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Published: June 09, 2011
Words: 2,444 (approximate)
Language: English
Short description
Riley fancies himself a gangster even though he only works in the "back office" for a local mobster. When a chance comes to prove himself, will he become one of the boys?Extended description
A noir-ish short story about a would-be gangster and what happens when he gets the chance he's been looking for to prove himself to the Big Boss. But does he have the stomach for it? Better yet, is being "one of the boys" what he had in mind?Originally published in Hardboiled Magazine, issue #32, 2004.
Contains some suggestive language but overall suitable for ages 16 and up.
Inspired by the works and words of Mickey Spillane.
Tags
murder, guns, noir, gangster, hardboiled, film noir, spillaneAvailable ebook reading formats
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Review by:
Dorothy Darrow
on Feb. 08, 2012 :
The author freely admits the writing style isn't her own, which makes the stale noir narration sort of forgivable. However, this writer is capable of bringing so much more than the regular bag of tricks to a genre, which she's demonstrated in her YA work. But rather than altering the traditional, Spillane-esque feel to something less obvious, I think Riley should have been over the top noir--like he seems to assume his role models are--until he realizes that the life he's always wanted isn't glamorous like the movies.
Speaking of those ''role models,'' I really wanted backstories. I wanted to know how these men came into the business, or if not that, at least an anecdote about something they did to attain the reputations they have. There is so much potential in this story. While this isn't the type of fiction this author is known for, I hope she decides to revise it.
One last thing: there were a lot of typos, especially toward the beginning. My favorite was ''colorful steaks of light.''
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Review by:
Shawn Wickersheim
on Sep. 07, 2011 :
A good amount of characterization was achieved in 2400 short words. The story played out like a noir gangster film in my mind while I read it and I'd love to read more about this 'hardboiled' gangster and his mob associates.
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Review by:
Nora Lee
on Aug. 25, 2011 :
It's really hard to rate a story of only 2400 words; there is minimal time to develop characters or plot and issues like flow and continuity are almost non existent. Having said that, the author of One of The Boys managed to pull it off. Plus the editing is good; what more can you ask for?
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Review by:
Aprile
on June 25, 2011 :
What a story! Goes to show...what you think you want and what you want when you get it, ain't always the same thing!
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Review by:
Joey Jones
on June 09, 2011 :
Great story. Would love a follow up story.
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