None of the sordidness seemed to mar or touch George though. How in the hell had he ended up here? Who was he? Did he have family? Was he an orphan, a runaway, or an ...
..., because there are much more interesting things about this fic — a post-"Doomsday" Rose who's shut herself down emotionally and yet is clearly drawn to Carlisle not just because of what he can do for her, but also who he looks like; and a Peter Carlisle who sounds more like himself than in virtually any other Blackpool fic I've read, with just the right hints of seediness and moral bankruptcy.
... family you're born into or the family that you find, build, nurture. It has an endearing earthiness, a dedication to its setting, right down to the ruggedness of the apartments and the seediness of the city. Sheridan artfully shows the ways in which these pieces of a life, these markings of lower income, become their own millstone. Homemade Halloween costumes are charming and warm, but can also ...
..., whereas Julian had still yet to discover the erotic-ness of wandering hands. John Paul had held on to Julian after as if his very life depended on it. His head spun and his heart raced; the guilt and seediness of sex discovered all over again and for a split second John Paul didn’t know if he was cheating on Julian or Craig. He had no idea what to do for the best but one thing was certain, ...
... about it, the more is seems like the quintessential documentary of the seventies, capturing seismic shifts in social moorings and cinematic language as they were happening. Glamour is giving way to seediness and delusion as the American Century enters the dismay and descent of its golden years. It coincides with a growing expectation that cinema will capture life in all its messy authenticity, ...
...I really dig about the Quarry novels is that they're about as unglitzy as you get in as far as setting and tone. While most crime novels seem to glorify Los Angeles and New York in all their seediness, the Quarry books revel in Midwestern-ness. To put it in perspective, Detroit is the big city in most of these books, while the action usually unfolds in some far-out part of small town America. That...
