- Taschenbuch: 281 Seiten
- Verlag: Huntington Pr (15. Juni 2007)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0929712390
- ISBN-13: 978-0929712390
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 22,7 x 18 x 1,8 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 5.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (1 Kundenrezension)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 71.699 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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The catacombs of ancient Rome served as houses of worship for Jews and Christians. The sewers of Paris yielded gold, jewels, and relics of the revolution. A slave trade thrived in underground chambers along Portland, Oregon's waterfront. Ukrainian Jews found refuge from the Nazis in a system of caves. And thousands of street people have lived in the subway tunnels of New York City. What secrets do the Las Vegas storm drains keep? What discoveries wait in the dark? What's beneath the neon? Armed with a flashlight, tape recorder, and expandable baton, Las Vegas CityLife writer and editor Matthew O'Brien explored the black-and-grey underworld of the Las Vegas flood-control system for four years. This book chronicles O'Brien's adventures in subterranean Las Vegas. He follows the footsteps of a psycho killer. He braces against a raging flood. He parties with naked crackheads. He learns how to make meth, that art is most beautiful where it is least expected, that in many ways, he prefers underground Las Vegas to aboveground Las Vegas, and that there are no pots of gold under the neon rainbow.
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The book is most interesting, with personal portraits of the homeless who live in the tunnels under Las Vegas. The description of the personal emotions which the author had when he was walking in the drain-prevent system makes it difficult to stop reading.
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A sincere and honest take on Vegas
17. Juni 2007
Format:Taschenbuch
I just finished reading Matthew O'Brien's book Beneath The Neon, which is a story as the subtitle clearly suggests about "Life and Death in the Tunnels of Las Vegas." It got me thinking about stories, particularly about their beginning and endings; for more reason than that of their natural structure. But because I feel that beginnings and endings can be devastatingly sincere. His stories began with intrigue, mystery, possibility as most good stories should. His endings were honest, painful and in most cases profound. His endings were the kind of endings that make you pause before you turn the page, that make you take a deep sigh of introspection as you search your own thoughts for personal understanding, because what you just read you know, you understand and have found that intellectual conection that only good authors and sincere human beings can provide.
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Great Read!
30. Juni 2009
Format:Taschenbuch
When I first got this book, I planned on spending a few weeks reading it--that didn't happen--I found it hard to find a place to stop, as I kept wanting to know what character I would meet next or what sticky situation the author would run into. The author does an excellent job of painting a picture of what life is like in the storm drains of Las Vegas, yet does so in a way that allows the reader's imagination to run wild. As others have mentioned, it is very interested seeing a "different" side of Las Vegas, a side that most do not know exists. The irony of what lies just below the streets of The Entertainment Capital of the World it all is almost overwhelming. Certainly a great read.
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Insight for Las Vegas Locals (Spoilers)
8. Juli 2007
Format:Taschenbuch|Von Amazon bestätigter Kauf
This book provided me with tons of insight to the Las Vegas Underworld (or lack there of). It also captivated me on the account of the homeless residents of Las Vegas and the amount of time they spent/living in the underworld. Another surprise was the ways that the underground community made money, casino credit hunting.
PROS: Great insight for Vegas locals, sincere writer, fair warning to stay out of the drains
Cons: (SPOILER)Does not satisfy the fantasy/curiosity aspect (no underground society, no jaw dropping secrets) all discoveries made were fairly predictable.
PROS: Great insight for Vegas locals, sincere writer, fair warning to stay out of the drains
Cons: (SPOILER)Does not satisfy the fantasy/curiosity aspect (no underground society, no jaw dropping secrets) all discoveries made were fairly predictable.
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