tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post3790393853055381639..comments2024-01-17T22:00:41.839-08:00Comments on Full Throttle and F**k It: SizzleSteve Malleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17561234111786788616noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-35644374612422670252008-12-19T11:00:00.000-08:002008-12-19T11:00:00.000-08:00And if you're interested in Vachss, you might be i...And if you're interested in Vachss, you might be interested to know the *last* Burke novel goes on sale December 30. Eighteen books in the making....loubankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04412319136905991552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-19064417773878338422008-08-05T13:29:00.000-07:002008-08-05T13:29:00.000-07:00Hiya, Glam! Boy, does he. You are in for a treat!Hiya, Glam! Boy, does he. You are in for a treat!Steve Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561234111786788616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-34953758264926770252008-08-05T07:04:00.000-07:002008-08-05T07:04:00.000-07:00Forgive my utter ignorance, but does he write crim...Forgive my utter ignorance, but does he write crime fiction? You've made me want to read him now, and ever since I was at uni, summer is for crime fiction.<BR/><BR/>PussGlamourpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01450175254756849062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-27849113002483217282008-08-05T00:18:00.000-07:002008-08-05T00:18:00.000-07:00Sphinx, that discomfort is just what he wants. It ...Sphinx, that discomfort is just what he wants. It leads to action. As he put it, humans are the only animals that tolerate their own predators. Like you'd tell your kids, 'Be careful in the pool. There's a shark in it, but they usually don't attack in shallow water.'Steve Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561234111786788616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-33414515262563198342008-08-04T23:35:00.000-07:002008-08-04T23:35:00.000-07:00What a meaty post! (G)Seriously, love your observa...What a meaty post! (G)<BR/><BR/>Seriously, love your observations on JDM's work. I gotta go back and reread some of his books...it's been years. He is one of the greats. <BR/><BR/>I admire Vachss' dedication to his cause and and respect his continuing efforts over the years. I don't think I've read any of his books--although I probably have at least one somewhere among the innumerable stacks of my TBRs. Perhaps I've delayed reading him because of the nature of many of his stories, reaching right down into our deepest fears for our own children.Sphinx Inkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429797402360703839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-83681501936603447122008-08-04T14:44:00.000-07:002008-08-04T14:44:00.000-07:00Charles, those little riffs practically raised me,...Charles, those little riffs practically raised me, growing up. <BR/><BR/>CS, check out the structure in Deep Blue, where he props the second act up by introducing this creepy, dysfunctional family, then props *that* up with a fistfight. Guy's a nut. <BR/><BR/>Lana, I'm hankering for one too. This part of the world, they call a Porterhouse a Scotch Fillet. No idea why. <BR/><BR/>Mmm, smell it grilling...Steve Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561234111786788616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-60015195718760066182008-08-04T14:41:00.000-07:002008-08-04T14:41:00.000-07:00Lisa, he's got a *very* exhaustive website, with n...Lisa, he's got a *very* exhaustive website, with nonfiction work, links to organizations he works with, sometimes updates on his various efforts and causes. <BR/><BR/>I had the good fortune to hear Vachss speak for a couple of hours when he was promoting SHELLA. (I also had the good fortune to get a signed first-edition of that book, only to lose it to a very sweet-natured stripper named Parrish, but that's neither here nor there) Andrew Vachss was one of the most concise, eloquent and smart people I've ever met. <BR/><BR/>I'm talking *scary* smart.Steve Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561234111786788616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-75678569460791597802008-08-04T14:36:00.000-07:002008-08-04T14:36:00.000-07:00Oh, maaaaan! Now you've got me jonesing for a nice...Oh, maaaaan! Now you've got me jonesing for a nice, juicy steak!Lana Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975996208260144558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-57212308034389311382008-08-04T09:45:00.000-07:002008-08-04T09:45:00.000-07:00You've convinced me. I'm going to seek solace from...You've convinced me. I'm going to seek solace from the insanity my life has become by reading a stack of JDMs!cs harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708705800818667923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-84693827765821517192008-08-03T18:43:00.000-07:002008-08-03T18:43:00.000-07:00I love those little asides, rants, whatever, that ...I love those little asides, rants, whatever, that JDM uses. It really brings the charcters to life and the writing as well. You're right, without those the books might be pretty short, but with them they are just wonderful.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-74817988683752176632008-08-03T16:07:00.000-07:002008-08-03T16:07:00.000-07:00These are some prolific authors! Although admitted...These are some prolific authors! Although admittedly, hard boiled stuff isn't favorite genre to read, but the characters and the subject matter are always interesting to me. I am especially curious about Vachs and his wife and the work they do. It strikes a chord in me...Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00665632105920753931noreply@blogger.com