Fine Dark Line, A by Joe R. Lansdale

Fine Dark Line, A by Joe R. Lansdale

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Could of been more, October 1, 2003 Reviewer: Steve Harris from Spotsylvania, Virginia USA Lansdale is a great writer. He's so good that he can write in his sleep -- which may be the problem with A Fine Dark Line. Lansdale's ability in dealing with issues of race, sexuality, good and evil, is remarkable. You never feel like you're being preached to, which is probably a testimony to Lansdale's good common sense. However, in A Fine Dark Line, the ghosts invoked come from other novels. Anyone who has read To Kill a Mockingbird or Tom Sawyer, knows he or she has read earlier and greater efforts. A violent fight at night in a storm; a town mystery or two; a boy entering into early manhood; strange lights down by the railroad tracks; a headless girl. American Folklore 101. Yep. Lansdale's pushing the buttons. Still, this book is worth a read, since you quickly come attached to the Mitchel family and their friends. But if you've read Lansdale's The Drive-in, you'll find yourself longing for the early wild man, as opposed to this tame, mainstream version of a pulp master.