tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28085999.post1796149001317523767..comments2024-03-26T05:04:01.131-06:00Comments on Gravetapping: THE LONG COUNT by Ron FaustBen Bouldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16024782701164448300noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28085999.post-49115646939446451002015-07-05T19:00:00.466-06:002015-07-05T19:00:00.466-06:00When She Was Bad is Ron's best novel, and you ...When She Was Bad is Ron's best novel, and you will really like it (I hope). Thanks for the info about Robert Stone. He is officially on my get a book and read it list. Ben Bouldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16024782701164448300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28085999.post-3387958236382862772015-07-05T08:16:06.140-06:002015-07-05T08:16:06.140-06:00Forgot to mention, right after I read your reviews...Forgot to mention, right after I read your reviews I bought <i>When She Was Bad</i>. The opening alone blew me away. Thanks again for bringing him to mind.Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28085999.post-82719134210573307312015-07-05T08:13:20.433-06:002015-07-05T08:13:20.433-06:00I like A Flag for Sunrise best. His oeuvre wasn...I like <i>A Flag for Sunrise</i> best. His oeuvre wasn't as extensive as Ron Faust's, but he had more luck--his first two novels sold to the movies. <i>Hall of Mirrors</i> became WUSA, and <i>Dog Soldiers</i> (which won a National Book Award) became Who'll Stop the Rain. He hated both movie adaptations.<br /><br />Here's a piece Ed Gorman posted on his blog when Stone died in January.<br /> <b><i><a href="http://newimprovedgorman.blogspot.com/2015/01/robert-stone-novelist-inspired-by-war.html" rel="nofollow">robert-stone-novelist-inspired-by-war</a></i></b> Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28085999.post-29863293927215096972015-07-04T19:02:31.936-06:002015-07-04T19:02:31.936-06:00You won't regret getting acquainted with Ron F...You won't regret getting acquainted with Ron Faust's work. My favorites are When She Was Bad, Dead Men Rise Up Never, and Split Image.<br /><br />I'm not familiar with Robert Stone. Are there any specific titles I should look for? Ben Bouldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16024782701164448300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28085999.post-1354812685601419732015-07-03T15:35:15.921-06:002015-07-03T15:35:15.921-06:00You've persuaded me to read Ron Faust. Tho the...You've persuaded me to read Ron Faust. Tho the name is familiar, I hadn't come across his work. From your review it would seem his characters, ideas and storytelling might be compared with Robert Stone's. Thanks for shining the light on him. Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.com