That Old Ace in the Hole: A Novel
Registered by litrajunkie of Pretzfeld, Bayern Germany on 8/10/2015
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Found in the Bücherschrank Nürnberger Straße in Erlangen, Germany while taking a walk.
Having seen the movie "Brokeback Mountain" based on Proulx's eponymous short story, I thought I'd take the opportunity to read one of her books.
Today's lowlight: there was a BC picknick in town and I had missed the thread (and thus the opportunity) - but I saw Za-ida from afar and met windhexe and zaunkoenigin by chance.
My other works by this author
* Accordion Crimes
Having seen the movie "Brokeback Mountain" based on Proulx's eponymous short story, I thought I'd take the opportunity to read one of her books.
Today's lowlight: there was a BC picknick in town and I had missed the thread (and thus the opportunity) - but I saw Za-ida from afar and met windhexe and zaunkoenigin by chance.
My other works by this author
* Accordion Crimes
Proulx's characters from the Texas panhandle are colorful, interesting, quirky and some downright fascinating.
The story of an undercover site scout from Colorado working for industrial farming (hog farms, in particular) and trying to get the locals to sell their land to his employer has many twists and turns and is very entertaining. Well, seems like the days of Tom T. Hall's song "Who's Gonna Feed Them Hogs" are long gone, if not yet forgotten.
Quotable Quote
He carried folding chairs down from the attic, four at a time, thinking to himself that what comes down must go back up. (Abel And Cain, p. 173)
The story of an undercover site scout from Colorado working for industrial farming (hog farms, in particular) and trying to get the locals to sell their land to his employer has many twists and turns and is very entertaining. Well, seems like the days of Tom T. Hall's song "Who's Gonna Feed Them Hogs" are long gone, if not yet forgotten.
Quotable Quote
He carried folding chairs down from the attic, four at a time, thinking to himself that what comes down must go back up. (Abel And Cain, p. 173)
For tonight's meetup.
Eine feine Geschichte, die den Wilden Westen heraufbeschwört, sowohl der Vergangenheit wie auch der Gegenwart. Unbedingt lesen.
Journal Entry 5 by queball at Hungry Highlander (geschlossen, ehem. OBCZ) in Coburg, Bayern Germany on Friday, February 12, 2016
Released 8 yrs ago (2/12/2016 UTC) at Hungry Highlander (geschlossen, ehem. OBCZ) in Coburg, Bayern Germany
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Könnte einer Freundin gefallen - kam direkt vom Stammtisch im Hungry Highlander mit...
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