I first found out about rara-avis by searching for reviews of
various hb books I was interested in, and I always used to
enjoy Mario Taboada's running diaries of what he'd been
reading. So when I can I try to post a short review of
whatever hb books I've been reading, hoping that maybe it
might help somebody else stumble across this excellent
list.
Anyhow, RAT is a short, fast-paced, and generally
entertaining tale of arson and sleazy landlords in Boston.
It's put together through extended monologs, just as FRIENDS
OF EDDIE COYLE was, and the device is starting to seem rather
self-concious and artificial to me. (It's almost as though
Higgins is taking a play and making a novelization out of
it.) Still, though, I have to admit the monologs themselves
are a lot of fun to read. I think Higgins is a rather
strange, eccentric writer, but I have to admit that I enjoy
his work. Recommended, and I'd be curious to hear what other
books of Higgins people like.
doug
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