Month: November 2013
Richard Stark ~ The Man With the Getaway Face
after the marathon climb through The Abominable, i’m settling in for another binge-read of Richard Stark’s work, Donald E. Westlake’s pseudonym for his darker side, the hardman, Parker. it’s really more of a serial than a discreet set of two dozen novels. i’ve screwed up by reading a couple of them over the years, and …
Dan Simmons ~ The Abominable
just finished Dan Simmons’ epic Everest novel, The Abominable. takes a while to get going, but it’s worth the slog. i think his famous Arctic history, The Terror, is one of the most frightening books ever. this one certainly qualifies as the most exhilarating and exhausting novels ever. a masterpiece.