tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post6753981267954189984..comments2024-03-28T08:51:47.164-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Your Favorite Bill Pronzini Novel?pattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-25003724928636979022013-05-07T22:01:09.069-04:002013-05-07T22:01:09.069-04:00SHACKLES. These fingers are old too. Will review i...SHACKLES. These fingers are old too. Will review it on Friday for Friday's Forgotten Books. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-54357945577772258822013-05-07T22:00:16.053-04:002013-05-07T22:00:16.053-04:00I am reading SHACKLED as we speak and is very hard...I am reading SHACKLED as we speak and is very hard to imagine a better crime novel. Thanks for stopping by!pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-43304958482555082013-05-07T21:26:50.517-04:002013-05-07T21:26:50.517-04:00Wow. All the glowing comments greatly appreciated...Wow. All the glowing comments greatly appreciated, the more so since I have now officially reached geezerhood. It's good to know Nameless and I have so many loyal readers. Couldn't prove it by my royalty statements, so you're all among the select few.<br /><br />For the record, these are what I consider my best -- or at least my favorite --novels, in no particular order:<br /><br />THE CRIMES OF JORDAN WISE<br />BLUE LONESOME<br />THE RUNNING OF BEASTS<br />SHACKLES<br />MOURNERS<br />FEVER<br />Bill Pronzininoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-4137340399610295852013-04-21T18:36:00.618-04:002013-04-21T18:36:00.618-04:00I love all his work but it's tough to pick out...I love all his work but it's tough to pick out the best. UNDERCURRENT was really the one where he found his distinctive voice, but my favorite is probably one of DEMONS or EPITAPHS, or the more recent MOURNERS.Graham Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775285782385634486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-17332428466544990912013-04-21T13:04:41.687-04:002013-04-21T13:04:41.687-04:00THE CRIMES OF JORDAN WISE was the Pronzini he hims...THE CRIMES OF JORDAN WISE was the Pronzini he himself cited as his best novel. Dunno if he still might think so. I suppose I could ask him.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-84515109116874030572013-04-21T01:21:29.978-04:002013-04-21T01:21:29.978-04:00Sorry about Cort McMeel.
If you haven't read ...Sorry about Cort McMeel.<br /><br />If you haven't read GRAVEYARD PLOTS, that collection, you should (and THE BEST WESTERN STORIES OF BILL PRONZINI). Aside from all the good suggestions so far, I have a sneaking fondness for DOUBLE, the first with Muller.<br /><br />I remember liking BINDLESTIFF a lot, and am racking my brain to recall if it was BLUE LONESOME that Pronzini cited as his personal favorite of his own novels.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-72738577889991483682013-04-20T19:50:35.910-04:002013-04-20T19:50:35.910-04:00The one time I met Bill, I gushed like a fanboy ab...The one time I met Bill, I gushed like a fanboy about his Man From U.N.C.L.E. novella "The Pillars of Salt Affair", which ran in the U.N.C.L.E. digest magazine under the Robert Hart Davis house-name. It was my favorite of all the stories from that magazine when I read it in high school. The funny part was there I was telling Bill about something of his that I read when I was a kid, and he looked younger than I did. I'm not sure he knew quite what to make of me.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-30164880953818060592013-04-20T16:33:50.490-04:002013-04-20T16:33:50.490-04:00What, no one said THREE'S A SANDWICH? Seriousl...What, no one said THREE'S A SANDWICH? Seriously, you can't go wrong with any of his books, but I have a soft spot for the Nameless book EPITAPHS. Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-82547040890340124462013-04-20T16:08:29.366-04:002013-04-20T16:08:29.366-04:00Undercurrent
Blue Lonesome
both excellent choices...Undercurrent<br />Blue Lonesome<br /><br />both excellent choices<br /><br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-3414307632087171892013-04-20T15:43:04.044-04:002013-04-20T15:43:04.044-04:00The guy has his fans!The guy has his fans!pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-61174026764445932072013-04-20T15:38:43.629-04:002013-04-20T15:38:43.629-04:00Shamus winner HOODWINK. Also enjoyed SNOWBOUND. An...Shamus winner HOODWINK. Also enjoyed SNOWBOUND. And I have a soft spot for UNDERCURRENT. <br /><br />RJRRJRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534166025889599640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-20599003390890135152013-04-20T15:21:15.618-04:002013-04-20T15:21:15.618-04:00My favorite is PROSE BOWL, a science fiction novel...My favorite is PROSE BOWL, a science fiction novel he wrote with Barry Malzberg. A lot of fun for writers.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-12280561938567494162013-04-20T14:56:35.903-04:002013-04-20T14:56:35.903-04:00Almost any Pronzini is worth your time, certainly ...Almost any Pronzini is worth your time, certainly any of the Nameless series and certainly SHACKLES.<br /><br />I also like one of his westerns very much, the quirky THE LAST DAYS OF HORSE-SHY HALLORAN.Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-48793610244863614712013-04-20T14:21:29.606-04:002013-04-20T14:21:29.606-04:00Seeing you here made my week!!!
