John Armstrong wrote: Was this the one with the bizarre "And
then I thrw myself out the window" last
line?................................................
Yes, in Hell of a Woman the main character saws his manhood
off and jumps out the window when his girlfriend screams. It
really was well written until the hurried up tack on wierd
ending. In fact Hell of a Woman is usually on the short list
for Thompson's best novel among Thompson fans. The short list
for Thompson's best among his fans ,which I am one, is
usually
The Getaway
Hell of a Woman
pop. 1280
Killer Inside Me
My vote goes for Getaway . Hell of a Woman like I said is
good except for the ending. pop.1280 is a likable novel but
to me is too much a remake of Killer, I hate to mention that
because every proponent of pop.1280 as Thompson's best that I
have run across has usually been quite dedicated to that view
to put it mildly, Killer is great but for me Getaway edges it
out. Golden Gizmo and Alcoholics are good fun reads, well
before I list them all I like most of them. : )
Paul Miller
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