Forgotten Books: Down There by David Goodis
"Love between the ugly/is the most beautiful love of all."
--Todd Rundgren
I haven't kept up with all the Goodis mania of the past five years or so so forgive me if what I'm about to say has been said not only better but quite often as well.
To me Down There is one of Goodis' finest novels filled with all his strengths and none of his weaknesses. The world here is his natural milieu, the world of America's underclass. Yes, there are working class men a...
Published on February 27, 2010 14:37