george said:
> On the other hand, I didn't find Vachss
particularly
> preachy, either. The message is certainly there,
but
> I didn't feel like he was dumping it over my head.
Is
> FLOOD one of his less preachy books, or am I
just
> insensitive to this kind of thing?
*****************
i've read eleven novels by vachss. as i do on many series, i
bought and read the first one out of order, and when i liked
it, i proceeded thru the others i read in order. except for
the last couple i've read, i enjoyed the books. to me, the
preachiness increased with the later novels. _false
allegations_ was too much for me. i didn't like it and i
didn't enjoy it. i went ahead and read _safe house_ since i
had bought it at the same time as _false allegations_, but
the honeymoon was over. i had finally become
disenchanted.
but don't trust my tastes... i mentioned that i liked them
all but the last, but thats not strictly so. i thought
_shella_ was a terribly depressing and dreary and ugly book.
its a non-burke book. but from reading the list, i know that
many people really liked that book. it ranks right up there
with the darkest noir i can think of, which would be
thompson's
_killer inside me_.
miker
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