Seeing you here made my week!!!<br />pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-58473094418035991952013-04-20T14:15:52.175-04:002013-04-20T14:15:52.175-04:00So many, many fine ones. The entire Nameless serie...So many, many fine ones. The entire Nameless series is important and lasting. Blue Lonesome, if you'd prefer a one-off, is a true masterpiece.Ed Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-48439788487650304772013-04-20T12:49:02.361-04:002013-04-20T12:49:02.361-04:00Yes , but I will only read one so I may try this o...Yes , but I will only read one so I may try this one! If I were 30 I might try!pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-29145254894167868642013-04-20T12:48:51.789-04:002013-04-20T12:48:51.789-04:00Yes , but I will only read one so I may try this o...Yes , but I will only read one so I may try this one! If I were 30 I might try!pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-39531798831762677452013-04-20T11:59:33.084-04:002013-04-20T11:59:33.084-04:00Yes, Shackles is good, but I wouldn't want to ...Yes, Shackles is good, but I wouldn't want to read it uninitiated in Nameless and his business. I like these a lot and they are earlier in the series: LABYRINTH (1980),<br />HOODWINK (1981), and SCATTERSHOT (1982). They are three in a row in the series, # 6, 7 and 8.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-1176203904345003772013-04-20T11:02:25.350-04:002013-04-20T11:02:25.350-04:00I've mostly read his westerns and short storie...I've mostly read his westerns and short stories. Liked 'em all.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-51397195835855029892013-04-20T10:08:53.839-04:002013-04-20T10:08:53.839-04:00SHACKLES is on it way.SHACKLES is on it way.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-13441167417023597622013-04-20T10:02:29.785-04:002013-04-20T10:02:29.785-04:00Shackles was great. Blowback lingers with me as we...Shackles was great. Blowback lingers with me as well.<br />Thomas Pluckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17008022962076648740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-5885207629723725602013-04-20T09:59:36.076-04:002013-04-20T09:59:36.076-04:00That is a good one, George, and I second Margot...That is a good one, George, and I second Margot's vote for the short stories. He's written locked room stories, short shorts and lots of others and they are all worth reading.<br /><br />The only book of his I've read that I would really recommend you avoid was MASQUES, which I wanted to read because it was set in New Orleans. I thought it was bad.<br /><br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-9527675021384959712013-04-20T09:55:16.480-04:002013-04-20T09:55:16.480-04:00I've always been fond of Bill Pronzini's e...I've always been fond of Bill Pronzini's excellent caper novel, SNOWBOUND (1974). Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-61245656720421361332013-04-20T08:28:06.287-04:002013-04-20T08:28:06.287-04:00Here's a third vote for Shackles.Here's a third vote for Shackles.Charles R. Rutledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14265387377510655973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-9151773748642558302013-04-20T08:09:59.483-04:002013-04-20T08:09:59.483-04:00Jeff and I are on the same page here. SHACKLES is ...Jeff and I are on the same page here. SHACKLES is great, and you can read it without having read the earlier books in the series.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.com