8/31/2023 0 Comments Richard s. prather collectionPrather knows all about narrative-color, pace, surprise. While the books are funny, the humor sometimes conceals the solid craft of the storytelling. ( The Paperback Covers of Robert McGinnis, Pond Press, 2001.)Ĭouple days later I found myself starting my third Shell Scott adventure. Richard Prather came to mind recently as I was looking through the gorgeous Robert McGinnis book of paperback cover paintings edited by Art Scott last year. While that’s generally true, I think, I can still pick up some of the golden oldies and enjoy the hell out of them. Re-reading them would only spoil their memory. Graham Greene once said that he wouldn't dream of re-reading the favorite books of his youth. “Man, she had a shape to make corpses kick open caskets-and she was dead set on giving me rigor mortis.”
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