tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post1956691812312370637..comments2024-03-28T01:35:06.113-05:00Comments on Book Chase: The TurnaroundSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-69864169330305351912009-06-17T17:46:54.607-05:002009-06-17T17:46:54.607-05:00Sam -- I've read at least 10 Pelecanos' no...Sam -- I've read at least 10 Pelecanos' novels so that's where I'm coming from when I make those statements.<br /><br />As far as him being a guys' guy, I'm referring to all of the sports' references in every single one of his books....ad nauseum....that women couldn't care about.TheReader23https://www.blogger.com/profile/02912095759408651259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-32720718327372445092009-06-17T17:22:45.529-05:002009-06-17T17:22:45.529-05:00Reader23, I haven't read so much Pelecanos tha...Reader23, I haven't read so much Pelecanos that his music and sports references get on my nerves...at least for now. But I can easily understand why you feel that way because he does it much more than other male writers who make similar references. My main complaint with the book is its fairy tale ending...just too pat to suit me.<br /><br />As for him being "a guy's guy," I&#Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-17445772762512863242009-06-17T17:20:30.244-05:002009-06-17T17:20:30.244-05:00Writeonbro, I'm really flattered by your comme...Writeonbro, I'm really flattered by your comment and I sincerely appreciate that...but I think you're overrating me. :-)Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-86246523424367557072009-06-17T11:19:44.589-05:002009-06-17T11:19:44.589-05:00I've been waiting for you to read it to see if...I've been waiting for you to read it to see if your thoughts were the same as mine. We pretty much gave it the same rating but I think I'm just about done with Pelecanos. I'm so sick of all his music and sports references. After awhile, it's like "enough is enough". I don't need to know what song was playing every time he enters a store or drives in a car or is TheReader23https://www.blogger.com/profile/02912095759408651259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-61744545043238532552009-06-17T08:09:56.811-05:002009-06-17T08:09:56.811-05:00I feel as if I was looking over your shoulder as y...I feel as if I was looking over your shoulder as you read what sounds like Pelecanos treatise for troubled young men.<br /><br />As a book tracker versus a skilled reviewer like yourself I'd like to connect with you and learn more.Writeonbrohttp://booksabouthouston.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com