tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418420954850727676.post4365764634104897065..comments2023-05-25T16:47:25.504-05:00Comments on Books Are For Squares: Listened: "Savage Season" by Joe R. LansdaleGerard Saylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00289822422163685990noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418420954850727676.post-30447517953615235992013-01-04T14:36:18.940-06:002013-01-04T14:36:18.940-06:00My father grew up in Irving with family around the...My father grew up in Irving with family around the state including East Texas. When LONESOME DOVE was first aired my father remarked how accurate Tommy Lee Jones's East Texas accent was. Probably no great feat for Jones to speak that way.Gerard Saylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00289822422163685990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418420954850727676.post-56444253964554661902013-01-04T14:14:45.926-06:002013-01-04T14:14:45.926-06:00This is probably my favorite of the series, not ju...This is probably my favorite of the series, not just because of how good it is but also because I grew up not far from Nacogdoches, and I clearly remember the cold winter that features in the novel. It was in 1983, when the Red River froze over for the first time in many years.<br /><br />Lansdale really nails the East Texas environment, as well as the people who live there.Graham Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775285782385634486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418420954850727676.post-60476097839915549422013-01-04T08:22:39.754-06:002013-01-04T08:22:39.754-06:00That connection between Hap and the protag of KUNG...That connection between Hap and the protag of KUNG FU (or Billy Jack) hadn't quite registered on me before...Lansdale so much better at verisimilitudinous details (I think I know how to brachiate) than the tv or filmmakers in those cases...haven't tried the Child Reachers yet, probably won't make any special efforts toward the Cruise-controlled one...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.com