tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574898998296059114.post515897497590977432..comments2024-02-25T20:56:16.684-05:00Comments on Pulp Serenade: "Fire in the Flesh" by David Goodis (Gold Medal, 1957)Cullen Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14236957954996740924noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574898998296059114.post-50370862168055958832011-01-07T20:31:49.528-05:002011-01-07T20:31:49.528-05:00Great review! Definitely makes me want to track it...Great review! Definitely makes me want to track it down.BV Lawsonhttp://inreferencetomurder.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574898998296059114.post-38197107015442336272011-01-07T17:21:10.065-05:002011-01-07T17:21:10.065-05:00All things considered I wish I was in Philadelphia...All things considered I wish I was in Philadelphia. Didn't Fields say that?pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574898998296059114.post-5189894713761656922011-01-07T16:52:25.032-05:002011-01-07T16:52:25.032-05:00Don't think I have this one. Need to fix that....Don't think I have this one. Need to fix that.Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574898998296059114.post-21189990577976359262011-01-07T16:10:48.903-05:002011-01-07T16:10:48.903-05:00Terrific review! I want to drop everything and re...Terrific review! I want to drop everything and read some David Goodis!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574898998296059114.post-60109605680965889152011-01-07T11:31:11.988-05:002011-01-07T11:31:11.988-05:00I understand, Cullen, that you are expected down h...I understand, Cullen, that you are expected down here at the pilgrimage to Goodis's grave and the subsequent tour of Goodis's Philly this weekend...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574898998296059114.post-65398605741493688442011-01-07T11:08:46.678-05:002011-01-07T11:08:46.678-05:00Today marks the 44th year since David Goodis died....Today marks the 44th year since David Goodis died. May he rest in eternal peace!<br /><br /><br />Anthony Boucher<br />New York Times, September 1. 1957<br />David Goodis' FIRE IN THE FLESH is the odd story of a drunken firebug, uncertain whether or not he set the blaze that killed the brother of a gang boss. Under the tension of pursuit by both the gang and the police, his long-unused brain is stimulated to solve the killing and even to achieve a sort of self-psychoanalysis. A little too pat, the book has a good deal of harsh power, strong narrative movement and flashes of a curious black humor.louisboxerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11484028147678134039noreply@blogger.com