tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post5627488682938727612..comments2024-03-21T12:51:21.667-04:00Comments on Whisky Prajer: People of Darkness by Tony Hillermandpreimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09905531259256800022noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-35956837189208963042007-07-18T21:32:00.000-04:002007-07-18T21:32:00.000-04:00You know, I just remembered an old Louis L'Amour b...You know, I just remembered an old Louis L'Amour book that had an essence of Hillerman: <A HREF="http://www.louislamour.com/novels/hauntedmesa.htm" REL="nofollow">Haunted Mesa</A>.<BR/><BR/>Very atypical of L'Amour, but quite good, if you like Hillerman's mysteries.Cowtown Pattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07384649567351202679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-39890536744128687882007-07-07T23:17:00.000-04:002007-07-07T23:17:00.000-04:00If Navajos indeed are less prone to substance abus...If Navajos indeed are less prone to substance abuse than other tribes, it might be because people on the reservation live in a dispersed manner rather than clustering in towns (a point Hillerman's often made). Dense living probably increases the risk of alcohol and drug use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-40296001978764767782007-07-06T06:50:00.000-04:002007-07-06T06:50:00.000-04:00Cowtown Pattie recommended the earlier mysteries, ...<B>Cowtown Pattie</B> recommended the earlier mysteries, too. And I could imagine the journalism being quite a treat. I'll definitely put those on my "used book store" shopping list.Whisky Prajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076228013022881173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-50528897349400423662007-07-05T19:11:00.000-04:002007-07-05T19:11:00.000-04:00Nice one, tks. I like Hillerman too -- there's a k...Nice one, tks. I like Hillerman too -- there's a kind of warmth there that I find very moving. Craftwise ... Well, he writes lovely straightforward prose that has color and is evocative. The characters are alive, the settings are interesting -- what's not to like? I can never keep his mysteries straight, though -- my failing or his, I don't know. FWIW, I've read a half-dozen of his mysteries, and I found that the earlier ones tend to be more rewarding. He did a nice collection of eccentric journalism too, "The Great Taos Bank Robber" if I remember right. It was really wonderful -- like quirky New Yorker reported pieces, only a lot less precious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com