Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Read, etc.

Never finished: Bandits, Elmore Leonard

If I take a book on vacation and don’t finish it during the trip, I’m never gonna finish it. Don’t know why. Sorry, Elmore.

Read: Lush Life, Richard Price

I hadn’t read Price in decades. This was great. No heroes, no villains, apt title.

Bought: the first six Richard Stark reissues from University of Chicago Press

--but only five shipped. Where’s The Jugger? Don’t make me ask again.

Reading: Casino Moon, Peter Blauner

You know how I always complain about writers changing-up between first- and third-person in the course of a book, and how much I hate it? Blauner does that here, but -- this is crucial -- he’s good enough to get away with it. Better than good enough. Recommended.

2 comments:

pattinase (abbott) said...

I couldn't finish the last Leonard book I read either. Up in Honey's Room. Megan just read LUSH LIFE and loved it too. Have to read it.

David Cranmer said...

I've read all the Stark novels but these reissues may be a good time to give 'em a second look.