(originally posted on July 17, 2006)
I'm tempted to say that nobody writes convincingly compelling assholes like Starr does, but that's only part of what makes his first hardcover effort so good. Really, it's the basics: friendship, love, betrayal, greed, narcissism and enough rage that it has to all end up in a frighteningly realistic version of hell. This certainly has the feel of a breakout novel, and I sure hope that's exactly what ensues.
