From
the inside flap
“Galveston, 1900.
“Local
fighter, future legend, Jack Johnson versus a professional street fighter
brough in to put the black upstart in his place.
“Galveston, 1900.
“Whorehouses,
gambling, racial tension, the intersection between myth, history, legend and
reality.
“Galveston, 1900.
“The
hurricane of the century is coming to destroy it all.”
Review
Lansdale’s
stripped-to-the-bone, perverse and violent tale is─for this reader, anyway─a
perfect read. Lansdale deftly sketches out his characters’ actions and
motivations, and the results when these
characters collide. When Mother Nature, in the form of a
hurricane, hits the shore, Blow
becomes a darker, headier brew of the
aforementioned bluntly stated elements and characterization. This is one of my
all-time favorite books, not for those who require pretty, drawn-out and pleasant stories.
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According
to a May 31, 2018 deadline.com article, Reinaldo Marcus Green is preparing to direct the forthcoming film, scripted by Oren Moverman.
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