I voted for Swag, but other than that I've only read Killshot and Maximum Bob. I got a bit burned out on crime fiction after a couple dozen Westlakes, and before getting seriously into Leonard. Should try him again soon.
Swag is a lot of fun though.
― jmm, Sunday, 19 July 2015 17:26 (eight years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Friday, 31 July 2015 00:01 (eight years ago) link
Wound up voting for Unknown Man No. 89. I just read The Hot Kid last week; it was OK, but kept looping back to its main point too many times (we get it, the villain is obsessed with being the center of the hero's attention!).
― the top man in the language department (誤訳侮辱), Friday, 31 July 2015 01:47 (eight years ago) link
I've read and enjoyed quite a few of his books but have trouble remembering distinguishing details
This--the titles often no good as memory aids.
― as verbose and purple as a Peter Ustinov made of plums (James Morrison), Friday, 31 July 2015 02:31 (eight years ago) link
I like the Detroit novels - 52 Pick-Up, City Primeval, The Switch, Unknown Man No. 89, Stick and Glitz are the ones that really stick out.
agree w/this. Out of Sight too. I discovered Geo V Higgins after reading Elmore and though the Hig is way uneven I might prefer his dialogue-driven novels but no way is Leonard not classic. this poll is like the Donald Byrd poll I did on ILM years back, too much to choose from! voting City Primeval.
― got the club going UP on a tuesday (m coleman), Friday, 31 July 2015 11:40 (eight years ago) link
I've read about 23 of these, it's hard to choose! I wonder if any of the westerns will get a vote.
― Brad C., Friday, 31 July 2015 12:29 (eight years ago) link
there are so many goddamn good ones. voted for killshot but could've easily picked get shorty, city primeval, split images, rum punch
― extremely lag∞n postings voice (slothroprhymes), Friday, 31 July 2015 16:07 (eight years ago) link
Read about 10 of these. Swag is far and away the best, can't believe it's never been adapted for the screen
― it me, Friday, 31 July 2015 17:35 (eight years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Saturday, 1 August 2015 00:01 (eight years ago) link
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2015/sep/24/elmore-leonard-story/
― just sayin, Monday, 14 September 2015 01:52 (eight years ago) link
totally agree w/her assessment and favorites
― an emotionally withholding exterminator (m coleman), Monday, 14 September 2015 02:28 (eight years ago) link
That's the best thing I've read about Leonard
― Brad C., Monday, 14 September 2015 03:27 (eight years ago) link
I just read 'riding the rap', from his peak era. sublime writing, some great seeds for raylan givens in 'justified', killer ending (not in terms of a shocking scene or a shootout or whatever, but just how he writes it.)
everything I've read from him post-'out of sight' has been very good though.
― nomar, Monday, 14 September 2015 04:04 (eight years ago) link
thanks for the link just sayin.
― ian, Monday, 14 September 2015 17:10 (eight years ago) link
the library of america collection of elmore leonard's westerns rips so hard. hombre is amazing.
― na (NA), Tuesday, 2 May 2023 15:43 (one year ago) link
halfway through Glitz right now, so good
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 2 May 2023 15:49 (one year ago) link