tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post59587499735242186..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: Elmore Leonard's DjiboutiUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-78233969677330934662011-02-08T18:22:29.279-05:002011-02-08T18:22:29.279-05:00I don't think that Elmore Leonard actually wro...I don't think that Elmore Leonard actually wrote "Djibouti." I find it ludicrous that Xavier and Dara are telling each other what happened on the boat when they were both there. And the "I remember ..." stuff is forcec.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-56386803501347044552010-10-20T12:50:09.359-05:002010-10-20T12:50:09.359-05:00I'm a big Mr. Paradise fan ... and Up in Honey...I'm a big Mr. Paradise fan ... and Up in Honey's Room ... but I'm also a Bills fan (we didn't lose last week!). He's a master for a reason. Sometimes his introspection can become a bit much but with Leonard it is always a pleasure Riding the Rap (sometimes I'm so clever).Charlieoperahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876755029099726686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-72945718246134317642010-10-20T11:11:30.381-05:002010-10-20T11:11:30.381-05:00Maybe it's just me, but I liked MR. PARADISE q...Maybe it's just me, but I liked MR. PARADISE quite a bit. ROAD DOGS was panned, but I liked it, though it's not Leonard's best. Reading Leonard is a Zen experience for me: it's not the destination, but the journey I'm there for.<br /><br />I'e read most of his novels and would gradly read all but a few again. I still think HOMBRE might be his best.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-55357527807759232552010-10-20T09:10:14.918-05:002010-10-20T09:10:14.918-05:00Or maybe the books just aren't for you, Patti....Or maybe the books just aren't for you, Patti.<br /><br />You're probably right that the books are speaking to a male audience - an audience of one, really, as like most of us I think Elmore Leonad is writing the book he wants to read. In his case, more than most I think, he's doing exactly that with no compromise to market or publisher's input.<br /><br />Often when taking about gender people look at the characters - you know things like, "the female characters aren't as strong as the male," and that's fine, but sometimes I find that people are looking for the men and women to be the same and that hasn't been my experience in the world. As strong, yes, but not in the same way. Just like men and women aren't always flawed in the same way.<br /><br />But this book may not be the best place to start. Have you read <i>Freaky Deaky</i>? It's Detroit in the 80's but the characters look back to the 60's.<br /><br />And one thing that doesn't get mentioned about Elmore Leonard characters very much is that as he's aged, so have his characters. How many novels these days are about characters in their 60's, 70's and even 80's (<i>Mr. Paradise</i>).John McFetridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442198820998606682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-86181228027348189272010-10-20T08:07:17.355-05:002010-10-20T08:07:17.355-05:00I have read a few of his books here and there, but...I have read a few of his books here and there, but always felt he wrote exclusively to a male audience. But he so impressed me last year when I heard him in person that I vowed to read more. Maybe this new one will be it.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.com