Read it. Loved it. More than all of Leonard's other recent
books. Perhaps for
the same reasons I enjoyed the film "The Mask Of Zorro" (Not
related, of
course). A good, old-fashioned story, where heroes are truly
heroic,
adventurous, and brave; not the angst tormented wimps we have
come to know.
I think "Cuba Libre" is a flash of the old Dutch, back to the
lone cowboy and
his struggle to maintain his values in a changing world. The
novel is set
against the backdrop of the Spanish American War, and Leonard
has done an
excellent job of integrating the facts with the fiction--made
me want to go
out and read more on the history (which I did. And enjoyed.)
Inspiration is
always a good thing, and in this one Dutch truly
inspires.
Anyway, it's not what you might call Noir; but then . . .
"che me ne frege",
as they say in Rome.
I'd be interested to know if any of you "rare birds"
agree.
Anthony Britto.
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