10.14.2008

Dashiell Hammett - The Thin Man

Okay so this was Denver's mayor's choice for the city's book of the year and I really can't figure out why.  I mean it is your standard pulp mystery fiction. Standard 1-D characters.  I think the main reason he picked it was the nice description of Alfred Packer and his desire for human flesh that must have sealed the deal.  I mean come on the University of Colorado's student dining facility is called Packer's Grill whose tag line is, "Have a friend for lunch.."  Ha Ha.  Anyway decent read not alot to talk about it.

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