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Tokyo Jazz and Other Stories
- Narrated by: Jorge Jaramillo
- Length: 4 hrs and 46 mins
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Summary
A private investigator - a stranger in a strange land - searches for a missing girl in Tokyo. Two brothers have a lifelong pact. But what happens when a deal goes wrong? A homeless man gives up his drug and alcohol-fueled life. But, is the good life all it's supposed to be? Stopped by police one night, a group of friends runs into trouble. Soon, one of them must confront his past.
These and other lives collide in Tokyo Jazz and Other Stories, a collection of crime and literary stories set in Japan and Australia.
Note: This audiobook contains graphic violence and is not suitable for listeners under the age of 18.
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- col2910
- 28-07-22
Brilliant
Tokyo Jazz and Other Stories is a cracking collection of fifteen short stories from Australian author, Sean O'Leary.
The stories are primarily about people and relationships.
Some have a criminial undertone ... drugs, cops, prison, lawyers, death, mistakes, poor choices.
Some don't ... drugs, death, mistakes, accidents, poor choices, memories, regrets, travel, friendships, romance, family, histories, secrets.
Each of the fifteen held my interest and had me wanting to know what was going to happen to the characters. Not everything has a life altering event at it's heart, but it's often the little dramas involving everyday folk that puts you in other people's shoes and holds the attention.
Table of contents...
Tokyo Jazz ... a missing girl, a case, a trip to Japan
Connections ... old friends, a prison cell, a debt, fear, a daughter, protection, a family addition
The Pledge ... promises, family, almost brothers - two paths - a lawyer and a dealer, an arrest, maybe prison time, a deal with the cops, give a little, take a little
Shooting Stars ... friends, life is fun, a bit of dealing, a bit of using, a pub, a fight and everything changes in a flash
Sasha ... a relationship, care, mental health, dealing with life, meeting strangers, coping
Opal Beach ... a past, some shared history, a return, a family unit, jealousy, a not so subtle warning, a confession, a connection, a trip
Jazz ... relationships, regrets, memories. I think it's a universal fact that all relationships are unequal insofar as both partners don't hold each other in the same regard as they are held in. One always loves a little bit more than the other, always gives a bit more than the other, always gets hurt a bit more than the other.
The Past ... friends, a run in with a cop, life changes
Fremantle ... a couple, a move, as a single or a double?
Ode to Darwin ... life on the bottom rung of the ladder
Satellite City ... couple plans
Stars ... life, accidents, death, enduring
Bully ... school life, home life, a dad, an enemy, bunking off, a train, a gun, a pawnshop, the cops, a heart to heart, secrets and confessions
Under the Milky Way ... a relationship, mental health, schizophrenia, treatment, one person moves on, one person stays stuck
The Streets... a relationship, drugs, a death, guilt
4.5 stars from 5
Sean O'Leary's work has been read and enjoyed before - Wonderland and Going All the Way.
I enjoyed Jorge Jaramillo's narration which added to the stories.
Read - (listened to) April, 2022
Published - 2022
Page count - 197 ( 4 hrs 46 mins)
Source - review copy from author
Format - Audible
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- Mark
- 01-04-22
Toyko Jazz 100% Pure Addiction
Amazing stories from a writer at the top of his game. Loved them all. Dark and dirty, left me feeling grubby and satisfied. Time to shower off. Better still, maybe I'll just wallow in the grime a while longer.
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