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Dead Mans Walk
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Larry McMurtry
adam browning
, May 31, 2015
It has been years since I read Lonesome Dove. I was browsing book shelves and found Dead Man's Walk, the first adventure of Gus and Call. It was a stroke of luck because it was a deeply satisfying read. You live the trip across the barren West Texas plains with the Rangers as they battle the elements, starvation, one bad decision after another from their commander, and the fearsome Comanche war chief Buffalo Hump. A can't miss Western adventure from a master storyteller.
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A Taste for Death
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P D James
adam browning
, May 20, 2015
The mystery genre is so broad from the classic American gumshoes to the modern Swedish noir which seems to be everywhere but no one writes a a police procedural like P.D. James. She is not just an excellent mystery writer, she is a fine writer period. By the end, you understand whodoneit but she has drawn you in so you feel the pride, envy, sadness, triumph, and all the other emotions that the well rounded characters are feeling. Recommended for all mystery lovers!
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In The Best Families: A Nero Wolfe Mystery: Nero Wolfe 16
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Rex Stout
adam browning
, February 16, 2015
This book was my first encounter with Nero Wolfe and his man about town Archie Goodwin. The book is set in late 1940's or early 50's New York and the dialogue and setting reminded me immediately of Chandler or Hammett novels. This was a very well written noir type detective story with an arch-villain and a closed room mystery. After reading this, I will definitely sample more from Rex Stout.
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The Martian
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Andy Weir
adam browning
, January 22, 2015
Occasionally I will read a book and be so excited about it I want to jump up and down and wave my arms and tell people to read it. The Martian fits the bill! It takes right off from page one, it is suspenseful, engaging, and action packed. It is also thoughtful and well written. I loved that it had aspects of MacGyver, part Apollo 13, and part Robinson Crusoe. My favorite aspect was that it was so believable and felt like it could happen tomorrow. An excellent read!
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Little Sister
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Raymond Chandler
adam browning
, January 03, 2015
The original hard-boiled world weary detective Philip Marlowe works to find a missing man only to find himself caught in a Hollywood whodunit complete with gangsters, duplicitous dames, the odd corpse and, his client, The Little Sister. If you love Robert B. Parker's Spenser, you will love his inspiration, Chandler's Marlowe. Worth the read!
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Travels with Charley in Search of America
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John Steinbeck
adam browning
, August 04, 2012
I know Steinbeck from "The Grapes of Wrath" or "Of Mice and Men," not really happy books. But the author shows humor and playfulness as well as introspection in this story of his travels across the broad swath of America in "Travels with Charley." With the exception of a few references which do let you know the book was penned years ago, the book holds up very well. You might be traveling along with Steinbeck today as he meets fellow travelers, vividly describes the scenery, ponders our simelarities and differences, and shares it all with both us and his trusty poodle Charley. A short but excellent read.
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