Mighty, Mighty
A Novel
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発行者による作品情報
Mighty, Mighty is a modern day fable set in a crumbling metropolis riddled with urban poverty and violence. Dirty apartments, tattoo parlors, food kitchens – these are the markers of home for the struggling young adults around Chicago. Stefy is an artist at Ghost Town, the local tattoo shop, trying to provide for her younger sister Amanda and their ailing grandfather. Amanda is hoping for something better, seeking to escape a past riddled with addiction and an abusive relationship with Georgie. When he confronts her one drunken night at a dive bar, the situation turns violent: Amanda barely escapes with her life but Georgie lies dead on the bathroom floor. This one mistake puts the two sisters in the crosshairs of Georgie’s father, a twisted, corrupt ex-cop now out for revenge over the murder of his son. His quest for vengeance will make the neighborhoods of Chicago tremble, leaving no one untouched.
Mighty, Mighty is a harsh and realistic look at the struggle of two families desperately trying to get out from under the heavy boot of violence and poverty. Like the works of Richard Price and Dennis Lehane, the novel is a startling and accurate portrait of contemporary urban life
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A novel of redemption and revenge, the latest from Rudolph (Four Corners) is a fast-paced yarn that starts solid before severe violence and illogical character decisions hamstring its final act. At the narrative's core are Amanda and Stephy, two sisters living in Chicago. A tattoo artist, Stephy financially supports Amanda her younger, unemployed sister and their ailing grandfather. Meanwhile, Amanda, still reeling from years of drug and physical abuse at the hands of a dangerous ex-boyfriend, Georgie, finds herself drawn to Chance, a drifter working at Stephy's shop. One evening, while the sisters and Chance party at the local watering hole, Georgie tracks his ex and sexually assaults her in a women's bathroom. Amanda narrowly escapes, and a furious Chance beats Georgie to a bloody pulp. When Georgie's injuries prove fatal, however, his father, a retired, crooked police officer, takes it upon himself to hunt down his son's assailant after the local authorities refuse to pursue the case. Rudolph has a knack for crafting characters striving for recovery from drugs, violence, and poverty. There is much to admire in Rudolph's prose, but as Amanda and company seek escape from their crazed hunter, the bodies pile up, and the novel loses steam under the weight of cheap shocks.
