Kevin Smith (kvnsmith@colba.net)
Mon, 28 Jun 1999 12:23:27 -0400
I second that emotion. Mari Hall (hey, isn't "i" a vowell?)
said:
>Has anybody read this...did it remind you of Vachss,
I mean with the
>short chapters (sometimes not even a page). It's
almost noir and
>probably won't get the recognition it
deserves.
I dunno. It's awfully damn good, though, and might really
catch on. I hope. I'm not sure about the Vachss comparison,
though. Winslow's character, Jake Wade, is a slacker surfer
dude/claims adjuster, not an obsessed, paranoid vigilante
with a hate-on for child abusers. Then again, I'm woefully
behind on my Burke. Maybe this summer.
And it is almost noir. Not quite, because I always think of
noir as being rather claustrophobic, and this book's action
ranges wide and far, but it does get pretty intense, and the
corruption and betrayal are almost stomach-turning, at
times.
But I agree with Mari. A great book.
And, please, nobody get their panties all twisted here for
the off-topic post, but we just clicked by number 800. Kudos,
Bill, on a great list.
Kevin Burton Smith
"You have the right to free speech, As long as you're not
dumb enough to actually try it."
(from KNOW YOUR RIGHTS by The Clash)
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