false 7 96 92 true 5689758 read 2 true 4576907 currently-reading 2 true 4576906 to-read 58 false 4620524 2009 34 false 5202640 2009---graphic-novels http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78421461 to: Hunt at the Well of Eternity (Mass Market Paperback) by Gabriel Hunt
bookshelves: 2009
Punch-throwing, colt-firing, world-traveling pulp fun! ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78248191 to: The Black Hand: The Story of Rene "Boxer" Enriquez and His Life in the Mexican Mafia (Mass Market Paperback) by Chris Blatchford
bookshelves: 2009
A pretty chilling book about the Mexican Mafia. I came away amazed by how many people can be stabbed 20-30 times in one attack and still survive. Ouch. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77974998 to: Jonah Hex a Face Full of Violence (Paperback) by Jimmy Palmiotti
bookshelves: 2009---graphic-novels
Went back to the beginning on this for inspiration on a short pulp western novel I'm working on. Besides Hex being just a great anti-hero as a character, I love that, for the most part, the writing team of Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray have kept these stories as one shots. You can buy an issue and get the whole thing in one sitting. I love longer arcs, but it is also nice to see self-contained stories, perfect for a trip to the bathroom or for killing that time waiting for the spouse to get out of the shower. That may seem like a simple thing to pull off, but it isn't. Especially coming from DC (same could be said about Marvel), who can't seem to let anyone do self-contained stories that aren't tied to some huge, issue-crossing world changing saga. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77396899 to: Peepshow (Paperback) by Leigh Redhead
bookshelves: 2009
It's got strippers, sex, drugs, and rock n . . . er, mostly country music. And that's one of the things I loved about it! The fact that this book, by an Australian writer, references so much of the country music from my collection (Steve Earle, Vanessa Williams, Johnny Cash, et al) made it damn fun. And a scene toward the end where all these bar/strip club dwellers convene at an outside barbecue in broad daylight and how odd they look to the protagonist -- classic! And so true! A fun read. I hope THE OUTFIT puts out the rest of Ms. Redhead's books. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77339085 to: Back To Brooklyn Volume 1 (Paperback) by Garth Ennis
bookshelves: 2009---graphic-novels
Bloody crime story that occurs over a single weekend involving mob killers and the women who "love" them. Not for the squeamish, certainly. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77338514 to: Tower (Paperback) by Ken Bruen
bookshelves: 2009
Great, fast moving crime story with a very deft switch of point-of-view mid-book. A fine read, and a great offering from an indie publisher (Busted Flush Press, Houston, TX). ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76971865 to: Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen (Hardcover) by Christopher McDougall
bookshelves: 2009
This book is equal parts adventure book, natural history book, and book about running and an extreme sport. I'm surprised by how much I enjoyed it. Makes me want to go run about 500 miles. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76878521 to: Booklife: Strategies and Survival Tips for the 21st Century Writer (Paperback) by Jeff VanderMeer
bookshelves: 2009
This is a solid book with a lot of excellent information about writing, without spending a lot of time about the mechanics of it. It's a little dry, but not so much that reading it was a slog. Good for anyone trying to make a go at freelancing in anything artistic, I would think. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75950660 to: The Night Gardener (Paperback) by George P. Pelecanos
bookshelves: 2009
Like reading a season of The Wire. And I love The Wire. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74812594 to: Savage Night (Paperback) by Jim Thompson
bookshelves: 2009
It sure doesn't pay to be the main character in a Jim Thompson novel. ]]>