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Title: High Cotton : Selected Stories of Joe R. Lansdale by Joe R. Lansdale ISBN: 0965590127 Publisher: Golden Gryphon Press Pub. Date: September, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5
Rating: 5
Summary: Dark Stories Humorously Told
Comment: Generally, I don't like short stories. They do not offer enough time to develop character and plot. I usually find that, just as I'm falling into the rhythm of a short story, it's over. The experience is unsatisfying. Having discovered Joe Lansdale about a year ago and having read every novel of his on which I could get my hands, I picked up his short story collection, "High Cotton". To my surprise, I thoroughly enjoyed it. These stories all grabbed my interest in the first few pages. There's no getting your feet wet while try you acclimate and get your bearings. Lansdale throws you right into the pool. I didn't often like where I was or whom I was with. There are few redeeming characters in this collection. The stories are populated with ignorant, cowardly, ugly, racist, stupid and evil people. Some are scarier that the monsters in more classic "horror" stories. If it wasn't for the humor and insight with which Lansdale portrays these people, his work would be too bleak for me. As dark as these stories are, they are also laugh-out-loud funny.
Rating: 5
Summary: many of his best.....
Comment: This "Cotton" is of the finest available, waiting over the field just yonder, ready to be picked and spun. Tales that will maze ya, ones that will daze ya, Never a bore.. Never a chore..
Rating: 5
Summary: Best Short Story Collection I've ever read
Comment: It's incredibly rare when you read a collection of stories and every single one of them is great. I own a large collection of short story books and I tend to skip around and read a story here and there, but with this collection I found myself reading them all one after the other. Lansdale's description of "High Cotton" being his best work is quite true here. If you remember reading Stephen King's Night Shift and loving the style (which King seems to have abandoned), you'll love this collection. I've found myself looking for more of Lansdale's books and short story collections, and there are a few (some of which are hard to come by). If you like this book, I highly recommend his Drive In Double Feature. Again, it's very early King-ish and quite a fun read.
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Title: The Drive-In: A Double-Feature Omnibus by Joe R. Lansdale ISBN: 078670442X Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub. Date: August, 1997 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Writer of the Purple Rage by Joe R. Lansdale ISBN: 078670389X Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub. Date: January, 1997 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Dead in the West by Joe R. Lansdale, Allen Koszowski ISBN: 0917053044 Publisher: Space and Time Pub. Date: May, 1986 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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Title: Captains Outrageous by Joe R. Lansdale ISBN: 0892967285 Publisher: Mysterious Press Pub. Date: 20 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: A Fine Dark Line by Joe R. Lansdale ISBN: 0892967293 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 08 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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