"Love, Lust, and Petty Crime" by Harclubs Bartag - A Reader Review

Emmet Storch is our main focus. The self-imposed black sheep of the family due to his inability to secure a long-term steady job, he is often the butt of his younger brother's jokes, the thorn in his father's side, and the consoling soul at the feet of his mother. It's hard when your true passion lies in things that do not amount to a mountain of green. His particular passions...drinking while spouting philosophies, reading for hours on end, and computer game master of several online sites...do nothing to bolster his resume to assure a job hire; bad news considering he has a job interview to go to. Today, though, will be different. He's sure of it. After a breakfast fit for several kings, he sets out on what could be the first day of the rest of his business life. But wait...is a job at an insurance call center really going to fit the bill? Can he stick it out for the long haul or will it just end up the latest of his many trials and failures? You're about to find out...Author Harclubs Bartag takes you on along as a passenger to this whimsical, yet sardonically funny life adventure with points of interest all along the way. The writing style is akin to a casual observer; someone that is omnipresent, yet still has opinions about what is transpiring in the story. I love the way the main character is introduced. You instantly develop a picture of this pudgy little man greeting the world with a disgruntled half-smile in order to gain its favor while the whole time he is banging his head against the proverbial wall of success... trying to break it down no less, instead of climb the ladder that is sitting to his right. The witty banter albeit crude at times has good timing and will elicit a chuckle from even the most serious of readers. Just try not to crack a smile when he boards the elevator for his meeting on floor five, but looks for a button marked as 'hell' instead.Overall, the story flows rather well from chapter to chapter and the dynamic of Emmet's life are not so far fetched that they can't be imagined as having happened to your friend next door. Recommended for late teens and adult readers as the languages, as mentioned previously, can be foul at times, but is meant in good humor. If you enjoy a candid look at real life through a fictional character, this one's for you. dr seuss cat in hat history