tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post4165391179773835591..comments2024-03-28T05:19:28.500-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Friday's Forgotten Books, September 30, 2011pattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-63956487793252750982011-10-02T04:40:06.349-04:002011-10-02T04:40:06.349-04:00Next Butcher's Moon and The Sour Lemon Score, ...Next Butcher's Moon and The Sour Lemon Score, The Handle is my favourite Parker book. Nice review.<br />Andrew<br />www.pulpcurry.comAndrew Nettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169836176301196321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-57980553345515968132011-09-30T18:17:33.533-04:002011-09-30T18:17:33.533-04:00I have late, and this time a somewhat more recent,...I have late, and this time a somewhat more recent, entry for FFB: Paul Doherty's <i><a href="http://moonlight-detective.blogspot.com/2011/09/slaying-of-slayers.html" rel="nofollow">The Slayers of Seth</a></i>.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-46942676905676816202011-09-30T18:02:55.681-04:002011-09-30T18:02:55.681-04:00And I'll suggest that some '60s radicals a...And I'll suggest that some '60s radicals are rather less inconsequential than those pesky Masons, free or expensive...(this Mason might've only become radicalized in the earliest '70s).Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-16753703388439460082011-09-30T16:54:42.519-04:002011-09-30T16:54:42.519-04:00And I misread...I thought you meant Lansdale captu...And I misread...I thought you meant Lansdale captured the women's voices creepily...but, yes, a multiplayer dramatic format for the readings wouldn't upset me a bit.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-74333809704327757272011-09-30T16:52:25.590-04:002011-09-30T16:52:25.590-04:00Great review. I've only read one Hap and Leon...Great review. I've only read one Hap and Leonard book - the one starting out with The Kentucky Headhunters on the player. I'd better get busy catching up.<br />MichelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-51922128647941665642011-09-30T16:38:13.631-04:002011-09-30T16:38:13.631-04:00I just listened to Lansdale's Vanilla Ride and...I just listened to Lansdale's <i>Vanilla Ride</i> and agree that the narrator does great work. I think his women's voices are pretty decent, especially compared to the guy who narrates Lee Child's books.Gerardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-47078745948727714982011-09-30T16:11:40.445-04:002011-09-30T16:11:40.445-04:00The first Westlakes I read were BANK SHOT (from th...The first Westlakes I read were BANK SHOT (from the Mystery Book Guild) and COPS AND ROBBERS in 1973, followed by the first few Parkers in 1974. I'm also a fan of the Hap & Leonard series, along with most of Lansdale's other writings.<br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-38082872537549483562011-09-30T15:25:42.179-04:002011-09-30T15:25:42.179-04:00I felt the same way, Fred, after reading THE AXE.I felt the same way, Fred, after reading THE AXE.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-78829177333405725362011-09-30T15:25:05.669-04:002011-09-30T15:25:05.669-04:00They all sound sinister to me. I don't know wh...They all sound sinister to me. I don't know why they can't hire two people to do these things. Twice as much work for them.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-16824559899137004382011-09-30T15:16:40.970-04:002011-09-30T15:16:40.970-04:00Joanna Russ's recommendation of the women char...Joanna Russ's recommendation of the women characters in John Varley's fiction might not pass your "creepy" test, since all the characters are potentially creepy there.<br /><br />Creepy in which ways, btw?Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-19829678091701083242011-09-30T13:18:54.440-04:002011-09-30T13:18:54.440-04:00As I recall from having last read THE HANDLE sever...As I recall from having last read THE HANDLE several years ago, Mr. Westlake wrung at least three meanings out of the titular "Handle." I picked up the original Pocket Books edition second-hand at a junk store in 1970, as part of a two-year spree to find the first 11 Parker novels after going nuts over THE SOUR LEMON SCORE.Fred Blosserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07307848103704970189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-22265680722985752822011-09-30T12:29:57.864-04:002011-09-30T12:29:57.864-04:00Mine is up now too, Patti. Sorry I was late.
Loo...Mine is up now too, Patti. Sorry I was late. <br /><br />Looks like another good week of forgotten winners.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-33028355774618198762011-09-30T10:57:58.982-04:002011-09-30T10:57:58.982-04:00Mine is up.Mine is up.Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-60376006885972700452011-09-30T09:27:08.432-04:002011-09-30T09:27:08.432-04:00I much enjoy the Hap and Leonard books.I much enjoy the Hap and Leonard books.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-61896316728281459892011-09-30T09:05:20.155-04:002011-09-30T09:05:20.155-04:00Sorry I am late--again. Mine is GODS IN ALABAMA by...Sorry I am late--again. Mine is GODS IN ALABAMA by Joshilyn Jackson.<br /><br /><br />Kevin<br />http://kevintipplescorner.blogspot.com/Kevin R. Tipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.com