Re: RARA-AVIS: Westlake

From: funkmasterj@runbox.com
Date: 05 Oct 2007


----- Start Original Message ----- Sent: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 09:47:58 -0400 From: DJ-Anonyme@webtv.net To: rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com Subject: RARA-AVIS: Westlake

> Jordan wrote:
>
> "I've been combing through Westlake recently, I read in order: What's So
> Funny?, The Mercenaries, Killing Time, 361, Killy, Pity Him Afterwards."
>
> I'm guessing What's So Funny is one of his humorous books? I haven't
> read very many of those (the few Dortmuners I've read did nothing for
> me, though I did enjoy a couple of the standalones I've read). But is
> Killy one of his tough novels, as are the others you list? I haven't
> found a copy of that one. How was it?

What So Funny? is his most recent Dortmunder novel, I enjoyed it. I checked it out of the library, the rest I own.

Killy is both very tough and psychological, definitely hard boiled. The main character becomes an intern for Walter Killy at a union, they go to a town to recruit the shoe factory's workers into their union. I bought it used from/via Amazon.

Jordan

RARA-AVIS home page: http://www.miskatonic.org/rara-avis/
  Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rara-avis-l/

<*> Your email settings:
    Individual Email | Traditional

<*> To change settings online go to:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rara-avis-l/join
    (Yahoo! ID required)

<*> To change settings via email:
    mailto: rara-avis-l-digest@yahoogroups.com
    mailto: rara-avis-l-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
     rara-avis-l-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
    http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
 



This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : 05 Oct 2007 EDT