Willeford wrote such a variety of things. You can be a huge
Willeford fan but hate certain novels... novels which other
fans laud. I love THE DIFFERENCE, PICK-UP, SHARK-INFESTED
CUSTARD... and actually nearly all of his stuff from THE
MACHINE IN WARD ELEVEN to the Hoke novels, but I just don't
go for COCKFIGHTER at all. I was pretty luke- warm about THE
BURNT ORANGE HERESY as well.
Charlie Williams.
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rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, DJ-Anonyme@... wrote:
>
> miker,
>
> Although I know some think this is his masterpiece
(wasn't it also
> Willeford's favorite of his own work?), it was a bit
of a
disappointment
> for me, too (although it was better than Kiss Your
Ass Goodbye, a
> portion previously released on its own). Same with
The Difference,
the
> only Willeford I've ever put down in the middle,
though I did come
back
> to it.
>
> I'm with you that Burnt Orange Heresy is his
masterpiece. Amazing
book.
> You might want to try Black Mass of Brother Springer
and Woman
Chaser,
> along with the other three Hoke Mosley books, each
of which gets a
bit
> further out of Hoke's control.
>
> Mark
>
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