"Whores" by James Crumley

[noblwish]

+ What is the main character afraid of?
I think Walter is afraid of really living… and failing at it.  He’d rather let alcohol take control of, and all the blame for, his mediocre life than actually take a crack at it, himself.

+ Who are the real "whores" of the story?
It would seem that all the local townspeople, including and especially Walter, were

Comments

Re: Disclosure - I was never wise, and not that much older

[noblwish]

LOL! Okay, then... we'll place the blame on my parents for not only introducing me to freaks at an early age, but encouraging me to care about them. Of course, seeing as how one of those freaks was my own baby brother, it would have been hard NOT to care. :D