Book Details
| Title: |
|
What it Was |
| Author: |
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George Pelecanos |
| Times Read: |
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1 |
| Last Read: |
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08.07.12 |
Other Books Read By This Author (18)
- The Big Blowdown
- Buster
- The Cut
- Down by the River Where the Dead Men Go
- Drama City
- A Firing Offense
- Hard Revolution
- King Suckerman
- The Man Who Came Uptown
- The Martini Shot
- Nick's Trip
- The Night Gardener
- Owning Up
- Shame the Devil
- Shoedog
- The Sweet Forever
- The Turnaround
- The Way Home
Notes History
| Date Read |
Note |
| 08.07.12 | A short novel about Derek Strange in the early 70s. More Hard Revolution than Soul Circus. I enjoyed it very much. Pelecanos notes in his preface that the book was written in a fever and it kind of feels that way. He frames it as a story told at a bar to pass the time and it really feels like that too. I got a tiny bit consued between some of the characters - Monique and Martina mostly - but that's it. It's a tight story told very well and peppered with period authenticity. I know I could never write anything like Pelecanos because I don't know anything about cars. I could never even pretend like I know. Great book. This might be the go-to recommendation for me now instead of Shoedog which is so early I don't think it reflects his style as much anymore. |
