TERRILL LANKFORD (TOLANKFORD@webtv.net)
Sat, 25 Sep 1999 12:22:50 -0700 (PDT)
I had the great privilege to get to hang out with Joe
Lansdale for a good portion of the last two days while he
toured L.A. bookstores signing FREEZER BURN and his
incredible backlist of titles. He is every bit as fascinating
in real life as his work is on the page. Funny, modest,
polite, intelligent, decent, or as they say down south - good
people. It's hard to believe this mild mannered guy has
turned out some of the most merciless prose of the late 20th
Century.
I second the suggestion that FREEZER BURN would be a good
place to start for the new reader. It's a stand alone and
demonstrates Joe's strengths brilliantly. It's quite possibly
the darkest (and funniest) book to be released by a major
publisher this year.
After that the new reader should seek out his Hap and Leonard
series and read them in order. They are wild!
My favorite short story collection of Joe's (that I've read
so far) is WRITER OF THE PURPLE RAGE. He said his favorite is
BY BIZARRE HANDS so that's next on my reading list.
Joe is signing at Mysterious Galaxy in San Diego today. If
any rare birds are in that vicinity, check it out!
TL
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