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title: "Driven: The Explosive Sequel to the Noir Classic Drive"
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# Driven: The Explosive Sequel to the Noir Classic Drive

**Brand:** james sallis
**Price:** € 34.04
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- **What is this?** Driven: The Explosive Sequel to the Noir Classic Drive by james sallis
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Driven: The Explosive Sequel to the Noir Classic Drive

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Take the Ride
  

*by G***S on Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2012*

If you made it to the Cineplex to see Ryan Gossling in Nichols Nefn's neo-noir masterpiece, "Drive," don't wait to see if there's going to be a sequel - you can read in now.  "Driven" is James Sallis' brilliant follow-up to his dark tale of Driver, a 26 year-old reclusive Hollywood stunt driver who moonlights as a robbery wheelman.  Driver is now 32, living as Paul West in Phoenix, having gone-to-ground to escape the mobsters he dispatched in the first episode.  Or so he thought.  Sallis wastes no time getting to the action and violence; the first page hasn't turned before Driver leaves two would-be killers broken and dying on the pavement.  From here out the formula is straightforward - Driver, with some assistance from the shadowy Gulf War vet Felix - brutally retires a seemingly endless parade of thugs send to kill him, while he soups up an inconspicuous Ford Fairlane and hunts down those behind the repeated attempted hits.This is a simple story, a fast read that could be mediocre were it not delivered by James Sallis.  Despite its brevity, the talented Sallis packs more imagery and power into 140 pages than the average crime writer could muster in 1,000; that rare brand of prose that is atmospheric without being bloated.  This is lean, stripped down fiction, reminiscent of Jim Thompson or Raymond Chandler, but more elegantly told in sentences that, despite the grisly fare, read more like poetry than pulp fiction.Like its predecessor "Drive," "Driven" is American crime writing at its best, and James Sallis is the unsung master of the genre.  If you haven't discovered him yet - with or without Ryan Gossling - this quick pair of novels is a great place to make the acquaintance.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Good sequel novella to the Noir treat Drive!
  

*by A***E on Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2014*

This is a great little read and a pretty good followup to Sallis' Noir thill Drive. While the first book focuses on interactions at Diners and Dive Bars in Los Angeles, this book throws in philosophy to the conversations. Existentialism is thrown in and Nietsche is even mentioned once in the book.  It works well and ties into the events of the novel. Manny always has been an interesting character and in this book he waxes philosophical on how life is short chaotic and without inherent meaning but how even so it is still an exhilarating experience. A major theme of the book is finding ones way in a life and in a fast paced city like Los Angeles it hits home.  Driver has just lost his wife after taking the persona of Paul West. He tried to fly staight after the events of the first book but his past life has caught up with him. Dealing with the death of his wife he pinballs between Arizona and California. To make matters worse it seems he is being followed and there is a hit out on him. The new characters introduced help out driver. His buddy Felix, a Desert Storm Vet., along with some other veteran buddies of Felix's do some reconnaissance work for Driver on exactly who he is dealing with. What ensues is the discovery of something more shocking than expected....who actually is behind all of this! There is further exposition to Driver and in this sequel he really is still a...... Erm mean motorscooter.  After trying to fly straight and being thrown back into the fire he discovers he's still got what it takes to survive. The book is short. It's a novella and is more of an afternoon or Airport read.  That being my only gripe it still is as good as it's predescessor and a worthy additon! 9/10 great book, highly recommended.

### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Interesting writing
  

*by G***E on Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2012*

I found Sallis's writing sharply descriptive and his use of words unusual - such as "forested by tattoos". The characterization was powerful. One 'knew' characters such as Bill and his daughter Billie. This was the first Sallis book that I have read and I felt a little put-out by the number of references to past-book characters. Not all seemed necessary to this plot. I was also disappointed by the ending, finding it rather lame, after the suspense created and held throughout the book.

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