Book Details
| Title: |
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The Martini Shot |
| Author: |
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George Pelecanos |
| Times Read: |
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1 |
| Last Read: |
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05.20.15 |
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
- Nick's Trip
- The Night Gardener
- Owning Up
- Shame the Devil
- Shoedog
- The Sweet Forever
- The Turnaround
- The Way Home
- What it Was
Notes History
| Date Read |
Note |
| 05.20.15 | Pelecanos' first collection of short stories which is dominated by the titular novella. This was interesting for several reasons. One of these stories was first published in 1996. I don't know if it was the first thing he wrote or what but it feels very early and before the point in which he found his voice. It's not that great. That's comforting. The novella deals with the production of a tv show and I have to believe that a lot of it is based on his experience working on Treme. It's fictionalized of course but it's also still fun to connect the dots while reading. I liked the novella the most. I feel like his size novel, around 300 pages, is probably his sweet spot. The short stories are heavier on flavor but don't deliver the resonance and authentic emotion that i get from his novels. Still, I'm a fan and this was fun to read. |
