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[telophase]

Ran by Half-Price Books at lunch today and got rachelmanija another Joe Lansdale book, The Two-Bear Mambo, as part of my campaign to get her to read his Hap and Leonard mystery/suspense series*. Cracked it open while I was eating to pass the time, and was reminded yet again of rachelmanija's post on fabulous first sentences and why you should have them.

When I got over to Leonard's Christmas Eve night, he had the Kentucky Headhunters turned way up over at his place, and they were singing "The Ballad of Davy Crockett," and Leonard, in a kind of Christmas celebration, was once again setting fire to the house next door.

Does anyone here not want to read on after that?




* As you all should.

Comments

[cerusee.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm sold. What's the name of the first one?

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Savage Season. Then Mucho Mojo, The Two-Bear Mambo, Bad Chili, Rumble Tumble, and Captains Outrageous.

I didn't actually read SS first - I started with MM - and it wasn't any real problem. IIRC, SS also isn't one of my favorites. Don't worry too much if you have to read the first 3 or 4 out of order, since Lansdale does a good job of incluing what you need to know.

And be warned: massive on the violence. But it's often damn funny. XD

[cerusee.livejournal.com]

I'll poke around next time I'm at work. I'm back in the habit of reading, and I'll want some prose work besides Pratchett eventually. Thanks for the rec!

[telophase.livejournal.com]

:D COol. You just don't want to start with Rumble Tumble - RT and CO are, IMHO, not as good as the others, plus by that point enough backstory has accumulated that you'll feel a bit adrift.