What Are You Reading? (January 2016)
01-25-16, 11:00 PM
#54
DVD Talk Hero
Re: What Are You Reading? (January 2016)
Bertha Cool and Donald Lam, books 1 and 2. Written by Earl Stanley Gardner under the name of A.A. Fair
The Bigger They Come
Turn On The Heat
Gardner is playing with hardboiled detective conventions. The protagonist is a scrawny little guy who keeps getting beat up by thugs. But he's a mean bastard, so the thugs regret it later.
The Bigger They Come
Turn On The Heat
Gardner is playing with hardboiled detective conventions. The protagonist is a scrawny little guy who keeps getting beat up by thugs. But he's a mean bastard, so the thugs regret it later.
01-28-16, 01:49 PM
#57
DVD Talk Legend
Re: What Are You Reading? (January 2016)
I'm on to Excalibur, the final book in Bernard Cornwell's "Warlord" trilogy (his historical take on Arthurian legend):
I'm also reading Mary Stewart's "Crystal Cave" at the same time, for a more traditional fantasy take:
I'm also reading Mary Stewart's "Crystal Cave" at the same time, for a more traditional fantasy take:
