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Perdita Durango,
By Allison (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Perdita Durango (Gifford, Barry) (Paperback)
I did not like this book the first time I read it. It was the first Barry Gifford book that I read and it did not make much sense to me. The next time I read it, I had just finished Wild At heart, and it made so much more sense and was a much better read. Perdita first appears in Wild at Heart, and reappears better drawn in this account of her misadventures in love.
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Cine Noir set in TexMex.,
By Interloper (Europe) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Perdita Durango (Gifford, Barry) (Paperback)
But what does it stand for? It's about people who think they can handle everything -but soon all turn up dead, including Romeo. And it's about Perdita who does not attempt to control her life, not to mention others', just uses life what for it is meant for: living it. She is a survivor, does not look back much (less than the ending of the movie would seem to suggest). Curiously, both the hero and the plot remind me, on a more implicit level, of Anthony Burgess' One hand clapping.
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Possibly one of the worst movies I've ever seen,
By Vincent Reynolds (New Zealand) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Perdita Durango (Gifford, Barry) (Paperback)
Watching this movie adjectives like 'ridiculous' and 'stupid' sprang to mind. It was heartless, pointless and meaningless. Sure you can just go along for the ride, but if your time is important to you don't waste it watching this. The cast, especially Bardem, does its best but can't save this absurd flick because essentially it's a load of old rubbish. It's derivative of the whole Mariachi/Mex/gangster genre, with a bit of Faster Pussycat, but surely that particular movie niche has had it's 15 minutes in the limelight?
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Perdita met Manny Flynn in the San Antonio airport restaurant and bar. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ernest Tubb, The Fist, Glory Ann, Los Angeles, Sherry Louise, Romeo Dolorosa, Rip Ford, Woody Dumas, Perdita Durango, Big Chief, Larry Lee County, New Orleans, Pea Ridge, Saint Burt, Bubba Ray, Jimmie Hunchback, Manny Flynn, Ben Train, New York, Ramon Montana, Rancho Negrita Infante, Reggie San Pedro Sula, Reginald San Pedro Sula, Saint Coop, South Texas New!
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Perdita met Manny Flynn in the San Antonio airport restaurant and bar. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ernest Tubb, The Fist, Glory Ann, Los Angeles, Sherry Louise, Romeo Dolorosa, Rip Ford, Woody Dumas, Perdita Durango, Big Chief, Larry Lee County, New Orleans, Pea Ridge, Saint Burt, Bubba Ray, Jimmie Hunchback, Manny Flynn, Ben Train, New York, Ramon Montana, Rancho Negrita Infante, Reggie San Pedro Sula, Reginald San Pedro Sula, Saint Coop, South Texas New!
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- Lost Highway by David Lynch in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Saroyan: A Biography by Lawrence Lee in Front Matter
- Baby Cat-Face (Harvest American Writing) by Barry Gifford in Front Matter
- Night People (Gifford, Barry) by Barry Gifford in Front Matter
- Selected Poems by Thomas Lynch in Front Matter
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- The Sinaloa Story: A Novel by Barry Gifford in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Do the Blind Dream?: New Novellas and Stories by Barry Gifford in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Stars Above Vera Cruz by Barry Gifford in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Out of the Past: Adventures in Film Noir by Barry Gifford in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Back in America by Barry Gifford in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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