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Falling Angel
Falling Angel
Author: William Hjortsberg
ISBN-13: 9780312957957
ISBN-10: 0312957955
Publication Date: 7/15/1996
Pages: 289
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 12 ratings
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Book Type: Paperback
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althea avatar reviewed Falling Angel on + 774 more book reviews
This is the book that the movie 'Angel Heart' was based on. Now, I liked Angel Heart a lot when it came out - but that was quite a while ago. So I didn't remember all the details - but I did keep thinking the story sounded really familiar. (Like, I couldn't understand why the reviews/blurbs all said it was 'strikingly original', etc). ;-)
There are definitely some differences - the book takes place solely in New York City, not in New Orleans, for example.
It's very much a noir/mystery, a story of a private detective hired to search for a missing once-was pop singer, with a horror element that only becomes clear at the end. It's well-done - got a good emotional impact - but in order for it to make SENSE, you've really just got to say, "well, I guess satan, I mean, Louis Cypher, hahaha, does inexplicable things for no good reason other than that he is evil."