I’m a huge fan of Piccirilli’s work. He’s the absolute best when it comes to capturing the essence of very deep depression. No one else can touch him when it comes to melancholy things.
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WHAT I’M READING NOW: FRIDAY by Robert A. Heinlein
I have marveled at the adventures of such amazing protagonists like Michael Valentine Smith and Lazarus Long. I keep hearing about this Friday dame, and I think it’s high time I checked her out. Heinlein very rarely disappoints me.
WHAT I’M READING NOW: THE RETURN by Bentley Little
Little has never let me down. So far, it looks like this trend will continue.
WHAT I’M READING NOW: UNDER THE OVERTREE by James A. Moore
This is my first time reading something by Moore, but I’ve heard many good things about his work, not to mention that rave reviews on the book itself from guys like Joe R. Lansdale, Bentley Little, and F. Paul Wilson. …
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WHAT I’M READING NOW: THE INFINITE by Douglas Clegg
Clegg is hit or miss with me. So far, I’m afraid this one might be a miss. The prologue is a bit too bulky, just to set the stage. I think the book could have done without it, but I’m…
WHAT I’M READING NOW: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE by W.L. White
I saw the John Wayne movie a looooong time ago, and now I get to finally read the book. So far, it’s pretty cool. It isn’t very Hollywood-ish, so I approve.
WHAT I’M READING NOW: NEW CRIMES 2 edited by Maxim Jakubowski
Ed Gorman, Bill Pronzini, Andrew Vachss, Ed McBain, and David Goodis? That’s a hell of a line up. Not to mention that there’s a great article on Jim Thompson in there. Needless to say, I have an erection.
Tagged with: andrew vachss, bill pronzini, david goodis, ed gorman, ed mcbain, jim thompson, maxim jakubowski, new crimes 2
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WHAT I’M READING NOW: THE NINTH CONFIGURATION by William Peter Blatty
In all honesty, I’m not a huge Blatty fan. I’ve only liked three of his books: THE EXORCIST (obviously), LEGION, and I’LL TELL THEM I REMEMBER YOU. Most people don’t understand that he’s a humorist, not a horror writer. THE…
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WHAT I’M READING NOW: A ton of stuff
On my schedule, I’m supposed to be reading Richard Laymon’s NIGHT IN THE LONESOME OCTOBER, so that’s what I began yesterday. However, I got a bunch of new books the other day, and they’re all writers I break my schedule…
Tagged with: dead aim, gun machine, i'm not sam, jack ketchum, joe r lansdale, lucky mckee, night in the lonesome october, richard laymon, warren ellis
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