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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780394759890
ISBN number: 0394759893
Label: Vintage
Manufacturer: Vintage
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 244
Printing Date: November 05, 1988
Publishing house: Vintage
Release Date: November 05, 1988
Sale Popularity Level: 950
Studio: Vintage
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An unforgettable detective story starring C.W. Sughrue, a Montana investigator who kills time by working at a topless bar.
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I just finished John Gierach's marvelous book, "Fool's Paradise". He devotes one chapter to books he brings with him when going on a long-distance fishing trip---books that can help fill the time when stuck in the airport or at a motel when the weather precludes going outside. He mentioned reading books by James Crumley---an author I had not previously known. So, I grabbed this book, and thoroughly enjoyed it. The book has that hard-boiled, Raymmond Chandler tenor about it---alot of cursing and "tough talk", but the story was surprisingly (to me) and interestingly involved. It was a good read that kept me turning the pages at a rapid rate. I'll certainly pick up some more of Crumley's stuff. One note: Until I bought the book, I didn't realize that it was written in the late 70's, and you pick up on that as you proceed. But, I didn't find it distracting.
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This book is amazing. It kept me turning the pages. Great summer read with lots of twists and surprizes. Enjoy!
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This reminded me of those old movies and novels from the 50's, 60's and 70's. The hard drinking...womanizing...private dick.When I heard about Crumley's style, I found the whole Sughrue series, and just loved them. If this is your type PI novel,find ya a copy, you won't regret it!!!
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This is the heir of Raymond Chandler? Please. The book goes like this: Hillbilly PI is sent out to find a bearded, macho writer (a Hemingway stand-in). He finds him drinking beer with a bulldog (the novel's single instance of invention). The two of them then decide to quest after a girl ten years gone. On the way, they drink (wow!) and do drugs (while drinking? cutting edge!) and admire the thighs of blue-collar women. This book completely lacks the romance, humor, and stylistic brilliance of Chandler, as well as the narrative rewards of lesser hardboiled novels. Skip it.
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After I read interviews with two of my favorite crime fiction authors (Dennis Lehane and Michael Connelly) who both said that this book was excellent hardboiled crime fiction and a major influence on their work, I had to find a copy and read for myself. It's quirky and unusual, and it's not your stereotypical hardboiled crime ripoff by an author trying to copy Raymond Chandler, but I didn't impress me that much.
Maybe if I had never read Hunter Thompson, the godfather of gonzo journalism, I would have been more impressed. But after reading this, what I was left with was the feeling that Crumley had taken Hunter Thompson's style and bizarro characters and plugged them into a crime novel. Interesting, but not as groundbreaking as I was expecting after hearing Lehane and Connelly rave about this guy.
One Crumley novel was OK, but I have no compulsion to seek out more.
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