Comments on: What I’m Reading http://www.alistbloggers.org/2009/12/what-im-reading-54/ We make association leaders think. Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:10:35 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: markathitakis http://www.alistbloggers.org/2009/12/what-im-reading-54/comment-page-1/#comment-360 markathitakis Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:08:59 +0000 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940795339265293592.post-2850379999939039089#comment-360 Those early Pelecanos books can be a little overstuffed with band references and hipster speak, but I think "King Suckerman" does a great job of slipping in the music references and telling a strong crime story as well---it's still my favorite novel of his. If you're looking for a more up-to-date take on the city from him, you might try "The Turnaround," which came out a couple years back; his latest book, "The Way Home," isn't up to his usual standard.<br><br>If you're looking for books that cover DC and not Washington (and you're right that there's a big difference), the gold standard remains Edward P. Jones' "Lost in the City." Even Pelecanos would agree with that---Jones has a brief cameo in one of the Stefanos novels. ("Down By the River Where the Dead Men Go," I think.) Those early Pelecanos books can be a little overstuffed with band references and hipster speak, but I think “King Suckerman” does a great job of slipping in the music references and telling a strong crime story as well—it's still my favorite novel of his. If you're looking for a more up-to-date take on the city from him, you might try “The Turnaround,” which came out a couple years back; his latest book, “The Way Home,” isn't up to his usual standard.

If you're looking for books that cover DC and not Washington (and you're right that there's a big difference), the gold standard remains Edward P. Jones' “Lost in the City.” Even Pelecanos would agree with that—Jones has a brief cameo in one of the Stefanos novels. (”Down By the River Where the Dead Men Go,” I think.)

]]> By: markathitakis http://www.alistbloggers.org/2009/12/what-im-reading-54/comment-page-1/#comment-262 markathitakis Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:08:59 +0000 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940795339265293592.post-2850379999939039089#comment-262 Those early Pelecanos books can be a little overstuffed with band references and hipster speak, but I think "King Suckerman" does a great job of slipping in the music references and telling a strong crime story as well---it's still my favorite novel of his. If you're looking for a more up-to-date take on the city from him, you might try "The Turnaround," which came out a couple years back; his latest book, "The Way Home," isn't up to his usual standard.<br><br>If you're looking for books that cover DC and not Washington (and you're right that there's a big difference), the gold standard remains Edward P. Jones' "Lost in the City." Even Pelecanos would agree with that---Jones has a brief cameo in one of the Stefanos novels. ("Down By the River Where the Dead Men Go," I think.) Those early Pelecanos books can be a little overstuffed with band references and hipster speak, but I think “King Suckerman” does a great job of slipping in the music references and telling a strong crime story as well—it's still my favorite novel of his. If you're looking for a more up-to-date take on the city from him, you might try “The Turnaround,” which came out a couple years back; his latest book, “The Way Home,” isn't up to his usual standard.

If you're looking for books that cover DC and not Washington (and you're right that there's a big difference), the gold standard remains Edward P. Jones' “Lost in the City.” Even Pelecanos would agree with that—Jones has a brief cameo in one of the Stefanos novels. (”Down By the River Where the Dead Men Go,” I think.)

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