nancy drew, eh? well i never read a one of them, but i paid
my proper dues with the hardy boys. any of you others been
down that street?
speaking of street, i'm half way thru willeford's _i was
looking for a street_ and just began jdm's _dress her in
indigo_. the only jdm i've read before this one is _deep blue
goodbye_. i've learned to adopt the enduring smile for his
sophmoric philosophic wanderings, because the guy just writes
the most engrossing stories. suck you right in and spit you
out at the end gasping for more.
so far in the willeford autobiography, i'm having a hard time
liking him. sad, because his _burnt orange heresy_ is one of
my all-time favorite hbs.
miker
***********************
> I'm sure there are those on this list who
would
> disagree with me, but I think the Scudder novels
are
> best read in order. However, if you don't want to
do
> that much reading, or you can't put your hands on
all
> of them, I'd suggest starting with EIGHT MILLION
WAYS
> TO DIE and then moving directly to WHEN THE
SACRED
> GINMILL CLOSES. These were published one right
after
> the other, and are considered by many to be
Block's
> best work--or at least the best in the Scudder
series.
> IMHO, they are some of the best examples
of
> hard-boiled writing in the past thirty
years.
>
> But I reiterate that I think the series is
most
> enjoyable when read in order. I would probably
lean
> that way anyway--I'm a purist, I guess--but I
feel
> more strongly about it with this series than with
most
> others.
>
> Nancy Drew, for instance, can be read in just
about
> any order you want, especially since most of them
are
> re-writes of earlier installments in the
series.
>
> G.
>
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