2010 Reading #54: Fearless Jones by Walter Mosley
Books 1-10.
Books 11-20.
Books 21-30.
Books 31-40.
Books 41-50.
51. Kitty Pryde: Shadow & Flame by Akira Yoshida and Paul Smith.
52. Best Short Novels 2006, Edited by Jonathan Strahan.
53. All Star Superman Volumes One and Two by Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely and Jamie Grant.
54. Fearless Jones by Walter Mosley. Mosley goes back to 1950's L.A. here, but not with Easy Rawlins (although traces of his supporting cast are scattered throughout). Paris Minton gets dragged into a mystery that costs him his bookstore/home. Things get bad enough that he bails his friend Fearless Jones out to help him. Their dynamic is similar to that of Mouse and Easy, except that Fearless isn't as dark a figure as Mouse, and he's much more present. I didn't feel this was as strong a book as the Easy Rawlins books; aside from revisiting some familiar ground, it seemed like Mosley was also recycling some elements of the mystery from Easy's adventures. Which isn't to say I won't read the other two books about these characters, because I will.
Books 11-20.
Books 21-30.
Books 31-40.
Books 41-50.
51. Kitty Pryde: Shadow & Flame by Akira Yoshida and Paul Smith.
52. Best Short Novels 2006, Edited by Jonathan Strahan.
53. All Star Superman Volumes One and Two by Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely and Jamie Grant.
54. Fearless Jones by Walter Mosley. Mosley goes back to 1950's L.A. here, but not with Easy Rawlins (although traces of his supporting cast are scattered throughout). Paris Minton gets dragged into a mystery that costs him his bookstore/home. Things get bad enough that he bails his friend Fearless Jones out to help him. Their dynamic is similar to that of Mouse and Easy, except that Fearless isn't as dark a figure as Mouse, and he's much more present. I didn't feel this was as strong a book as the Easy Rawlins books; aside from revisiting some familiar ground, it seemed like Mosley was also recycling some elements of the mystery from Easy's adventures. Which isn't to say I won't read the other two books about these characters, because I will.