Lawrence Block

I've been a fan of Lawrence Block's Bernie Rhodenbarr series for awhile and count his books on writing as the best in my library, but this year I branched out to Keller (Hit Man) and Matt Scudder (this book). Hooray for me for discovering two characters I want to get to know better! Perhaps my favorite thing to discover is that no matter how light or dark the subject, Lawrence Block's writing is so easy to read it makes my part of the experience that much more enjoyable.

This book is being made into a movie. My suggestion: read the book now!… (meer)

Madeline is considering suicide, then decides not to. The gun she thought about using accidentally goes off and kills an innocent woman on the street. Madeline decides to pick up the threads of her victim’s life, carrying out a mission of vengeance on her behalf against the man she loved and lost—and the nightclub-singing femme fatale who drove them apart.

To me, it makes no sense. Why would she do that? And why would she put so much effort into it? It made for a fairly boring read, following a woman doing something that just seems to be nonsense. Definitely disappointing, as I've enjoyed Woolrich's books before.… (meer)