More Reading: Goulart & Hinton

Started and finished S. E. Hinton's Rumble Fish. It was a fast and good read. I definitely get the appeal of that book. So far, tough thugs, playing pool, juvenile drinking, and smoking cigs all are repeated themes. Fights are too. I'm looking forward to reading more of the stuff. Somehow, this genre is working for me at the moment.

I picked up Ron Goulart's The Tin Angel because I recognized his name; he had at least one book published by Pulphouse in the 1990s. The book was thin, so I picked it up--a quick read I thought. It was quick; it was fun; it was enjoyable. Not exactly spectacle or universe-stunning text, but it was a solid read. It did exactly what I wanted it to do: entertain me with some new perspectives and ideas. When you have a talking android dog engaged in conspiracy between getting sauced and offering up tasteless jokes, you know there is a good blend going on.

Good read. I'm happy.

That Was Then

I just read That Was Then, This Is Now by S. E. Hinton--she wrote The Outsiders. It was a quick, fun, and easy read. I read another book of hers, but I'm not sure. It was refreshing to read juvenile literature--pretty much straight forward storytelling. A few parts did annoy me--like the uber-paranoid discourse on LSD--but that was part and parcel of the era, I think. The book was published the same year I was born, 1971, so it is hard to know.

I did score a number of paperbacks yesterday to trade at PaperbackSwap.com. Most of them were 25 of fifty cents. That was cool. On top of that, I found three books I listed at half.com for just over $35. So, if one sells, then it will pay for all the books I bought. Very cool.

Must get away from the 'puter.

Must go read.