pickA quick read for over Christmas and another from my slowly shrinking pile. Roy cady is a gangsters enforcer, but when told to go on a job w/o a gun he knows something is up. He then goes on the run with a teenage girl he finds in the house in which he leaves several bodies. The book is short but a page turner telling the story of the escape and events 20 yrs later. I've not seen True detective, which the author wrote, but will give it a go now.
pickI enjoyed the first season of True Detective, so I thought I might enjoy the showrunner‘s noir that he wrote in advance of the HBO series. This is really really strong, bleak piece of hard boiled literature. Hope Nic doesn‘t abandon the form in favor of Hollywood.
so-soAs a fan of “True Detective”, I jumped at the opportunity to read this, but honestly, I wasn‘t impressed. The structure of the book actually falls flat, the suspense of the plot unraveling too early. While I did appreciate the anti-hero approach, the dark lives of the marginalised and the sheer cruel indifference of society as a whole, there are parts that made me feel like the author was trying too hard to create that gritty world. 📚
pickGritty, dark and engrossing. Don‘t care for the weather? Sit for awhile...
pickI wasn‘t familiar with Pizzolatto until I watched the best television of all time, True Detective season 1. Multiple times. Galveston wasn‘t TD, but I still loved it. The pacing felt slow but deliberate - if it wasn‘t, the structure probably would‘ve fallen flat and a lot of the nuance lost. I loved the fact that Roy, from the looks of it your typical anti-hero, performs his biggest act of heroism in one of the most unexpected but impressive ways.
Every summer we visit Galveston Island, and one of my favorite stops is this indie bookstore -- new and used books, vinyl and a shop cat 😺! They have the best selection of local interest books and the knowledgeable staff always guide me to a winner: Galveston by Nick Pizzolatto (writer of True Detective TV series) was my choice last year 🤘🏻. ☀️🌊🌊🌊😎
HELP LITSY READERS!! My husband is finally becoming a reader after 15 years of being together. He really liked this one because of the movie-like quality of the writing, the darkish story, and the pace. He has also enjoyed Dan Brown and the Gabriel Allon series by Daniel Silva. Suggestions for me?
The door was closed, so I sat on a stool and ordered a beer. Then I remembered I was dying and changed the order to a Johnnie Walker Blue.
pickGreat read for anyone who's suffering True Detective withdrawal, who likes a whip-smart crime story, or who jus appreciates damn good narrative prose.
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