![]() ![]() The late John O’Brien, best known for his novel-turned-film, Leaving Las Vegas, offers a typically warped and nihilistic vision of the city with “The Tik,” about a thrill-killing duo, narrated by the male half, whose indifference to his prey is chilling.-Publisher's Weekly, March 10, 2007 Hence, although I completely understand the following comments from Publisher's Weekly, they only tell half the story: When I read John's work, my mind and my heart refract his fiction like water bends light. "Leaving Las Vegas: Rearview" was sparked by the publication of the anthology Las Vegas Noir (Akashic Books, May 2008) which includes a short story by John called "The Tik."Ĭover letter that accompanied "The Tik" when John sent it to us in 1988. I wrote a complex feature on my brother John O'Brien's posthumous work for this week's Free Times. ![]()
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