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buff@pobox.com writes:
> << George Pelecanos does a
> lengthy background in SHOEDOG, too, which was the
first time a Pelecanos
> book has let me down. >>
Jim Blue writes:
> Shoedog is the only one of George P's books I
haven't read, but he did a
> masterful job of weaving childhood stories into the
adult lives of those
who
> populated "The Big Blowdown," and there's plenty of
early life background
> laced through the Nick stories.
Good to have you back, Jim. Hope those health problems are in
the past now.
I suspect you have to read SHOEDOG to appreciate the original
complaint. Chapter three is entirely backstory, and is longer
than chapters one and two combined. No weaving, just a
massive seam. And there's no question that it holds up the
story. A pity, because I think a lot of people might give up
on it before discovering that SHOEDOG is an excellent Gold
Medal-type tale.
Al
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