That's How I Roll

Name: That's How I Roll
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Andrew Vachss
ISBN: 9781611205244

Author: Andrew Vachss

Narrator: Phil Gigante

Unabridged: 6 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC

Published: 03/20/2012

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller

Synopsis

After pleading guilty to a series of homicides, Esau Till sits on death row, writing his life story. But his memoir is his one last chance to protect his brother. And, when it comes to his baby brother, Esau Till is a man without boundaries. When the genetic cards were dealt, Esau drew a genius IQ - and a crippled body. His brother Tory drew a 'slow' mind - and almost superhuman strength. Very early on, Esau learned that the only way to guarantee his brother's safety was to make himself indispensable, so he became the top hired killer for both rival local mobs. As the state gets ready to take his life, Esau plots going all-in on the last hand he will ever play.

About Andrew Vachss

Andrew Vachss is a lawyer who represents children and youths exclusively. His many books include the Burke series and two collections of short stories, and his work has appeared in Parade, Antaeus, Esquire, Playboy, and The New York Times, among other publications. A native New Yorker, he divides his time between the city of his birth and the Pacific Northwest.

Reviews

Goodreads review by kylajaclyn on May 31, 2012

This is an absurdly weird book. To be sure, I'm sure there's weirder out there. But it's not even as interesting as it clearly should be. Andrew Vachss is certainly an original with his writing style, I will give him that. However, the real story doesn't even begin until 50 pages. Then, since you alr......more

Goodreads review by Shawn on February 17, 2013

The average rating of this book is high, and I believe that is because Vachss attracts devoted readers. I'm not sure if I count in that group. I read all of his Burke books; they're about violence and child abuse. When I criticize his books, one of his fans will comment on it to chastise me. Don't b......more

Goodreads review by Jessica at Book Sake on March 26, 2012

Book Review (ARC) That’s How I Roll is an excellent book. Esau and Tory are brothers, born of an incestuous relationship between their father and sister. They are perfect compliments of each other. Tory has superhuman strength, but is mentally slow, while Esau has a genius IQ, but is confined to a wh......more

Goodreads review by Daniel on June 17, 2017

My first Vachss in a while and the first one since I finished the Burke series. It wasn't particularly good. More character and less plot, but we've seen enough of Vachss's honor-bound characters where reputation is more important than anything, etc, etc. There were grim elements in all the Burke boo......more

Goodreads review by Jason on October 14, 2023

Man, I don’t know about this book…my opinion on it vacillated all over the place over the course of reading it. Some parts felt like cheesy regurgitated tropes—the crippled man with the broken body but the mind that can’t be beat, the brother with the damaged mind but the unbeatable body, the kindly......more