tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post8952086093546686947..comments2024-03-28T18:21:09.285-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: Forgotten Books: Wild to Possess - Gil BrewerJames Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-22954187264804445462011-11-19T00:45:09.786-06:002011-11-19T00:45:09.786-06:00In the two book volume I think A Taste of Sin is t...In the two book volume I think A Taste of Sin is the better book. Wild to Possess is flawed but interesting for all the reasons you outlined. It follows the noir formula very closely, heaping misery upon misery for a guy who you can't feel sorry for but sure do pity.Christopher Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01170930109360546012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-20104653292321050182011-11-18T12:48:03.209-06:002011-11-18T12:48:03.209-06:00Good one. I sure do wish Stark House would have us...Good one. I sure do wish Stark House would have used one or both of the original covers instead of their photo things, but the 2-book volume is worth having anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-77153528039478805772011-11-18T12:36:01.092-06:002011-11-18T12:36:01.092-06:00The only Brewer book I don't yet have is MEMOR...The only Brewer book I don't yet have is MEMORY OF PASSION. I've been after that one for a number of years, and have yet to get my hands on an affordable copy. One of these days I'll get lucky.<br /><br />~ Ron C.<br /><br />* Edits on my sloppy first post: "...were I to have to..." and "...finished James' own..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-11851422981918689442011-11-18T12:01:59.328-06:002011-11-18T12:01:59.328-06:00The first Brewer I read was THE VENGEFUL VIRGIN th...The first Brewer I read was THE VENGEFUL VIRGIN thanks to Hard Case Crime. Pretty damn nasty book. I thought that came very close to matching Thompson's noir world. I found a copy of Brewer's THE LITTLE TRAMP for a mere $2 last week (it wasn't beat to hell either!) and can't wait to read it.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-73039073581428151202011-11-18T10:26:58.633-06:002011-11-18T10:26:58.633-06:00Brewer is one my all-time favorites, and while I w...Brewer is one my all-time favorites, and while I wouldn't include this one among his very best, it is quite good. I'm glad to see him getting a bit of a modern resurgence through Stark House, HCC, New Pulp Press, et al.<br /><br />"There's just something endlessly appealing about the noir formula..."<br /><br />So true, so true. As much as I enjoy variety in my reading, were I too have to limit myself to just one type of book my choice would be easy...I can't get enough of this type of book (speaking of which, just finished Jame's own TRACTOR GIRL and *loved* it -- highly recommended to likeminded folks who love this kind of stuff).<br /><br />~ Ron C.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-7887275466806142132011-11-18T09:50:20.101-06:002011-11-18T09:50:20.101-06:00Another one I'll have to look up.Another one I'll have to look up.Adventuresfantastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907562789681407416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-49466563558512815702011-11-18T09:04:44.191-06:002011-11-18T09:04:44.191-06:00I love the cover on this book! Gil Brewer knew ho...I love the cover on this book! Gil Brewer knew how to write about a certain kind of woman.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-35878806611033289232011-11-18T07:25:14.180-06:002011-11-18T07:25:14.180-06:00I'll think I'll forgive it for not being a...I'll think I'll forgive it for not being a GM (though clearly Monarch knew how to package a book accordingly). In terms of vest-pocket sociology, the confusion and overwhelmingness of the post-WW2 era certainly laid the groundwork for noir to flourish, and not really pushing along the misogynist angle of some works in the form, even if She lit a fuse in men, whoever she is and whatever that might actually entail (mmm, cordite fetish), doesn't sound too offputting, either (though of course the noir bad women were at least capable of actively reaching for some of what they wanted, unlike too many other female characters all over pop culture)...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.com