January 2021.With his vivid, stylized prose, cyberpunk intensity, and seemingly limitless imagination, Jack Womack has been compared to both William Gibson and Kurt Vonnegut.

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'Jack Womack's underappreciated masterpiece, 'Random Acts of Senseless Violence' '. 'Random Acts of Senseless Violence: Why isn't it a classic of the field?'. Alan Cheuse has this review ALAN CHEUSE, Critic: Lola Hart attends Briarly, one of the poshest of Manhattan's private schools. It traces the evolution of a privileged, 12-year-old, Manhattan school girl from innocence to experience against the background of a crumbling city.

The book is called Random Acts of Senseless Violence. HOST:New York City in the very near future is the setting for a new novel by science fiction writer, Jack Womack. 'REVIEW OF 'RANDOM ACTS OF SENSELESS VIOLENCE' '. ^ a b c Siegel, Robert (January 11, 1995).2013, UK, Gollancz, ISBN 978-0-6, Pub date October 2013, Paperback.1994, UK, HarperCollins, ISBN 0-1, Pub date October 1994, Paperback.1994, US, Atlantic Monthly Press, ISBN 0-87113-577-9, Pub date September 1994, Hardback.1993, UK, HarperCollins, ISBN 0-5, Pub date October 1993, Hardback.William Gibson described it as the most underrated book. She was echoed by fellow science fiction author Cory Doctorow, who described the work as 'an unflinching, engrossing, difficult coming-of-age story' and referred to it as 'Womack's underappreciated masterpiece'. Walton speculated that its lack of prominence was due to its initial low-key reception, the 'singularly appalling' cover art of the early editions, a title that was 'off-putting' and misleading, and its disconnect from the zeitgeist of the time, which was focused on cyberpunk and space opera. In a July 2008 article for Tor.com, Jo Walton decried the critical neglect of the work. Dick Award and was shortlisted for the Locus Award. The book did not attract significant attention on release though there were a few reviews, it was not nominated for any awards even though Womack's previous work, Elvissey, won the prestigious Philip K. As the novel progresses, Lola transforms from a student at one of Manhattan's most privileged private schools to a street-wise gangster as she and her family struggle to survive the despair of a crumbling government and economy.

The novel is told in the form of a fictional diary by the 12-year-old protagonist Lola Hart, and details Lola and her family's experiences in a near-future Manhattan in which violence, rising unemployment, and riots are commonplace in the city, as well as the rest of the United States. Random Acts of Senseless Violence is a dystopian and speculative fiction novel by Jack Womack.

Random acts of senseless violence