That's How I Roll
by Andrew Vachss
A Novel
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62%
Critic Reviews: 6
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73%
Reader Ratings: 29
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Synopsis
Andrew Vachss, the master of hard-boiled fiction, returns with a deeply revealing new novel about an assassin whose love forced him to kill his own conscience. Esau Till's race is almost run. After pleading guilty to a series of homicides, he sits on death row, awaiting lethal injection. And writing his life story. But his memoir is no case study in tragedy-it's his one last chance to protect his brother, Tory, after he's gone. And, as too many have learned,... more
About Andrew Vachss
- All Critics: 6
- Positive: 4
- Negative: 2
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Publishers Weekly | 16 Jan 2012
One can count on Vachss being grim whether writing one of his Burke novels (Another Life, etc.) or a stand-alone like The Weight, but this first-person story, which narrator Esau Till makes clear is neither apology nor confession, is grimmer than most
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Kirkus Reviews | 15 Apr 2012
A smart, cynical glimpse into the human condition—and into lives no one should envy.
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From Dundee's Desk | 20 Mar 2012
Although spawned from depraved evil and forced by circumstances to become cold and ruthless in most other aspects of his life, the true, pure love that Esau feels for his brother is the driving force and solid central core to this complex, intricately plotted novel.
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New York Journal of Books | 20 Mar 2012
Though the pace of That’s How I Roll is a bit slow at the start, the story does build in an interesting, albeit predictable manner.
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Kirkus Reviews | 27 Mar 2012
A smart, cynical glimpse into the human condition—and into lives no one should envy.
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Book Reporter | 29 Mar 2012
Andrew Vachss’s latest is simply a wonderful read.
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