My most recent read--that is, after dinner and finished in
one go--is Ken Bruen's BLITZ, OR BRANT HITS THE BLUES (2002)
which seems to have just now come out in North America. I
heard about Bruen from talk on the list, and damn, this thing
is fast and hard. I'm going to get more. My only complaint is
the ridiculous price: $18 ($12 US) for a trade paperback
that's mostly blank because the book is mostly conversation,
and short sentences of that. Bloated trade editions are
nothing new, though, and what can we do.
Is Bruen's style the same in all his books? He's unique. He
even does something new with showing lists. And I've never
seen a book with so many epigrams, or any book with epigrams
from George Pelecanos and Dolly Parton.
I'm delighted to hear the new Jason Starr is out. He's one of
my favourites--I've loved all his previous books.
Bill
-- William Denton : Toronto, Canada : http://www.miskatonic.org/ : Caveat lector.
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