You know, if I ever find a copy of Robert Polito's book on
Thompson over here on these shores, I just know I'd instantly
snap it up and buy it. When I bring it home, I'll look at it
with ache and longing on my shelf, not reading it for fear of
spoilers.
I've only read The Grifters and The Killer Inside Me, but I
quite enjoyed both of them, especially the latter (which, for
some reason, I didn't expect to like as much). So I have no
idea what Polito means by "Ford goes to bed with the devil,
but this time he rises with the angels," but that's a pretty
nice turn of phrase, if I do say so myself.
So for those, such as myself, who want to trace this
character all over Thompson's works, what would be the books
and stories to watch out for? Is there an order by which they
are to be read for maximum effect?
Or perhaps a general question: after The Grifters and The
Killer Inside Me, what's next? Recommendations, anyone?
Thanks, Andrew
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