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When Dave Robicheaux gets the call saying his ex-partner Clete Purcel is in jail for felony assault and resisting arrest, bailing him out is instinctive. After all, Clete is the man who saved Dave's life. But Clete's latest escapade isn't just worrying because it shows his demons are gaining the upper hand; it also brings some of those demons into Dave's life, in the most personal way possible...
The Glass Rainbow (Audible Audio Edition) James Lee Burke Will Patton Whole Story Audiobooks Books
I know this book is nearly a decade old, but what I love about James Lee Burke is that his writing transcends time. Don't believe me? Grab a copy of Heaven's Prisoners and start reading. It is every bit as seductive and compelling as it was when it was published decades ago. JOB's writing has only gotten better with age.The Glass Rainbow is Burke 's 19th novel to feature the world weary Dave Robicheaux. This book can be picked up by someone who is not familiar with the characters and the setting, and be enjoyed thoroughly. I would encourage the new reader to go back at least a few books and get a sense of Burke's style and cadence. His prose is dense, full of sensual anchors; his dialogue is earthy and sharp. When you read Burke you can see the characters and the setting, you feel the dense hot humid air of the bayou, you can smell the fetid decay of the swamp, you can hear the rain on the tin roofs and you can feel the hot sweat as if it were sliding down between your own shoulder blades. Add the mix a very sharp and personal integration of local history and current conditions and you have the basic ingredients of a James Lee Burke novel.
Here, JLB tells the story of the perverse, hateful and exploitative behavior by men who, concurrently are exploiting the land. This may be the darkest of the Robicheaux novels to date. The darkness is countered, nearly completely driven back by the transcendent moral goodness of Robicheaux and his family and friends.
These characters drive the story; we care more about them than the story. Burke's skill creates people so real you will feel that you know them. They stay with you like few others do.
Read this book, especially if you love great storytelling and real, complex characters. Burke's endings are not neat, they are too real. No happily ever after for him; he leaves the story the way life does. Not in a neatly tied bundle, just time to get on with things.
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The Glass Rainbow (Audible Audio Edition) James Lee Burke Will Patton Whole Story Audiobooks Books Reviews
If I were to make a list of my all-time favorite authors, there's little doubt that James Lee Burke would find a place on that list. I've been reading his books since 1990 (he's one of those prolific authors who have the ability to write a book a year) and I can honestly say that there hasn't been one I didn't enjoy. It's a combination of his narrative skills, his creation of memorable characters that I see in my head after reading so many books they've been in, and the way he can evoke amazing imagery. (Plus, I met him at a book signing once and he was such a friendly and gracious person.)
The Glass Rainbow, another installment of Burke's series featuring Louisiana detective Dave Robicheaux, certainly didn't disappoint. Robicheaux is one of those people that trouble seems to follow wherever he goes, plus the doggedness that makes him a good detective often puts him in perilous situations. In this book, Dave is investigating the deaths of seven young women in a neighboring parish, although one, Bernadette Latiolais, doesn't seem to fit with the others. His investigation brings him--and his compadre, trouble magnet Clete Purcel--into the circle of violent pimp and drug dealer Herman Stanga. Stanga's murder doesn't make the situation any easier; in fact, every random situation Dave seems to come into contact with tends to uncover another double-cross, another dangerous person with their eyes set on destroying Dave and his family. The twists come fast and furious in this book, although Burke's narrative style doesn't give you too much too soon. I'll admit the ending confused me a little (if someone else reads this book, please let me know) but I found that the book really packed a punch.
For a fantastic series of books--and one you can start anywhere in the series if you don't want to go back to the beginning--pick up one of the Dave Robicheaux books by James Lee Burke. Truth be told, you can pick up any of Burke's books and you won't be disappointed. And now I have to wait another year for him to write another...
I have quite a few favorite characters that I follow in a series, and Dave Robicheaux is very close to the top of my list. I had picked up a copy at the library years ago that was somewhere in the middle of the series and I enjoyed it so much I got a list of the whole series and started from the beginning. After reading them all it had been so many years I went back and started all over again and enjoyed them just as much. The only other literary character I have done that with is F. Paul Wilson's "Repairman Jack" novels. Burke's "Heaven's Prisoners" and "In the Electric Mist" have been made into movies but I haven't seen them. When I love a literary character so much I am usually very disappointed in the movie versions. If I tried to imagine Dave portrayed by the two actors in these movies - Alec Baldwin in the first and Tommy Lee Jones in the second - I guess I would try Jones first. (He is the only one I could think of who may have been able to pull off portraying John Sandford's Lucas Davenport, another character I love and have read all of the books.) John Goodman is in the one with Jones, so I guess he plays Clete Purcell, Dave's best friend and partner. Clete is another awesome character. The two together are incredible.
Burke's books are exciting, interesting and very unusual - and one thing that makes his writing such a work of art is his ability to describe things like backgrounds and nature. Some authors try to do this and just get bogged down in details making it a bit boring. Not so with Burke. He makes you feel like you are right there with him wherever he is and his depiction of local characters, accents and all - such as Cajuns - is perfect. This book, like all the rest of Burke's Dave Robicheaux novels, is a riveting page turner. One of those books that you speed through to see what happens next - but then when you finish that last page you are disappointed that the experience is over. That makes me get on line looking to see if there is another I haven't read yet.
If you love a good read and haven't discovered the world of Dave Robicheaux do yourself a favor and jump in anywhere. If you're like me though, get a list in order and start at the beginning.
I know this book is nearly a decade old, but what I love about James Lee Burke is that his writing transcends time. Don't believe me? Grab a copy of Heaven's Prisoners and start reading. It is every bit as seductive and compelling as it was when it was published decades ago. JOB's writing has only gotten better with age.
The Glass Rainbow is Burke 's 19th novel to feature the world weary Dave Robicheaux. This book can be picked up by someone who is not familiar with the characters and the setting, and be enjoyed thoroughly. I would encourage the new reader to go back at least a few books and get a sense of Burke's style and cadence. His prose is dense, full of sensual anchors; his dialogue is earthy and sharp. When you read Burke you can see the characters and the setting, you feel the dense hot humid air of the bayou, you can smell the fetid decay of the swamp, you can hear the rain on the tin roofs and you can feel the hot sweat as if it were sliding down between your own shoulder blades. Add the mix a very sharp and personal integration of local history and current conditions and you have the basic ingredients of a James Lee Burke novel.
Here, JLB tells the story of the perverse, hateful and exploitative behavior by men who, concurrently are exploiting the land. This may be the darkest of the Robicheaux novels to date. The darkness is countered, nearly completely driven back by the transcendent moral goodness of Robicheaux and his family and friends.
These characters drive the story; we care more about them than the story. Burke's skill creates people so real you will feel that you know them. They stay with you like few others do.
Read this book, especially if you love great storytelling and real, complex characters. Burke's endings are not neat, they are too real. No happily ever after for him; he leaves the story the way life does. Not in a neatly tied bundle, just time to get on with things.
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