Tonight I jump an a train to Philly so that tomorrow morning I can jump on train to Boston for PAXEast! For those of you out there keeping track I’m still working through my Hard-Boiled reading project. I’m somewhat relieved to announce that I have only one title left to review. Relieved not because I haven’t enjoyed the project but because the pile of science fiction and fantasy novels I want to read has been growing considerably in the meantime. So, before I head off, below you’ll find a list of all the posts related to by genre switch up:
A Short Look at a Long Goodbye
I, the Jury by Mickey Spillane
The Crazy Kill by Chester B. Himes
The Mystic Art of Erasing All Signs of Death of by Charlie Huston
The Zebra Striped Hearse by Russ McDonald
The Promised Land by Robert B. Parker
My last read was a difficult choice but I decided to go with The Black Hand by Will Thomas. My initial impression is extremely positive and would never have expected one could set a hard-boiled novel in 19th Century. I’m hoping I can plow through it on the Amtrak ride tomorrow morning. This is a vacation I’m really looking forward as management changes at my part time job combined with potentially devastating (for libraries) New Jersey State budget cuts have left me a bit stressed. It’ll be nice to not think about all this crap for a couple of days at least.
If you’re going to be in Boston for PAXEast feel free to drop me a line via twitter or keep an eye out on lines for the bearded dude with his buried in a nook/book. I’ll try to get a post or two up while I’m away but I make no guarantees. See you all on the flip side!