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The Delivery Man: A Novel | 
 enlarge | Author: Joe Mcginniss Jr.
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Black Cat
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 59976
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 278
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5 x 1.1
ISBN: 0802170420
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780802170422
ASIN: 0802170420
Publication Date: January 15, 2008
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Condition: Used - Good
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The Delivery Man is an exhilarating debut—a fast, frightening, and eye-opening portrait of today’s lost generation. It is a love story set against the surreal excess of Las Vegas—and the artificial suburbs, gated communities, and freeways that surround it—where broken lives come to seek new beginnings and casinos feed the lust of tourists and residents alike. Ultrasophisticated local kids grow up fast and burn out early. After attending college in New York, Chase returns to Vegas and is drawn into the lucrative but dangerous world of a teenage call-girl service with his childhood friend Michele, a beautiful Salvadoran immigrant with whom he shares a tragic past. Over the course of one extraordinary summer they will confront the violence and emptiness at the heart of the city and their generation. At once stark and electrically atmospheric, horrifying and hopeful, The Delivery Man is a powerful indictment of a society in which personal responsibility has been abandoned, lust is increasingly mistaken for love, and innocence is an anachronism.
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"You are not loved by anyone." September 7, 2008
This book was recommended to me by a friend, and I flew through it in a few days. The story is a depressingly tragic one, with self-destructive characters that don't catch any breaks and seem to have no positive motivation to improve their bleak lives. None of the characters, even the main character Chase, is particularly likeable, but they are compelling nonetheless. McGinniss Jr. paints a vivid portrait of this slice of Vegas life, and uses flashbacks to delve deeper into the relationships between certain characters, and show why they can't seem to let go of each other no matter how much it may ruin their lives in the end. The story ends on an unfinished note, but it also gives a sense of everything going full circle. A self-destructive circle that none of these character can escape. It's definitely a story that will stick with you after you've finished it.
An Impressive Debut August 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I really liked this little slice of Vegas. I think McGinniss showed Chase as the most subtle addict in the room, so subtle that I'm not sure anyone, certainly not Chase, knows exactly what he's addicted to. Not the simple stuff, the drugs or the sex. Maybe it's "home." Maybe it's Michele. Maybe the links to his sister. But, just like an addict, he can only stay on the wagon awhile before he starts breaking promises and going backward. For more of my rants and (mostly) raves on books, visit my blog at allthepage.today.com
 Disappointing August 16, 2008
The book offers an exciting plot based around high level prostitution in Las Vegas. However, you will quickly be disappointed by the extremely slow start and lack of depth to any of the main characters. The novel is dark, depressing and confusing with choppy, simple sentences. You cannot sympathize with any of the characters and most of the motivations for their strange actions leave you asking questions that are never answered. Finally, the ending was abrupt and leaves you wondering why the cover of the book looks the way it does.
 Great Story July 22, 2008
This is a great novel. I found out about it on Urban Outfitters.com and was not disappointed. The characters were great and I could totally imagine what life is like for them living in Las Vegas as a teenager. I can't wait until his next book comes out.
 very disappointing July 4, 2008
I had high hopes for this book as I have been a big fan of Joe McG, Sr. This is not his father's book. I can't believe anyone really liked it- I could only last about halfway through the book and I had to give up- it was that bad! (But maybe part of it was I had just finished a book by Edith Wharton, who CAN write.) Please don't waste your time on this book. Anyone could've written as "well" as this author.
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