Friday 10 January 2014

2013 GOODREADS PULP FICTION GROUP MONTHLY READS SUMMARY

You rocked!
One of the few groups I'm a member of over on Goodreads has a monthly book poll. I have been a member for just over a year and kind of took on the monthly read as an unstated additional challenge.

I managed to complete the 12 books during the course of the year, albeit late on a couple of occasions, but hey ho.

I don't think I will keep up with these for 2014. My reading tastes are possible evolving way from this sub-genre and additionally, I'm trying to apply some modicum of control to fecklessly adding more and more books to my library when I already have enough for the next 20 years. I think I had to buy half the books here to participate in the group reads.

6 of the books were re-reads, which is probably another reason to step away from these and concentrate on other books waiting.
You sucked!

Still these books I read during 2013 were for the most part enjoyable, with only 2 a wee bit stinky!

January - Lawrence Block- The Sins of the Father (4)

February - Richard Morgan - Altered Carbon (2)

March - Dorothy B. Hughes - In a Lonely Place (4)

April - James Crumley - The Last Good Kiss (4)

May - Elmore Leonard - Valdez is Coming (4)

June - Lawrence Block - Grifter's Game (4)

July - Joseph Hansen - Fadeout (4)

August - Duane Swierczynski - The Wheelman (5)
You sucked!

You rocked!
September - Jim Thompson - The Rip-Off (2)

October - Walter Mosley - Devil in a Blue Dress (4)

November - Elmore Leonard - 52 - Pick-Up (5)

December  - Charlie Huston - The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death (4)





12 comments:

  1. The pulp fiction reading group - there's an organization I'd like to read the minutes of. I think you could make a great murder story with that title...

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    1. Moira, you could join and go undercover....

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  2. Col - I'm glad you enjoyed most of what you read for this group. And Moira's right - so many different possibilities for a murder mystery with that title and concept.

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    1. Margot ......I'll see you over there, with Moira!

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  3. That actually sounds like a good group, and the group read this month (The Hunter) is one I want to read ... but don't have now, so no matter. A lot in that list I want to read. But I have too many other areas in crime fiction I want to focus on this year (espionage, global) so maybe next year.

    It is great that you read all the group reads in this group. I am in several groups on Goodreads and have only read one group read.

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    1. Cheers Tracy. I read The Hunter a few years ago, which is kind of why I'm happy to step away from the monthly reads now. A lot of repeats for me....and I don't have enough time to read everything once!

      I can't find a decent espionage group over there, any hints?

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    2. I have not seen an espionage group, but if I do, I will be sure and let you know. I was just thinking about re-reading books lately. There are some I would like to but where do I find the time? I truly believe some books are best enjoyed after the first read.

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    3. Thanks, I think I'd agree on re-reads but time is my problem.

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  4. Col, I'm definitely going to read books by Block and Leonard this year. They have such a wide appeal among readers and bloggers.

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    1. Two fine authors, you could do a lot worse than reading these two,

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  5. Ha. You would pick a Jim Thompson that sucked. Thankfully, I didn't grab that one.

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    1. I'll forgive him, as long as the next one of his is better!

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