Read The Black Mass of Brother Springer (aka Honey Gal). It's
a close second to The Burnt Orange Heresy.
On 10/6/07, Michael Robison <
miker_zspider@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Don Lee wrote:
>
> I would like to request please that someone start
by
> talking about Charles Willeford. I am just now
getting
> into him--I've read WILD WIVES, COCKFIGHTER,
PICK-UP,
> and I have a copy of SIDESWIPE that I haven't
started
> yet. He seems much better than average to
me.
>
> *************
> Willeford kicks ass. A long time ago Mario
mentioned
> that neo-noir is separated from noir by an irony
of
> style. I thought what the hell is that, but when
I
> read Wild Wives, I understood. It puts a
humorous
> ironic twist on a standard noir theme.
>
> If you are into it, Willeford has also got a
great
> book of essays out. I think it's called Writing
and
> Other Blood Sports.
>
> I think his best is The Burnt Orange Heresy.
The
> worst I've read is The Difference. The
Difference
> plays off an irony of style of the old Westerns,
but
> it lacked the edge of his other works.
>
> miker
>
>
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