Re: RARA-AVIS: Re: The Reading List -- Dutch
Anthony Smith (ansmith@netdoor.com)
Mon, 6 Apr 1998 16:29:07 -0500
> My favs are "La Brava," "Freaky-Deaky," and "Swag." If
you had to read
> one Dutch, "Swag" is the one -- the greatest novel ever
written about
> armed robbery. (By the way, I'm quoting Ellroy on
that.)
A friend of mine told me recently he thought SWAG was Dutch's
best as well.
I guess I'll need to read it. Ellroy said that? Well, then I
have to
read it now, no question.
> All of Dutch's recent stuff has been decent, but not on
the same level.
I thought Out of Sight was very, very good. And Cuba Libre? It
is a
cooker. Really high up there on the Leonard best list for
me.
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