--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Allan Guthrie"
<allan@...> wrote:
> Fat City, Leonard Gardner: about third-rate boxers
in Stockton, CA.
One of
> the best novels I've ever read, regardless of
genre.
>
> Al
>
I don't know if I'd call Fat City a noir, but boy what a
beautiful novel. I read it a few months ago and like you I
think it's one of the best novels I've ever read, period.
It's too bad that it's the only thing Gardner ever wrote. I
guess some writers like Harper Lee or John Kennedy Toole only
have one book in them (although, technically, the JKT has
two).
Speaking of which, earlier this year I bought Eddie Muller's
The Distance purely because it had a blurb by Leonard Gardner
on its cover. Until then, I had never heard about Muller
(now, however, I know what an excellent book critic he is)
and the Gardner endorsement was good enough for me. I haven't
read the novel yet and I was wondering if anyone in this list
has. If so, what did you think of it as well as Muller as a
writer?
-Gonzalo saddlebums.blogspot.com
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