Kevin,
I agree with your assessment of Lankford's book. I have
enjoyed both of his earlier novels too. I think that is just
scratching the surface of the talent that this man has and he
has offered a glimmer of that talent.
Aldo
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WEATHER: Whole lotta shakin' goin' on...
Mr. Denton wrote:
>Terrill Lee Lankford, EARTHQUAKE WEATHER (2004). Ed
Gorman's review
>was mentioned, and he said "this is the best crime
novel I've read in a
>long, long time, a melancholy, true account of a
lonely life not unlike
>the Philip Marlowe's in THE LONG GOODBYE." I don't
want to embarrass
>Mr. Lankford, but I thought it was excellent. It fits
in with the old
>Hollywood noirs (Chandler and others on paper and
film), following on
>from them and drawing on them--and ranking with the
best of them--but
>Mr. L. stakes out some new territory and makes it his
own. If you
>haven't read Gorman's review you might want to skip
it because he gives
>away some details that are more enjoyable if they
come as a surprise.
Yeah, I can't formally review EARTHQUAKE WEATHER anywhere,
since I did his web site, but I can sure talk it up here --
and lemme tell you, EW is is just great stuff.
This is possibly the best Hollywood insider novel I've read
in a long, long time, and certainly the funniest. Most
Hollywood novels these days, well, I'm beginning to suspect
they're all cranked out in a factory in the Midwest, but most
of them, all they do is toss in a few bimbo starlets, a fat
cat producer and a few lines of coke and act like they're
telling us something new -- but EARTHQUAKE WEATHER actually
dishes up the goods on what it's like to actually work in the
industry, an industry built of Grade A Extra-Large egos held
together by toothpicks and post-it notes.
Of course, the author actually works in the film industry
(who can forget the classic HOLLYWOOD CHAINSAW HOOKERS?), so
the cynicism he brings to the table in EARTHQUAKE WEATHER is
hard-earned and well-deserved.
The humor? Well, that's just because Lankford's a sick
fuck.
But Pelecanos has spoiled me. I wanna free CD with every book
I receive now!
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