Stash
The unremarkable lives surrounding a suburban family tumble out of control as small decisions cascade into a landslide of unanticipated consequences for the characters in Stash. Readers tour the many reasons and substances often used to seek pleasure and numb pain while traversing a plot idea with promise. Despite a decent sprint toward inevitable negative outcomes, the results fail to deliver just desserts. With a stronger ending, it could have been a good read, instead of just average.
Rated of 5
by Cheri W. (Grand Rapids, MN)
Um, Okay
I'm sure there is a great story inside of David Klein (the author); however, this book moved along ever so slowly and then, BAM! it was over. The ride to the end was all over the place. The dual story lines did not work well in this particular book and neither story was consistent. I would hesitate to read another book by this author.
Rated of 5
by Laura K. (Middletown, NJ)
Stash
I thought the main characters were self-absorbed and made some poor decisions. The first half of the book was slow, full of unnecessary details, and I had to force myself to keep reading it (never a good thing). The last third of the book was much more intriguing, I was anxious to find out what would happen next.
Rated of 5
by Lola T. (Broken Arrow, OK)
Stash
I must start with a disclaimer; that is I have a real problem with a casual treatment of any kind of substance abuse in any entertainment format. That said, once I put aside that prejudice and judged the book, I found it to be a good read. If a book group enjoys books that provoke discussion on ethical and social issues, this might be a good choice. But if the group would rather debate the literary merits of a book, I would not consider it. Ultimately, by the end of the book, I was not sorry that I'd put the time into reading it, since it was entertaining. I just had a problem with the nagging feeling that I was reading a book that perhaps was written with an eye towards being picked up by a motion picture company.
Rated of 5
by Beatrice D. (Floral Park, New York)
Stash
This novel seems to have been written in the hopes of becoming a "made for TV movie" Each chapter ends at a propitious place for commercials, each section could be part of a three or four part series. The book is filled with cliched characters, trite dialog and events. Name brand products are thrown in wherever possible-does the author get some kind of payback for each name mentioned? The certainly don't move the story along. There is also a lot of information about drug dealing and use as well as about pharmaceutical corporate marketing practices.
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