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La foresta - Joe R. Lansdale, Luca Briasco
La foresta
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9788806208943 (8806208942)
Publisher: Einaudi
Pages no: 352
Edition language: Italian
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Shiftyj1
Shiftyj1 rated it
4.0 The Thicket
“Life isn’t just black or white, here or there; it’s got some mud in it, and we’re some of the mud.”Jack Parker is having a bad run lately. His parents died of the pox, Grandpa was shot by a roving gang of nasties and his little sister Lula was taken captive. Now he has joined up with a posse of his...
MAS
MAS rated it
5.0 Hog, a Dwarf, and Redemption –
Joe R. Lansdale’s The Thicket grabbed me with the first sentence and wouldn’t turn loose. As a cross-genre “mystery writer” I’m not big on fiction classifications. The Thicket, like most great books defies pigeonholing. Some would say “crime novel,” some “western,” others “thriller,” others still,...
blackguysdoread
blackguysdoread rated it
5.0 The Thicket
This was an entertaining, escapist story about a teenage Jack Parker who gathers a motley crew of unlikely heroes to help track down a gang of rough outlaws and save his kidnapped little sister. This is the first book I've read by the prolific Joe R. Lansdale, and in the vein of the classic [b:True ...
cczarneckikernus
cczarneckikernus rated it
4.0 The Thicket
Quite moving western quest. I usually enjoy Lansdale's writing style.
Marvin's Bookish Blog
Marvin's Bookish Blog rated it
5.0
Joe R. Lansdale's latest novels seem to all feature recently orphaned kids being chased by, or chasing, someone. It seems like the last few novels may have been rough drafts for this almost perfect turn-of-the-century tale that bears more than a little resemblance to True Grit. Having left their pox...
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