Armed Polite Society

Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: Sergeant Bob on August 20, 2013, 10:25:15 AM

Title: Elmore Leonard Dead at Age 87
Post by: Sergeant Bob on August 20, 2013, 10:25:15 AM
Elmore Leonard, whose short stories are the basis for the show "Justified", has passed on.

RIP Elmore.
Title: RIP, Elmore Leonard
Post by: AZRedhawk44 on August 20, 2013, 10:26:40 AM
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBIT_LEONARD?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-08-20-10-16-03

 :'(

Guy had a very prolific storytelling mind.  I wish I had discovered him earlier.

Title: Re: Elmore Leonard Dead at Age 87
Post by: SADShooter on August 20, 2013, 10:26:57 AM
 =( Passed many hours reading or watching his work.
Title: Re: RIP, Elmore Leonard
Post by: Jamisjockey on August 20, 2013, 10:30:44 AM
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBIT_LEONARD?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-08-20-10-16-03

 :'(

Guy had a very prolific storytelling mind.  I wish I had discovered him earlier.



Derp da dupe.  Dupe topics merged.
Title: Re: Elmore Leonard Dead at Age 87
Post by: roo_ster on August 20, 2013, 10:33:18 AM
Great author.

Quote
He followed up with several more well-written, fast-paced crime novels, including "Swag" (1976). Leonard was already following the advice he would later give to young writers: "Try to leave out the parts that people skip."

I am re-reading his books electronically.  They stand the test of time, as do most that focus on the basics: writing, plot, character development, etc.
Title: Re: Elmore Leonard Dead at Age 87
Post by: Ben on August 20, 2013, 10:37:29 AM
That's too bad. Really well-rounded author and screenwriter, from "Get Shorty" to "Justified". I think he wrote some westerns as well. I need to check those out.
Title: Re: Elmore Leonard Dead at Age 87
Post by: roo_ster on August 20, 2013, 11:53:03 AM
That's too bad. Really well-rounded author and screenwriter, from "Get Shorty" to "Justified". I think he wrote some westerns as well. I need to check those out.

"Valdez Is Coming" is my favorite EL western.
Title: Re: Elmore Leonard Dead at Age 87
Post by: T.O.M. on August 20, 2013, 04:15:11 PM
The mind that came up with all of the complex characters of Justified was a creative mind, indeed.  RIP.
Title: Re: Elmore Leonard Dead at Age 87
Post by: RevDisk on August 21, 2013, 09:25:12 AM

I was spoiled by Baen for a long time. $10 for an ebook? Sigh.

It's cheaper just to crawl used book stores than build up a healthy ebook collection.
Title: Re: Elmore Leonard Dead at Age 87
Post by: roo_ster on August 21, 2013, 10:17:19 AM
I was spoiled by Baen for a long time. $10 for an ebook? Sigh.

It's cheaper just to crawl used book stores than build up a healthy ebook collection.

Me, too.  Did not Apple & BN just take it in the shorts (in court) for collusion in this area?
Title: Re: Elmore Leonard Dead at Age 87
Post by: mtnbkr on August 21, 2013, 10:35:45 AM
I was spoiled by Baen for a long time. $10 for an ebook? Sigh.

It's cheaper just to crawl used book stores than build up a healthy ebook collection.

I feel the same way, but then I remember I don't have to store the books.  These days, I tend only to buy dead tree books if they're used or something I plan to keep forever.  Most fiction doesn't fall into that plan. 

Chris
Title: Re: Elmore Leonard Dead at Age 87
Post by: Ben on August 21, 2013, 10:46:36 AM
I feel the same way, but then I remember I don't have to store the books.  These days, I tend only to buy dead tree books if they're used or something I plan to keep forever.  Most fiction doesn't fall into that plan. 

Chris

Same here. I've been going through the Longmire series, and have been flabbergasted at the prices. However not having to deal with storing or getting rid of them afterwards somewhat alleviates that. Like Chris, I only by harcopies of books I want to keep forever. Also harcopies of things like manuals that have lots of pictures and diagrams, because I still find it much easier to access those kinds of texts as physical books.

I do think Ebooks shouldn't be more than five bucks or so. I don't blame the authors. I think a lot if it is similar to the music industry, where a big chunk of change is being wasted on "hardcopy" infrastructure and methods in a digital infrastructure age.