I'm an off again on again fan of Leonard's, I find some of
his novels ("Out Of Sight" is the best example) to be among
the best of their genre. Others I've found almost unreadble
City Primeavel.
As for When The Women Come Out To Dance, I was most struck by
how nearly every story in the collection reads as a chracter
study/prequel to a Novel: Chickisaw Charlie = Tishimingo
Blues, Karen Makes Out
= Out of Sight Etc. All of the short stories themselves have
more character than plot and while this makes them
interesting as curiosity companions to the novels I was left
unsatisfied by the read.
In comparison, Block's "Enough Rope" had me, in nearly every
tale, completely satisfied. The short stories
"Cleveland In My Dreams", "How Would You Like It",
"Like A Bug On A Windshield", "Somedays You Get The Bear",
"Answers To Soldier" and "Sometimes they Bite" are among my
favorite short stories of all time!
Jesse
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