[SNIP]
> I saw _King Suckerman_, the new one by
> George Pelecanos. I know people have mentioned him
here and he's
> well-liked - has anyone read this?
Guilty, M'lud.
I think it's the best Pelecanos yet (well, OK, the best of
the few that
I've read).
That said, I still think the blurb writers/reviewers go a bit
too far in
trying to outdo each other in showing unrestrained enthusiasm
for
Pelecanos, especially the Stefanos novels.
There are problematic issues in _Suckerman_ around
Pelecanos's
representation of masculinity, particularly sexuality.
Race may an issue for others.
It's so long since I wrote it I've forgotten *what* I wrote
(though at
the time I did think it was quite good), but my thoughts on
_King
Suckerman_'ll be included in the next issue of _Crime
Time_
ED
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