tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574898998296059114.post5275764285206211139..comments2024-02-25T20:56:16.684-05:00Comments on Pulp Serenade: "77 Rue Paradis" by Gil Brewer (Gold Medal, 1954)Cullen Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14236957954996740924noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574898998296059114.post-18379718374891802752016-01-08T01:07:46.680-05:002016-01-08T01:07:46.680-05:00This book answers the question what was Gil Brewer...This book answers the question what was Gil Brewer's writing like when he as sober. Apparently one answer is a ponderous and tedious spy novel. His writing was best when he kept his balance on that thin line between sobriety and inebriation.Adamhttp://www.adam4adam.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574898998296059114.post-5261070991058078792009-05-01T10:14:00.000-04:002009-05-01T10:14:00.000-04:00'He met a gutter angel on the roadway to hell...'
...'He met a gutter angel on the roadway to hell...'<br />Who needs the book with blurbs like that! Perfection!Michael Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04490121869284175945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574898998296059114.post-55491631929552562172009-04-30T18:44:00.000-04:002009-04-30T18:44:00.000-04:00Cullen you have become one of the must go to blogs...Cullen you have become one of the must go to blogs for reviews.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574898998296059114.post-36656600066246859042009-04-30T16:16:00.000-04:002009-04-30T16:16:00.000-04:00Thanks for the review Cullen. I very much agree w...Thanks for the review Cullen. I very much agree with your take. I found the plot to be pretty ordinary, what held my attention was the tortured soul of Frank Baron. Brewer writes about psychological anguish as well as anybody else I've read, except perhaps Goodis.P.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16431406356898405676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574898998296059114.post-81100368529661346062009-04-30T11:50:00.000-04:002009-04-30T11:50:00.000-04:00Can't go wrong with The Red Scarf, The Three-Way S...Can't go wrong with The Red Scarf, The Three-Way Split or Nude on Thin Ice. One of his last books by Banner publishing, The Tease is an elusive find but enjoyable to read as well.<br /><br />CameronAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com