Other Reviews by murraymd 32

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  Interesting Story
  A review of Another Chance
  by murraymd on 05/16/2010
  I thought the story was well told although the main character seemed a little overly naive. That seems to take away from its believability. Perhaps if the character was a little more savvy to her surroundings then gets taken by someone she comes to trust rather than the grotesque kinds of guys described in the story. Most such incidents apparently happen like that and I think... I thought the story was well told although the main character seemed a little overly naive. That seems to take away from its believability. Perhaps if the character was a little more savvy to her surroundings then gets taken by someone she comes to trust rather than the grotesque kinds of guys described in the story. Most such incidents apparently happen like that and I think it would be a more interesting read that way. All the best in your future writings! read
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  Interesting Portrayal
  A review of Next-of-Kin
  by murraymd on 03/16/2010
  I liked this story from the time I first saw the title "Next-of-Kin". I just knew somebody had to have gotten killed and my curiosity was just itching to find out more. I was a little surprised though at the ending though as I thought this might be a whodunit. It was a very interesting portrayal nonetheless. I somehow wonder if there isn't some kind of police protocol that... I liked this story from the time I first saw the title "Next-of-Kin". I just knew somebody had to have gotten killed and my curiosity was just itching to find out more. I was a little surprised though at the ending though as I thought this might be a whodunit. It was a very interesting portrayal nonetheless.
  
  I somehow wonder if there isn't some kind of police protocol that would require Dectective Parkins to first ask if she's the wife of "X" first, then see if he can get her to sit down "just in case" before telling her what happened. It would be interesting to find out and I think it would add authentication to the story and serve as a good model of how such a task should be carried out. It would also be interesting to hear about some of Perkins' past experiences doing this as well to help the reader understand why he went about the procedure the way he did.
  
  It was an interesting portrayal though, and I liked the level of detail it had to get the job done. read
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  Excellent Story
  A review of Bully Billy Callahan
  by murraymd on 03/14/2010
  Another excellent story by this author. I enjoy the way this one starts: lots of bright adjectives and a very full description of the title character. The second paragraph gets even further into the character's history and routines. One can't help but feel a little sorry for him because of his isolation from the rest of the theatergoers, and from the sounds of things through... Another excellent story by this author. I enjoy the way this one starts: lots of bright adjectives and a very full description of the title character. The second paragraph gets even further into the character's history and routines. One can't help but feel a little sorry for him because of his isolation from the rest of the theatergoers, and from the sounds of things through the eyes of the narrator he doesn't seem to be the best looking guy out there either.
  
  We also start to see a streak of cruelty in the narrator as he describes the "needling" of Sweet Willie and Bully Billy's sudden unexplained jump to his rescue. The narrator's respect for Billy's "paralyzer" seems to put them on somewhat equal terms as does his response in kind.
  
  This story turns out to be a kind of coming of age, the day the narrator turned the tables on his tormentor and gave him a good run for his money. One can't help feel a little sorry for Billy at this point as well what with his having to quit school when he did to work in the butcher shop although we don't know about the other neighborhood kids, but we can see he's still a bit of a loner. And probably feeling himself to be on the outside looking in all the time.
  
  It was interesting how the story ended too, just a greeting and not much more. It kind of says a little more about Billy as well, like his memories of Philadelphia were something he didn't want to re-live. It also seemed interesting that he was the one who showed the first sign of friendship as well.
  
  I enjoyed this story very much and look forward to more by this author. read