--- Cristoforo <
Cristoforo@mediaone.net> wrote:
> have yet to read any Scudder novels. I assume
they
> don't need to be read in
> order, so if I were to pick just one, what would
be
> a good choice?
Brad--
I'm sure there are those on this list who would disagree with
me, but I think the Scudder novels are best read in order.
However, if you don't want to do that much reading, or you
can't put your hands on all of them, I'd suggest starting
with EIGHT MILLION WAYS TO DIE and then moving directly to
WHEN THE SACRED GINMILL CLOSES. These were published one
right after the other, and are considered by many to be
Block's best work--or at least the best in the Scudder
series.
IMHO, they are some of the best examples of hard-boiled
writing in the past thirty years.
But I reiterate that I think the series is most enjoyable
when read in order. I would probably lean that way
anyway--I'm a purist, I guess--but I feel more strongly about
it with this series than with most others.
Nancy Drew, for instance, can be read in just about any order
you want, especially since most of them are re-writes of
earlier installments in the series.
G.
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