Hi All,
This is my first post to the list although I've been lurking
for ages. Every time I want to say something, someone else
says it so much better
:o) But what the heck, I'm just going to jump in and damn the
consequences.
Dick Lochte wrote:
> The Woodrell title that fits right in there is
"Muscle For The
> Wing." It's been a while since I read it, but as I
recall, a
> group of Arian Brotherhood ex-cons decides to take
over a small
> Louisiana town, St. Bruno. To do this, they'll have
to challenge
> the local Mafia don. The book's hero, Rene Shade, is
the town
> lawman, caught in the middle. A lean, very
hardboiled novel. May
> be Woodrell's best.
I really liked this one with its cast of sleazy, unlikeable,
amoral and beautifully drawn characters. I love Woodrell's
writing - it's black, funny, and pared down to a beautifully
descriptive simplicity. How about this for a description of a
character, that just tells you so much -
"Beaurain measured five foot seven standing on your neck". I
especially love his dialogue. This isn't one of my favourite
of his books, but I always appreciate his writing.
Mr T wrote:
>it took me a long time to come to the conclusion that
Prather
>was a rare talent......I hear that
>his humor is not very accepted by the female
readership.
Well, here's one female who does like his books! I find them
really light escapist reads - a bit of fun and not to be
taken seriously. Shell Scott is an Energiser Bunny on speed -
he beats whole gangs of people up, gets beaten up in return,
and any female is always gorgeous, willing and as she walks
past him she practically trips him up and is lying beneath
him when he hits the floor. How he has all the energy for all
that fighting and sex I don't know. Anyone else would be in
hospital on a glucose drip after about 5 pages.
Donna
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