Black Flies - Shannon Burke Reviews
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Newest Review: ... cynical and uncaring, but Ollie gradually gains an insight into what makes him tick and develops a sort of friendship with ... more
... the older man.
The lifestyle of a Harlem paramedic as shown here is not a great one for maintaining relationships outside work - Ollie's girlfriend Clara, studying medicine as he wanted to, soon moves on, and Rutkovsky is splitting up with his 4th wife.
I found this novel an interesting if rather depressing read, with its stories of life in 1990s Harlem, which is portrayed as rife with poverty, drugs and hopelessness. As a paramedic, Ollie and his colleagues tend to see rather too much of the downside of the are...more
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by - written on 21/10/10, updated on 17/11/10 (Very useful, 30 readings)
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"When everything is meaningless, including the life or death of the people around you, then the door is left open to be evil, really fucking evil." Ollie Cross has failed to get into medical school. While he thinks about what he plans to do, he takes a job as a paramedic on the tough streets of Harlem, New York City, and finds his whole perspective on life and death beginning to shift. One of the first lessons for him is the importance of teamwork, and of building up a good working relationship with his colleagues, and particularly his partner on the shift. At first Rutkovsky just seems hardened, cynical and uncaring, but Ollie gradually ... Read the complete review
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