Art Garfunkel famously keeps track of the books he has read since 1968. As of writing this, the count is 1327 (he does not add a review). I thought I could do something similar but I am adding short reviews of books as I read them, and I rake my brain over what I read over the last decades. This is, evidently, a work-in-progress: there are 649 reviews so far. Titles marked with a * are particular favorites.
James Crumley: The Last Good Kiss
I started reading ‘noir classics’ and this one is highly regarded as such. I see why: Crumley is a real writer, literate and academic, and his detective has many facets. Perhaps the plot is slightly on the thinner side, but the story is well-executed and very readable.