But that might have still worked if there was any sort of reasonable plot line. The 60s idealism that had already soured for these characters at that time was already a thing of the past when written - fast forward thirty more years into an era where fascism is the new radicalism and it's just laughably obsolete and pointless. Originally published in 1990, taking place during the 1980s, about a bunch of ex-hippies still mired in 1960s counter-culturalism, the first Hap and Leonard book is hopelessly dated. Narrator is excellent and adds to the enjoyment of the book.ĭated, Poorly Plotted, Unendurable Banter
Having been born in 1958, I was fairly young in the sixties, but I do remember the attitude of the young people of that time and this is spot on.
This is basically an adventure story and a remember the sixties story. Lansdale writes a lot of short stories and this is suitable to that, but in novel length it does not work as well. As mentioned above I liked it except for the middle of the book, when I got tired of the all the silliness. It is a fun story, with lots of joking about Blacks, gays, gangsters and sex. Lansdale is known best for his western horrors, but this is not even close to those. I got this during the horror sale, and it is not a horror story. If you are listening and you are between these chapters and tired of all the sophomoric joking, skip to chapter 17, you will not miss any of the story. You take out chapters 8 thru 16 and this is a five star book.
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