Sunday, July 27, 2008

Hombre Elmore Leonard

Leonard is another one who may not always be stellar, but seemingly can do no wrong. I’ve read KILLSHOT, MAXIMUM BOB, and UNKNOWN MAN #89; he’s consistently engaging and his style is a delight. His name is almost synonymous with ‘crime drama’, but, I learned, he started out writing westerns. I want to sample all different literary genres, and till somebody can recommend a Louis L’Amour to me, this will serve as my western sampling. And a fair one, telling the story of a white man raised by Apaches, caught up in a stagecoach robbery gone wrong. Pulpy, but in a good way.

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