pickI've had this in my Audible library for years. As a huge fan of Justified, it was good to see just how true the show was to the written character. The first book in the series, but if you've only seen the show, this is essentially a prequel, detailing the Miami Beach incident that results in the punishment of Raylan being sent back to Harlem County. Makes me want to read more and also watch the show again!
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I read the tagged novel this week. It is where Leonard introduced Raylan Givens. Although it is not my fave Leonard book, I was reminded of what a great writer he is. Wonderful dialogue. Short stories continue to be my bff. The other book I read was Ronald Malfi's horror debut story collection We Should Have Left Well Enough Alone. Several very uncomfortable stories in it, hard to recommend, but some gems too. 9 stories from (cont)
pick🎧 While this might not win a Pulitzer Prize it was fun!
Book 3. Narration was good but if the actor could have read it … ❤️
I watched Justified so I could imagine smooth talking Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) as he‘s written here.
We‘ve got organ harvesting for profit & bank heists, a typical episode!
Short enough to finish in a day.
⭐️⭐️⭐️3/4
pickIf you‘ve seen the show “Justified” on FX this book includes the novella “Fire in the Hole” which inspired the show. The book also include several other short stories and another Novella. Couldn‘t get in to many of the others. I liked “Fire in the Hole” and loved the show.
pickPretty good...my first Leonard. How does someone write almost no detail or description and yet the world is so vivid? (Dialogue. The answer is dialogue.)
Hit the used bookstore today (a bittersweet experience for a claustrophobic reader). “Sold” many books (allegedly a check will be in the mail at some future date). Two of the five books I bought were on my list walking in, which is a pretty good ratio, tbh. #bookhaul
pickA couple of really good stories in this book including Raylan Givens based on the FX series Justified.
Raylan and my mom say, Happy Birthday! to Oscar Meyer...hope you have a nice birthday, mate! 🎂
(Thanks for doing the giveaway...that‘s very nice of you, Oscar!)
Just to explain the “rear view”: I was combing Raylan to get all of his loose hair out, but little did I know I was creating a reverse mohawk on him—just look at that stripe down his back—poor little baby!
#OscarMeyerTurnsFive
