John B. (cwousn) -
Lansdale describes this book as a Mosaic Novel. I'm not sure I like the format. It's a loosely connected series of stories that relate to Hap growing up in East Texas. I was expecting a Hap and Leonard thriller and got this instead! Yes, Lansdale's writing is spot on and I learned something about the characters that I didn't realize before (e.g., Hap and Leonard are in their 70s now. I should have realized this since we know that Leonard served in Viet Nam but it never clicked). Some of the anecdotal stories were very good, others were disturbing for one reason or another. I enjoyed them all to a certain extent. Yes, I'd recommend this book, but, if you're looking for a normal Hap and Leonard novel, this isn't where you're going to find it.
