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Outlaws and Worse, Jonathan Eaton's followup to A Good Man for an Outlaw, is everything we hope for in a sequel and much more. While continuing the story of Deputy Hayes, the pharmacist Fowler, and the outlaw Mathew Mulkey, it weaves a new tale with outrageous characters. It's a story both droll and dark, told in chapters that deceptively head out into strange and unexpected territory, only to come gliding back to the main narrative like a flock of vultures circling in the Texas sky, awaiting th
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The thing is, there are books and then there are stories. Books are something to read, while stories seem less like words on a page and more like something exploding in your imagination. Books can sometimes take forever to finish, while stories race along so fast it seems like you’ve just picked them up before you arrive at The End.
Outlaws and Worse is filled with a series of stories told by a masterful storyteller that merge into one tall and at times terrible tale. And yet it’s funny. Filled ...more
Outlaws and Worse is filled with a series of stories told by a masterful storyteller that merge into one tall and at times terrible tale. And yet it’s funny. Filled ...more
As an indie author, I've made it a point to seek out fellow travelers, hoping to see what's out there and how my own work compares. So I hope it carries a little weight when I say that Outlaws and Worse was the most enjoyable and accomplished novel of any I've yet read. The writing, both narration and dialog, perfectly captured the era. The characters, with their numerous tics and foibles, proved impossible to forget. The sly, deadpan humor. Rare moments of true poetry. So much works within thes
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Funny and dark, a novel and a collection of related tall tales. More Elmore Leonard than Zane Grey. The West you always knew Hollywood was hiding from you.
Mar 12, 2019
James Field
marked it as to-read
