Re: RARA-AVIS: Re: Favorite 2008 Books?

From: Sean Shapiro (ssshapir@yahoo.com)
Date: 08 Dec 2008

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    I don't know how well-known Vian is among Rara-Avians ... but anyone who likes Jim Thompson should check him out. His surrealist novels -- Foam on the Daze and Heartsnatcher -- are absolutely astounding. His noir work is tough as nails and his surrealist pieces are achingly poignant.

    ________________________________ From: Ron Clinton <clinton65@comcast.net> To: rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, December 8, 2008 7:17:59 AM Subject: RE: RARA-AVIS: Re: Favorite 2008 Books?

    Thanks for the alert r.e. THE DEAD ALL HAVE THE SAME SKIN. I enjoyed I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVES, and didn't think to check to see if he had any others reprinted. I might have to pick up DEAD ALL... .

    Ron C.

    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: rara-avis-l@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:rara-avis-l@ yahoogroups. com] On
    > Behalf Of Sean Shapiro
    > Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 6:16 AM
    > To: rara-avis-l@ yahoogroups. com
    > Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS: Re: Favorite 2008 Books?
    >
    > Two favourites that haven't been mentioned:
    >
    > The Past Is Another Country -- Giovanni Carafiglio
    >
    > A noir tale of complicity and misguided friendship. The emotions and
    behaviour of
    > the characters ring true -- especially the darker compulsions. Hardback
    was out last
    > year but PB is due out in 08/09.
    >
    > The Dead All Have The Same Skin - Boris Vian
    >
    > Written in the 40's but translated and published recently by Tam Tam
    Books.
    >
    > Here is a review by James Sallis:
    > http://www.latimes. com/features/ printedition/ books/la- bk-sallis4-
    > 2008may04,0, 7707022.story
    >
    > He says it better than I could.
    >
    > Oh and, though it's been mentioned a lot -- Small Crimes gets my nod.
    >
    > Sean Shapiro
    >
    >
    >
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    > From: Jack Quick <jquick5342@yahoo. com>
    > To: rara-avis-l@ yahoogroups. com
    > Sent: Saturday, December 6, 2008 12:35:29 PM
    > Subject: RARA-AVIS: Re: Favorite 2008 Books?
    >
    >
    > --- In rara-avis-l@ yahoogroups. com, "Mark D. Nevins" <nevins_mark@ ...>
    > wrote:
    > >
    > > Thanks for the great mini-reviews, Jack.
    > >
    > > Quick question: Is HIT AND RUN a novel or a collection?
    > >
    > HIT AND RUN is a novel. Here is the full writeup I did for
    > www.bookbitch. com
    >
    > HIT AND RUN by Lawrence Block: Keller is like most of us. He has a
    > job that he works at in order to pay his bills, feed his hobby (stamp
    > collecting) and hopefully prepare for his eventual retirement. The
    > major difference is Keller's a hit man. After all these years and
    > many successful assignments he is now ready to begin that retirement,
    > but there is just one more job. Keller really doesn't want to go to
    > Des Moines for the job but it has been paid for so what else can he
    > do? After all, there are no refunds in this business. While he is in
    > Des Moines looking at additions to his stamp collection, someone kills
    > the charismatic governor of Ohio. Normally this would have little
    > impact on Keller - except the police have released a picture of the
    > alleged killer. Guess who? Now Keller is stranded in Des Moines, cut
    > off from his associate Dot in White Plains, New York, every cop in
    > America's just seen his picture, his ID and credit cards are no longer
    > good, and he just spent almost all of his cash on the stamps. The
    > best Keller yet.
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