A stunning and uncompromising novel

I didn't really know what to expect from this book. I didn't finish 'Pennies', the first book in the series, because I found it a bit too dark. But 'Dollars', though dark, was a different beast entirely. This novel is certainly bleak, but whereas the first in the series focused on physical violence, this one focuses on the aftermath of violence. Characters are nuanced and beautifully flawed and 'Dollars' is an amazing character-driven story about people determined to keep living, despite their terrible past.

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