It’s one of Ace’s old books from the ‘Fifties. I’ve never read Maine’s work before, but I can’t help but notice he’s got quite a bit of homophobia in his writing. He also seems to believe that the birth control pill,…
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WHAT I’M READING NOW: THE TOUGH GUYS by Mickey Spillane
A collection of novellas by the psychotic master of mystery. I’ve said it a thousand times, you can’t go wrong with Spillane. It’s impossible.
WHAT I’M READING NOW: THE LAST COP OUT by Mickey Spillane
Spillane was a fuckin’ animal back in his day. No one did psychotic heroes better than he did. Reading the back copy on this book, it sounds like I’m in for a 190-page blood orgasm.
WHAT I’M READING NOW: LAUGHING MAN by T.M. Wright
I’m kind of 50/50 on Wright. Sometimes he impresses me, sometimes he just doesn’t satisfy. I have high hopes for this one, though. The back of the book sounds pretty interesting.
WHAT I’M READING NOW: HAUNTER by Charlee Jacob
I read THIS SYMBIOTIC FASCINATION, which was a particularly nasty book. I enjoyed Jacob’s feel for gore and really uncomfortable situations. One of the most interesting characters from that book was Harry, and it looks like he’s the protagonist of…
WHAT I’M READING NOW: SOLARIS by Stanislaw Lem
I’ve never tried out Lem’s work before, but holy shit, this is great so far!
WHAT I’M READING NOW: AFTERSHOCK by Andrew Vachss and GET A LIFE! by William Shatner (and Chris Kreski)
Of course I’m going to read the new Vachss novel. There’s no doubt about that. And I’ve always wanted to get around to Shatner’s exploration of STAR TREK conventions.
Tagged with: aftershock, andrew vachss, chris kreski, get a life!, william shatner
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WHAT I’M READING NOW: THE DAMNED HIGHWAY by Brian Keene & Nick Mamatas
Hunter S. Thompson plus the Cthulhu Mythos equals I’m definitely reading this. How can you go wrong?
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WHAT I’M READING NOW: MORTAL LOCK by Andrew Vachss
I love his work, but his short stories are probably his weakest form. Still, the first story in the book knocked it out of the park, so we’ll see how it goes.