tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post604257951383114697..comments2024-03-18T11:01:42.459-05:00Comments on Pretty Sinister Books: 1958: The Real Cool Killers - Chester HimesJ F Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-41311898889060361642014-10-02T09:31:19.872-05:002014-10-02T09:31:19.872-05:00I've read the Himes and really enjoyed them, t...I've read the Himes and really enjoyed them, the later books do become very political, thanks for the review.<br /><br />Carroll John Daly is a new one on me, another to add to the wish list. Have picked up another John Blackburn from your reviews and must get round to reading him. I've enjoyed some of his other books and tales.<br /><br />Thanks John,<br /><br /><br />Wayne.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-53083585285255606912014-09-30T12:44:00.004-05:002014-09-30T12:44:00.004-05:00Never read Hines even when I was young and could t...Never read Hines even when I was young and could take this sort of thing with much more equanimity. :) But still I like reading your take on things, John. Welcome back.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-45460157550450014342014-09-30T02:25:58.454-05:002014-09-30T02:25:58.454-05:00Been too long since I read Himes - must diog out m...Been too long since I read Himes - must diog out my copy of A RAGE IN HARLEM I think - thanks John, great stuff as always. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-21707576367351845202014-09-29T20:57:44.486-05:002014-09-29T20:57:44.486-05:00Ok, I looked up Carroll John Daly and find that I ...Ok, I looked up Carroll John Daly and find that I already had a couple of his stories in the Race Williams series hiding in the humungous pile. Plan to give them a read. Thanks. I had no idea Himes read this writer and he was always compared to Hammett and Chandler. so...thanks for the info.whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030571187291039318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-36512753436772106952014-09-29T17:14:44.479-05:002014-09-29T17:14:44.479-05:00I'm a big fan of Himes, but I've yet to re...I'm a big fan of Himes, but I've yet to read them all. You managed to review one I haven't read yet. As much as I dig Ed and Jones, the background characters are what really make his books, I think. <br /><br />My review of The Big Gold Dream, from early this year: http://bookdirtblog.blogspot.com/2014/02/book-review-big-gold-dream-by-chester.htmlKelly Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01752857506190488860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-79133010136369632812014-09-28T15:21:30.493-05:002014-09-28T15:21:30.493-05:00I love Chester Himes! I haven't read this one ...I love Chester Himes! I haven't read this one yet. I think this one will be my next read. whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030571187291039318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-70990605004231420952014-09-28T11:14:18.217-05:002014-09-28T11:14:18.217-05:00Interesting about the cost of the cost of the 1950...Interesting about the cost of the cost of the 1950s and 1960s paperback originals. I don't mind paying a lot for a decent vintage paperback and I might or might not read it, but if I pay that much for a vintage paperback then I have to forgo some other books. Which might be OK since I have way too many unread books, vintage or not. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-28703216321161454042014-09-27T21:21:58.894-05:002014-09-27T21:21:58.894-05:00I reviewed this one a month or so ago (http://bill...I reviewed this one a month or so ago (http://billcrider.blogspot.com/2014/08/forgotten-books-real-cool-killers.html). You can find the Berkley paperback reprint a little cheaper than the Avon. I don't know what the Library of America that includes this novel costs, but you get several novels at what's probably a decent price.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-89681771400402082172014-09-27T18:57:42.323-05:002014-09-27T18:57:42.323-05:00I have a really crisp copy of Gold Medal #717, For...I have a really crisp copy of Gold Medal #717, For Love of Imabelle, and you're absolutely right -- I don't dare open it. I don't have many paperbacks like that, but I think early Chester Himes will do nothing but continue to appreciate.<br />I came to the Himes books after seeing a bunch of blaxploitation films and I think I developed a taste for his brand of "keep it real and spontaneous, with lots of violence" writing. But at the same time he always seemed to me to be familiar with the conventions of Golden Age detective fiction; didn't bow down to them, but gave them full credit. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com